This panel examines material practices that engage land, plants, and fungi as collaborators, foregrounding relational and ecological approaches to design and making. Moderated by Madeline Brubaker (Parsons) Presenters: Warm Fuzzy Toxic Christine Facella (Parsons) Land as Creative Collaborator: Understanding Relational Accountability in Place-based Fashion Research Justine Woods (Parsons) Biomimicry as a Tool of Resistance. Addressing Extractive Tourist Economies in Small Island Spaces Maya Ethridge (Student, Environmental Policy MSc) Form as Friend: an ongoing research project focused on mushrooms, movement, and migrations Carmen Moreno (Parsons Student)