Alexandra Plesner is a designer, creative advisor, writer and the founder of Psychedelics Design, a global platform exploring what psychedelics can do for design and what design can do for psychedelics. Alexandra felt called to volunteer as a creative advisor and designer for the Zendo Project due to her passion for integrating psychedelics and design to foster innovative, regenerative and ethical solutions. The Zendo Project’s mission of providing psychedelic harm reduction aligns with her broader goals of advancing the responsible use of psychedelics to benefit individuals and the planet.

Plesner holds a Master of Arts in Applied Imagination from Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London) and a Master of Science in Applied Psychology from London Metropolitan University. Her research focused on how psychedelics affect brain mechanisms in comparison to XR, in context with nature-relatedness–investigating a potential synergetic application. 

With 10+ years of experience, Alexandra worked in brand positioning & activation, design R&D, and strategy for renowned and innovative agencies such as Method Inc., Normally Ltd., Dazed Media, Tank Magazine, and Karla Otto PR. Throughout her professional journey, she has collaborated with clients like Habitat, Project X (WWF), Nike, Spotify, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the University of the Arts London, and more.

Alexandra’s bylines have appeared in publications such as Dazed & Confused Magazine, Psychedelics Today, Psychedelic Spotlight, Proto.Life, Women on Psychedelics, Reality Sandwich and others.