WantedDesign Member
Discover the unique stories and creative journeys of our WantedDesign members as they share their inspirations, design philosophies, and standout work.
Kamilla Csegzi
Kamilla Csegzi
Architect/Designer/Founder
“I am a Hungarian architect and designer based in NYC, creating spaces and objects that bridge between the precarity of people and nature. Working across the scales of architecture, installations and objects, my creative process is instigated by the power of the surrounding material and natural world to shape and define humans, to articulate rituals, behavior, gestures, and relationships.”
Design Approach and Inspiration
My design practice engages with natural processes such as air movement, growth, sedimentation, evaporation, vitrification, or the transformation of material waste. Currently, my focus is on research and design with mycelium, exploring its regenerative potential to create pieces that embody transformation. By embracing the natural cycle of decay and renewal, my work seeks to highlight the dynamic metamorphosis inherent in organic materials.
Get to know them better...
What’s the one item in your home that you can’t live without, and why?
KC: My running shoes, to keep moving.
What’s your go-to playlist or song when you need a creative boost?
KC: The XX
If you weren’t a designer, what would you be?
KC: Scenographer
My dream
KC: As a designer working with biomaterials and natural processes, I see design as a bridge between nature and technology—a way to create adaptive, regenerative systems that respond to our ecological reality. Through the WantedDesign Membership, I hope to engage with a community that values innovation and sustainability. I’m eager to exchange knowledge, explore the viability of biomaterials in today’s economy, and collaborate with designers pushing material boundaries in architecture and product design. My work blends scientific research and design application, especially through mycelium-based systems. One of my most meaningful projects, The Ephemeral Table, challenged material hierarchies—blurring the line between living and non-living, edible and artificial.
My biggest dream is to establish a design studio where biomaterials and traditional craftsmanship meet—crafting self-sustaining spatial systems that grow, evolve, and live alongside us.
