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“I hate the word luxury. I think we should replace it with the search for excellence and quality,” shares Patrick Thomas, industry legend, previous CEO of Hermès, and MycoWorks’ board member. In this episode, Patrick shares what true luxury is for him, how connected luxury is to sustainability, and his thoughts on the future of alternative materials and Reishi™ for the luxury industry.
 In this episode:
1:30 Becoming the CEO of Hermès: “An encounter”5:00 The definition of true luxury8:10 Luxury and sustainability10:00 Alternative materials, Reishi™ and the future of the luxury world 19:20 Anecdote from the luxury world: The story of a 70 year-old Hermès saddle23:15 Sustainability: “Going back to common sense.” MycoWorks Talks is a space to feed your wonder and curiosity for a new class of materials. Xevi Gallego, our VP of Brand & Marketing, hosts talks with people in the MycoWorks universe, taking you on a behind-the-scenes journey of unfiltered conversations about our product, technology, our incredible team, and much more. 
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"It feels new; I've never felt something like this before. It's totally different," wondered Antoine Roset, CEO of Roset SAS, when he felt a sheet of Reishi™ for the first time. In this episode, Antoine shares the importance of design and durability for the high-end French furniture manufacturer Ligne Roset, his thoughts on new materials, what sustainability means to him, and why this fifth-generational company decided to work with Reishi™. 
In this episode:
3:30 Ligne Roset's motivation to partner with MycoWorks 6:25 New materials and the furniture industry 7:05 Innovation, design, and sustainability12:00 Reishi™: A new category of material 14:30 "Luxury is excellence."20:00 Ligne Roset big come back to Salone del Mobile MycoWorks Talks is a space to feed your wonder and curiosity for a new class of materials. Xevi Gallego, our VP of Brand Marketing, hosts talks with people in the MycoWorks universe, taking you on a behind-the-scenes journey of unfiltered conversations about our product, technology, our incredible team, and much more. 
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"You only have one chance to make a first impression, so it better be great," shares Elettra Wiedemann, fashion icon, food writer, and Executive Director of Mama Farm, about her learnings from a successful career in the fashion industry. In this episode, Elettra shares her long-life passion for environmentalism and food, why she changed Fashion Weeks to farms and her story with MycoWorks. 

In this episode:
• Elettra’s story with MycoWorks and friendship with Matt
• A plate of oatmeal: her path to understanding biomedicine, biotechnology, and bio society
• From fashion to agriculture: “it’s a very long, tangled road.”
• The future of fashion: getting more connected to the source of what you’re wearing.
“Fashion is a lot like farming.”
• “To me, sustainability means walking through the places I hike now with my kids and doing those same hikes with my grandchildren.”

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"Are we threatened by fungi?" "Are guns the best way to kill mycelia?" "How will The Last of Us end?" These are just a few questions we asked two of our in-house mycologists at MycoWorks; Sachin Jain, principal scientist and mycologist, and Phil McGaughy, artist, research assistant and mycologist. In this episode, we discuss the HBO show, what's fiction and what's reality, the role of fungi in the mainstream, and how human perception of fungi has shifted over time. 
In this episode:
1:30 - From Paul Stamets to a champiñon farm at home. 6:40 - Are fungi a threat to humanity? 8:00 - Can mycelium communicate? 10:50 - How would MycoWorks mycologist kill the fungi in The Last of Us? 17:00  - Why have fungi always been the bad guy?18:00 - Mycelium for the future: fungi as food, for medicine and health, materials, dyes, and much more. 19:50 - How will The Last of Us end? Will an environmental change stop the infection? Why is Ellie immune to it? Will this be the way? Will they overcome the infection with another fungus? Learn more about MycoWorks: https://www.mycoworks.com
Get closer to Reishi™: https://www.madewithreishi.com
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“The horizon is just limitless,” shares Wei-En Chang, MycoWorks Sr Director of Business Development, about the potential of our Fine Mycelium™ platform. In this episode, Wei-En shares his path from design to innovation, his deep passion for skateboarding, his previous career as an art director, shoe designer, and business owner, and how all that experience translates to the value he brings to MycoWorks today. 
In this episode:
03:30 – Conscious consumerism is driving innovation05:00 – Full traceability: “We can trace our material all the way back to the spore” 07:30 – “From design to innovation” 15:00 – MycoWorks relationship with brands: interactive, creative, and collaborative partnerships  17:30 – Fine-tuning the Fine Mycelium™ platform for various applications in different industriesLearn more about MycoWorks: https://www.mycoworks.com
Get closer to Reishi™: https://www.madewithreishi.com
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mycoworks


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"I respect the skin through my work," shares Daniel Martin, NYC-based celebrity makeup artist, and beauty trendsetter, when asked about his approach to beauty. In this episode, Daniel shares his background as a makeup artist, his experience working with celebrities, how dirty the beauty industry can be, and what brought him and MycoWorks together to create The Brushroll. 

In this episode:
5:00 From art history to makeup: Daniel's career as a makeup artist9:30 His approach to makeup is about enhancing natural beauty  11:00 How can we make a more sustainable beauty industry?14:00 Our story together: "We took the time to understand each other's views." 18:00 The Brushroll: a tool to reframe the concept of value20:00 Sustainability: "Getting to the root of things, transparency."Learn more about MycoWorks: https://www.mycoworks.com
Get closer to Reishi™: https://www.madewithreishi.com
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mycoworks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MycoWorksInc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mycoworks

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