No. 56: Mona Esser Pennock

Loïe Fuller, jasmine in Kerala, Sky Ting, The Hero's Journey Dream Oracle, Elizabeth Street Garden, Hojicha and more.

Mona Esser Pennock is the Brooklyn-based founder of be-shen and creative director of Gemsun. Born in Germany and raised in Tunisia and Portugal, Mona spent the next 10 years at holiday resorts where her father managed the hotel and her mother curated the boutique and entertainment. Hospitality and joy were at the core of her upbringing – living among lo…