Source Earlier this year, the New York based JASON WU headed to California to teach a group of fashion students at the Otis College of Art and Design, joining a string of mentors who have passed on their knowledge at the Los Angeles institution. Stewarded by MADWORKSHOP, a non-profit serving and educating young designers, the program tapped Wu –…
Giving Shelter; A conversation with Sofia Borges & R. Scott Mitchell about architecture’s potential to house us all
Our board is comprised of experts in their field, who generously lend their time and aptitude to MADWORKSHOP. Karen Hofmann, a board member since 2017, was recently named Provost of ArtCenter College of Design — the first woman to hold the position. We couldn’t be more proud of her. Here Karen shares some of the…
MADWORKSHOP recently teamed up with one of fashion’s most prodigious designers, Jason Wu, to lead a studio at Otis College of Art and Design. In the run-up to NY Fashion Week, Jason offered one particularly standout student, Oli Carillo, an internship. We caught up with them to see how working with Wu has influenced their…
With the new academic year comes a whole host of brand-new MADWORKSHOP studios. We’re thrilled to be supporting these cutting-edge design programs — one of which is led by the ever-fascinating Ball-Nogues Studio. Working at the intersection of architecture, art and industrial design, founders Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues will be bringing their unique creative…
With its precarious relationship to water and lack of disaster preparedness, Southern California is in need of innovative architectural ideas that are simple to integrate into everyday life.
Succulent Walls: Unpacking Southern California’s Fickle Relationship to Water and Disaster Preparedness with UCLA’s Heather Roberge Source: Archinect Image © Buddy Bleckley courtesy of MADWORKSHOP Southern California’s climate is a combination of dry and semi-arid with seasonal rainfall. Particularly for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, this condition results in precarious management of water, especially in…
UCLA Graduate Students And MADWORKSHOP Developed “Succulent Walls” To Ease Water Crisis Source Image: © Buddy Bleckley, courtesy of MADWORKSHOP PLANE-SITE has released a new video, exploring how scalable, easy-to-install rainwater storage could ease Southern California’s water crisis. With its precarious relationship to water and lack of disaster preparedness, Southern California is in need of innovative…
Playing with femininity, gender and heritage, Jason Wu’s collaboration with Mary and David Martin’s MADWORKSHOP and the Otis College of Art and Design offers a new alternative to women’s uniform.
Kingston Creative Exchange in Upstate New York links Pratt students with locals Source: The Architect’s Newspaper By WILLIAM MENKING • July 8, 2019 Kingston, New York, is a charming town on the Hudson River 90 miles north of New York City. It was the first capital of the state before being burned to the ground in 1777 by the British…