OUR MISSION
We exist to explore partnerships with our living planet in order to discover new ways to build and live
our vision
We envision a future where regenerative design is standard practice
Our Team
Joshua English
Co-Founder
Board Chair
April Magill
Co-Founder
VP-Arch. Design
Chris Magwood
Co-Founder
Board President
Lynn Banta
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CLO
Matt Chandler
Co-Founder
CEO
Micah Tapman
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COO
John Kabanda
Co-Founder
CTO
Ben Richardson
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CFO
Britta Bielak
Co-Founder
Chief Research Officer
ADVISORS
John Edelman
Business Advisor - Market Strategy
Kiersten Jakobsen
Business Advisor - Fundraising Strategy
Dr. Andrew Dent
Tech Advisor - Materials Science
Anthony Dente, PE, LEED AP
Tech Advisor - Structural Engineering
Sam Andrasko
Tech Advisor - Mycology
John Bradley
Business Advisor - Hemp Ag Markets
FOUNDER
JOSHUA ENGLISH
okom wrks labs was founded by Joshua in 2018. He is an artist and designer with a career spanning 27 years. He has a multi-faceted skillset which includes such varying fields as data visualization and large system design, as well as, architectural and industrial design.
A graduate of the Interior Architecture and Design program at Academy of Art in SF, he has a *not so mild* obsession with materials and has been on a quest to discover the most sustainable material solutions to everyday design challenges that humans face.
He is part of the vanguard of designers, architects, and engineers forging a new path to help steer humanity away from the cliff before our verdant earth is irredeemably lost for future generations.
His current work is primarily focused on harnessing the self-replicating wonders of mycelium in order to create 1 : 1 substitutes for materials that have historically led to deforestation.
His innovation uses low-tech means of creating load-bearing, structural components from 3 simple ingredients: mycelium, hemp hurd, and organic cotton.
