Hello Mousai Collective, I’m your host, Lindsay Cabrera and welcome back to this weeks episode. Before I introduce my next guest, I’d like to mention that there’s a brand new Mousai Mix up on my SoundCloud page curated by juSt B, who was featured on the last episode. This week, you’ll be meeting Monica Mecchella. An industrial designer with over 15 years of experience bridging design, art, engineering, material science and marketing. She finds joy in connecting people to nature and telling stories about the inherent craft that goes into making objects into heirlooms. Monica’s design process starts with materiality and observation, which helps to simplify manufacturing. She spent the last two years dedicated to becoming an expert on sustainable design, with a focus on learning about architecture, circularity, biomimicry, regenerative materials, permaculture, ocean ecology and indigenous crafts.  Today, we discuss sustainable design, earth ships, the 16 R’s and so much more! This sustainable Mousai is a visionary designer to watch, and you can follow her on Instagram @mooniecah / @heirloom_moon I hope you enjoy this episode and here’s Monica Mecchella, on Mousai Collective!   Must Reads Recommended By Monica: #1. Braiding Sweet Grass - By: Robin Wall Kimmerer #2. The Unlikely Peace at Cuchumaquic: The Parallel Lives of People as Plants: Keeping the Seeds Alive - By: Martín Prechtel#3. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things - By: William McDonough and Michael Braungart] *Get 'Cradle to Cradle' Certified——> https://www.c2ccertified.org/*LEARN MORE ABOUT EARTHSHIPS: https://www.earthshipglobal.com/   Connect with Mousai Collective:  IG: @mousai_collective  SC: @mousai_collective    Music By: Ellen Allien: 'Lism' - Cut 8