Marisa, better known online as meshtimes, is a 30 years old Thai-American digital creator, outfit model, and designer from San Francisco. She works as a product designer at TikTok, runs a sustainable fashion startup called Mesh, and co-hosts the Design Picnic podcast. Her content on desk setups, fashion, and design has made her popular on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X.
Childhood and Family
Marisa (meshtimes) was born in 1996, grew up in Thailand. Now she is 30 years old.
Her mother worked as a fashion designer; this early exposure to style shaped her creative outlook and inspired her future vision. Her family life is private, but she credits her mother’s influence as the foundation of her design sensibility and career.
Educational Qualification
Marisa attended Idyllwild Arts Academy before earning her degree in Human-Computer Interaction Design from the University of Washington.
Career
Marisa’s career is an inspiring mix of fashion, design, and entrepreneurship. Starting with fashion design, she later pivoted toward product design after a spine injury in college,
which motivated her to focus on creating accessible, user-centered experiences. She launched Mesh in 2019 through Kickstarter as a modular fashion startup and continues to run it alongside her role at TikTok, where she works on user experience projects.
Her online presence began around 2019 and quickly grew. On Instagram (@meshtimes), she has around 485,000 followers, known for her viral desk setup reels and outfits. Her recent reel video “None of my friends are free so I came by myself” got over 1.7 million views.
On TikTok (@meshtimes) she amassed over 270.7K Followers. On YouTube, she connects with about 50,000 subscribers through design vlogs and workspace tutorials, while her X profile shares design insights and updates about her ventures.
Marisa co-hosts the Design Picnic podcast, focusing on Thai designers and creative culture, and publishes a bi-monthly design newsletter. She has built a career that merges creativity, tech, and community through social media content, a design merch store, and brand collaborations.