MDRN Elements Studio composes architectural mineral surfaces for spaces where atmosphere is the defining condition of the room.
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Institutional Context
MDRN Elements Studio has executed surface work in institutional exhibition contexts including Sotheby’s New York. The studio’s mineral surfaces provide the atmospheric environment for cultural presentations at the highest level.
Editorial
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Selected interiors featuring surface work by MDRN Elements Studio have appeared in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and Luxe Interiors + Design, Homeworthy and DesignNJ,
Icons: Back to Madison
Icons: Back to Madison inaugurated Sotheby’s new global headquarters at the Breuer Building on Madison Avenue and marked Sotheby’s return to Madison Avenue for the first time since 1980. The presentation brought together 25 works and was described by Sotheby’s as a dialogue between past and present, reflecting the evolution of style, collecting, and the art market.
MDRN Elements Studio was commissioned to create the surface environments on which works were presented in select institutional and editorial settings, including Sotheby’s Icons: Back to Madison
These references reflect the studio’s role in shaping the atmosphere around culturally significant works, while the work itself remains the center of attention.
December 2025
Unframed.
During the pandemic, when the museum was closed and audiences were confined to their homes, The Met and Verizon envisioned a virtual experience that would let visitors explore the museum from their computers. The concept was simple and powerful: if you cannot go to the museum, we will bring the museum to you.
MDRN Elements Studio responded with a conceptualized presentation built around the idea of art moving boxes, transport crates reimagined as cultural vessels, designed to hold and reveal the experience of the museum through the app. The result translated the language of art transportation in a sense of presentation. Concept, design, and hand built by MDRN..
2020