{"id":17117,"date":"2026-03-31T10:41:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durasein.com\/us\/?p=17117"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:41:48","slug":"women-shaping-the-future-of-durasein-audra-mika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durasein.com\/us\/women-shaping-the-future-of-durasein-audra-mika\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Shaping the Future of Durasein\u2014Audra Mika"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t<section id=\"dfx-block-1ba597fc\" class=\"questions-answers\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"qa-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-head-questions\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-head-answers\">AUDRA MIKA<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>How did your career path lead you to Durasein?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>AUDRA MIKA<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Change. I wanted to join an organization where I could thrive, be creative, challenged, grow personally, and collaborate with a dynamic team. Durasein checked every one of those boxes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What do you find most rewarding about helping designers bring their ideas to life?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>AUDRA MIKA<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I love supporting our A&amp;D community by helping turn their design visions into thoughtful, inspiring spaces. 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With its vibrant colors, dynamic movement, thermoformability, and ability to create textured finishes, Durasein surfaces are as impactful and sustainable as they are beautiful.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What makes a product easier for designers and fabricators to work with?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>AUDRA MIKA<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A great product is just the start. The real difference is collaboration and communication. 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The biophilic design movement isn\u2019t just a trend, it\u2019s a timeless approach that brings warmth and character to any style or design segment. Biophilia truly transforms spaces, blending nature and creativity in a way that\u2019s both stunning and enduring.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What has been one of the most valuable lessons you\u2019ve learned in your career so far?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>AUDRA MIKA<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make every moment count\u2026\u2026wins, losses, and even the quiet moments. 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