About this podcast
Unearthing is a study of the materials that make up our natural world . Hosted by ORCA's founder, Molly Sedlacek.
Each episode is a dialogue between design and the natural world, digging into different methodologies of construction and materiality. We’ll share our best practices and philosophies while learning from experts who approach their craft as a collaboration with nature itself. Join us as we uncover how these raw elements can become both teachers and tools, creating environments that heal, inspire, and reconnect us to our natural rhythms.
Episodes
- Unearthing: Wood with Goby Walnut · 30 minA dialogue with Aaron Blumenkron, the owner of Goby Walnut. Goby is an urban sawmill in Aurora, Oregon that salvages dead and unwanted trees from urban areas–milling them into…
- Unearthing: Clay with Jonathan Cross · 25 minA dialogue with Jonathan Cross, an American ceramicist that works out of his studio in the High Desert in California. We talk to Jonathan about his use of ancient wood-firing…
- Unearthing Metal & Stone with Estudio Material · 18 minA dialogue with Damaso Mayer, a Mexico City-born artist and the designer behind Estudio Material based in the bay area. We talk to Damaso about his upbringing, how he finds the…
- Unearthing Wood with Cambium · 29 minA dialogue with Ben Christensen, the founder of Cambium, the modern market for wood — where you can source materials made from salvaged and under-utilized trees. On the episode…
- Unearthing Textiles with Zak Profera · 31 minA dialogue with Zak Profera, the founder of Zak + Fox, a textile company known for their imaginative fabrics, wall coverings, and rugs deeply rooted in origin and story. We talk…
- Unearthing Stone with Ian Collings · 29 minA dialogue with Ian Collings, a sculptor and designer based in Ojai. We talk about the reciprocity of stone, what he's learned from working with natural materials, and how he…
- Unearthing: Willow with Alex Rooted · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 2A dialogue with Alex Rooted, a weaver devoted to the craft of basketmaking. We talk about the process of working with willow, how it helps her embrace slowness, and how it's the…
- Unearthing: Wildlife in the garden with Adam Baz · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 1In this episode of Unearthing, we talk to Adam Baz, a falconer and wildlife biologist based in Los Angeles. We talk to Adam about how he got into falconry, the benefits of an…
- Unearthing: Lo—TEK Design with Julia Watson · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 5In this episode of Unearthing, we talk to Julia Watson, the author of Lo—TEK, Design by Radical Indigenism. Julia speaks to the importance of nature-based technologies, the…
- Unearthing Water with Bonnie Wright · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 4A dialogue with Bonnie Wright, actress, filmmaker, and environmental activist. Bonnie sheds light on the relationship of water to land, how we can have impact on a local level…
- Unearthing Flax with Natalie Yon-Eriksson · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 3A dialogue with Natalie Yon-Eriksson, the founder of Earth + Flax. What started as a return to Natalie's Swedish heritage, turned into her passion for educating people about the…
- Unearthing Buckwheat with Sonoko Sakai · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 2A dialogue with Sonoko Sakai, a cook, teacher, and writer based in California. Sonoko was born in New York to Japanese parents, and she grew up in San Francisco, Kamakura, Mexico…
- Unearthing Clay with Mitch Iburg · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 1In our first episode of Unearthing, we speak with Mitch Iburg (b. 1989), an American ceramic artist about his work with local clay and mineral resources foraged throughout his…
- Introducing Unearthing, a new podcast by ORCA · 1 minAt ORCA, we believe the most enduring spaces speak in a language older than words written in wood, stone, and the architecture of nature. Unearthing is our exploration of this…
