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
Principal/CEO
Chris Magwood
Co-Founder
Chief Climate Officer
John Kabanda
Co-Founder
VP-Engineering
April Magill
Co-Founder
VP-Arch. Design
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 green, 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.