Greece’s new startup culture: technology and seagrass sunglasses

Sunglasses made by processed leaves of seagrass, in partnership with Greek handmade eyewear maker ZYLO, are on display at the manufacturing workshop of PHEE in Patras, Greece, March 8, 2018. Picture taken March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS/PATRAS, Greece: Greek student Stavros Tsompanidis was walking on a beach when he saw a business idea in the piles of dried-up seagrass.

He decided to recycle it to make iPhone cases, sunglasses and gift boxes.