MAK Center
Christine Wei
The MAK Center is a think tank for current cultural issues, with focus on the exploration of practical and theoretical ideas in art and architecture.
The concept is inspired by the Schindler House with Rudolph M. Schindler's original intent to blur the threshold between interior and exterior.
Abstracting the floor plan of the Schindler house, through the use of individual lines and composition, to create a typeface that allows the perception of spaces without boundaries.
Material Ecology: Neri Oxman
Material Ecology coined by Neri Oxman, describes techniques and objects that are informed by and directly engage with the structures, systems, and aesthetics of nature.
The design of the concept was influenced by the interwoven organic matter of Neri Oxman's work. Exploring the relationship between man made material and the natural environment to grow rather than assemble.
The design of the typeface is influenced by both the concept of the Schindler house through the idea of thick and thin, and by the organic structures of Neri Oxman's work. The installation is an interactive physical wall structure that represents the organic forms within nature. It threads through the Schindler house from interior to exterior breaking the threshold of the spaces and allowing visual activation through user interaction.
