Javits Center Talk / Reishi: An Environmentally Friendly Material for Scalable Design
Our partners are finding something with Reishi they can’t find elsewhere: the aesthetics we experience with legacy materials paired with a completely new element of nature for designers to explore.
Full Circle: Sophia Wang wears the Reishi™ brooch
With this commissioned brooch set—each cut from their own sheet of Reishi™ half the size of a cowhide—we celebrate how far we’ve come since that first full-sized sheet. Full circle.
Press Releases
A sample of recent press releases to which I contributed research, strategy, copywriting, editing, and production support.
Life Cycle Assessment: Reishi Fine Mycelium’s Carbon Footprint
Reishi™, by contrast, is grown in a proprietary process that makes the mycelium itself strong—and that’s why Reishi™ doesn’t rely on plastic for performance.
Company values
We landed on three strong value statements that were adopted and integrated into MycoWorks’ branding campaigns, culture, and outreach.
Nick Fouquet x MycoWorks: An Inspiring Collaboration
Nick Fouquet: French American psychedelia-inspired, celebrity milliner with a wayward turn from environmental science into hat making. His hatmaking: creative pilgrimage, a studied devotion to historical craft and experimentation, wisps of old Western American nostalgia.
“The Reishi Book” Instagram post
Tschiember’s intimate bond with materiality is what ignited her ongoing collaboration with Reishi™.
Old Sugar Factory’s Honey Liqueur
I’ve grown pretty cozy with the classic dark-n’-stormy (equal parts ginger beer and dark rum), but I worry I’ll still be drinking them in a retirement home at 85.
Toward what does the arc of history bend?
It’s strange the role that bodies play in accounting for political conflicts of the past.
HBO’s Enlightened
Mike White’s series manages to pull off a feat that is rare in the world of television—striking a gracious balance between scathing humor and raw idealism.
Things We’re Enjoying: “That Tree”
It’s no embarrassment to fall in love with a tree—and I’m not the only one to have done so.