Master’s Student at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway.
Together with her university fellow student Frida van der Drift Breivik, Frøya co-designed DYPP, exploring the future potential of seaweed as bioplastic through strategic use of design. DYPP establishes a strategy through which the seaweed farming industry can grow without overexploitation and harmful interference within the marine ecosystem. The project envisions future concepts to inspire and challenge the emerging seaweed industry, from introducing a new biomaterial to challenging packaging as we see it today.
Frøya Thue and Frida van der Drift Breivik received the 3rd price in Second Life of Things in Design international student competition co-held by BE OPEN and Cumulus.
Their statement on the winning goes: ‘We want to give a big thanks to the jury, and to our school The Oslo school of Architecture and Design. We are so grateful to be handed this price as we know there were so many inspiring submissions. The award’s focus on sustainability is especially important to us. We are both motivated by the opportunity to make a difference and use design to push for change. This is why receiving this award means a lot to us. This is especially exciting for us as we are currently working on how we can take the project further. Our project, DYPP explores the future potential of seaweed as bioplastic. Our main motivation has been to develop a sustainable solution to fossil based packaging. This grant gives us the possibility to continue our work and further research the opportunities of seaweed.”