Mary and David Martin/MADWORKSHOP recently sponsored the design of a centerpiece sculpture for this season’s Jason Wu Collection runway show, held in the public square at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards. The sculpture was a bespoke design by MADWORKSHOP fellow Elise Co, designer and technologist at Aeolab and ArtCenter College of Design, in collaboration with artist Ben…
MADWORKSHOP has established an annual program with ArtCenter College of Design, offering one Transportation Department faculty member an opportunity to study abroad. The eight-week Affiliated Fellow program is based at the American Academy in Rome, with tuition, travel, and living expenses furnished by the Foundation. The fellowship allows the recipient to explore intersections between transportation…
Arroyo Bridge Section (4.4m x 8.5m x 3.9m) is a sculpture exhibited in Venice as part of the European Cultural Centre’s exhibition Personal Structures. Built in collaboration with Mary and David Martin’s MADWORKSHOP, the sculpture is the newest iteration of a bridge project undertaken by a 2014 architecture studio at USC run by R. Scott…
MADWORKSHOP is delighted to support MOCA’s Teen Program, a vibrant program that encourages high school juniors and seniors to engage with contemporary art and museum culture by working together on art-related projects, meeting with working artists, and being able to engage with arts professionals across multiple disciplines (curatorial, editorial, and more). The MOCA Teen Program…
Wednesday, February 19, 5:30pm 1300 lecture room, A+D StudiosSchool of ArchitectureUniversity of Illinois at Chicago845 W Harrison St (MC 030), Chicago, IL 60607 A+D Studios Carl Gustav Magnusson is a Swedish designer based in New York. After training as an engineer and architect and working for Charles and Ray Eames, Magnusson started his own…
Source Témenos – from the latin ‘portion of sky’, ‘sacred enclosure’ – is a space designed to be a pause in the city, a place for every human to converge their thoughts, feelings and emotions to the highest degree through a one to one experience with art. Given the undeniable link between the individual and…
Next Generation Shows Skills at USC’s Furniture Design Class Source In 2005, renowned architect David Martin established a furniture design class at the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture in Los Angeles. Combining architecture, design, craftsmanship, and the maker movement, the class charges students with creating a chair and table. Now under the direction of R.…
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…