A Biomaterials Discussion with GOB, Sway, WRM, and Tyson

​What does it mean to design and scale with biomaterials? As part of the first Future Material Series, WRM brings together designers, founders, and artists working at the intersection of material innovation and everyday use to discuss this question.

​Moderator: Natalie So
A writer, researcher, and story producer, and currently the deputy editor of The Believer. 

​Panelists:

​Stella Lee
Founder of WRM, a luxury accessories brand designing with emerging materials such as fish leather, banana fiber, and mycelium.

​Lauryn Menard
Founder of GOB, a material science company making the world’s first hearing protection out of mycelium.

​Alyssa Pace
Head of Communications of Sway, a material innovation company scaling compostable, seaweed-based replacements for plastic.

​Tyson Lee
A Florist and Artist in Residence at Four One Nine, working with organic materials to create sculptural installations rooted in seasonality and place.