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ABOUT

 

studio mad is the practice of designer and artist Manuel André Dornhege.

At the centre of his current work is Architectural Fragments, an ongoing body of work between sculpture, architecture and function.

Raw concrete bodies, etched aluminium and relief-like surfaces form fragments that can stand on their own or condense into spatial constellations. In this way, an evolving landscape of objects and spaces emerges.

The works range from sculptural objects and functional pieces to site-specific interventions. Their scale, function and meaning remain open, shifting with their context.

Since 2016, Manuel André Dornhege has worked from his Berlin studio at the intersection of architecture, sculpture and painting.
 

Exhibitions & Awards
 

  • 2026 Collectible, Brussels

  • 2026 Forma Gallery, Halogen Ornaments

  • 2025 Collectible, New York

  • 2025 Collectible, Brussels

  • 2023 Collectible, Brussels

  • 2016 Strabag Artaward Vienna, Nomination

  • 2011 Architecture Museum Frankfurt, Honorable Mention

  • 2010 Architecture Prize Düsseldorfer Jonges, Special Recognition

     

Academic & Professional Experience
 

  • 2025 TH OWL Detmold , Guest Lecturer 

  • 2017 RWTH Aachen, Architecture, Scientific Assistant

  • 2015 – 2016 Studio Katharina Grosse, Berlin, Studio Assistent

     

Selected Architectural Contexts
 

  • 2026 Adrian Bleschke Architekten GmbH

  • 2016 – 2025 Spatial work, Berlin, Mallorca and Münster

  • 2023, 2025 Berlin KitKatClub

  • 2022 David Chipperfield Architects

  • 2019 – 2023 Aletja plus GmbH, projects for Louis Vuitton, KaDeWe

     

Education
 

  • Master of Architecture, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, 2015

  • Master Class, Painting, Erwin Bohatsch, 2013–2015
    Additional studies with Daniel Richter

  • Bachelor of Arts, Peter Behrens School of Architecture, 2012

     

Foto Credits (Portrait) Manuel Puhl

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