MARCIO KOGAN / STUDIO MK27
Studio MK27 located in the chaotic city of São Paulo was founded in the late 70’s by architect Marcio Kogan and today is comprised of 40 architects and various collaborators worldwide.
Kogan is an honorary member of the AIA (American Institute of Architecture), Professor at Politecnico di Milano and on the board of Museum Of Art of São Paulo (MASP) and the Brazilian Museum of Sculpture and Ecology (MUBE). He was considered by Época magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential persons in Brazil, is part of “Wallpaper’s 150 Famous for 15 Years”, and came in 39th in Dezeen’s Hot List 2017. He leads a team of architects who, for the most part, have been working with him for over a decade.
The team, coordinated by four directors, constitutes three main squads. Diana Radomysler, Marcio’s partner since the 90s, is the author of the interior design projects and coordinates its team. Partners since the beginning of the 2000s, Renata Furlanetto and Suzana Glogowski direct the architecture team and sign most of the designs. The architect Mariana Simas, partner since 2008, is the executive director leading the new projects, human resources, finance and communications teams.
The architects of the team, great admirers of the Brazilian modernism generation, seek to fulfill the task of rethinking and giving continuity to this iconic architectural movement. The projects of Studio MK27 place value on formal simplicity and are elaborated with extreme care and attention to details.
Since 2001, when he started a co-creation and cooperative work system at the office, studio mk27 has won more than 250 national and international awards, such as: IAB (Institute of Brazilian Architects), São Paulo Architectural Biennial, WAF, Architectural Review, Dedalo Minosse, Record House, Leaf, D&AD, Spark, Barbara Cappochin, Iconic, AZ, Buenos Aires Ibero-american Architectural Biennial, Wallpaper Design Award and Prix Versailles. MK27 represented Brazil at the Venice Biennale of 2012.
Kogan and the directors have lectured and workshopped at the Royal Academy of Arts, AIA, Société Française des Architectes, Clubovka, FAUUSP, Mackenzie, FAAP, Politecnico di Milano, Mantova, Porto Academy, Verona, Valencia, South Florida, Rice, Texas, Cornell and Yale universities among others.
MARCIO KOGAN BIOGRAPHY
Needless to say, Marcio is the founding architect and professor of all the team at studio mk27, He was born in the chaotic city of São Paulo and graduated from FAU-Mackenzie in 1976. He is a guest professor at the Politecnico di Milano and Escola da Cidade, where he concluded his Master in “Education, Society and Culture”. He worked as a movie director until after he shot his first long feature in 1988 and then, bankrupt, had to content himself with being an architect. He is the author of all the projects of Studio MK27 and is an honorary member of the AIA (American Institute of Architects) and of the council of the Museum Of Art of São Paulo (MASP) and the Brazilian Museum of Sculpture and Ecology (MUBE).
DIANA RADOMYSLER BIOGRAPHY
Graduated in Architecture in 1983 from FAU-Mackenzie, she has been a part of Studio MK27 since 1994 and is the coordinator of the Interiors and Design department.
MARIANA RUZANTE BIOGRAPHY
She graduated in Architecture from FAU-USP in 2004. Focused on furniture and product design since her first years of study and career, she has permanently joined the studio team in 2012.
ISABELLA ROSA BIOGRAPHY
Graduated from FAU-Mackenzie in 2018, she joined Studio MK27 in 2023 and collaborates with projects as an interior design architect and a product designer.
MARCIO KOGAN / STUDIO MK27 FOR MINOTTI
The collaboration between Minotti and Marcio Kogan / Studio MK27 starts in 2018 with the launch of the Quadrado modular seating system for the open-air world. In 2019, it continues with the extension of the Quadrado family with new designs: a double daybed, an armchair and a dining table. At the beginning of 2020, Marcio Kogan / Studio MK27 designs a more compact version of the Quadrado outdoor modular seating system and, with the 2020 Collection, he signs the Daiki indoor and outdoor armchairs, the Boteco sideboards and coffee tables, the Linha dining tables and coffee tables.
In 2021, Marcio Kogan / Studio MK27 designs Brasilia, a family consisting of a modular sofa, an armchair and a bed, as well as Superquadra, which includes a wide range of tables, storage units, console tables, benches and coffee tables. In addition, he also presents the Linha Studio desk and the Daiki Studio seat, available in different versions and dimensions: elegant furnishing solutions to embrace the new ways of living and working, both at home and in the workspace.
As an evolution of the Linha table, in 2022, Marcio Kogan / Studio MK27 gives rise to Linha Fina, and signs the Horizonte modular seating system – the result of a clear architectural vision, perfectly consistent with the design philosophy of the studio – then evolving in the Horizonte Bed for the 2023 Collection.
Also in 2023, Marcio Kogan / Studio MK27 signs Superblocks, a furnishing piece inspired by the rationalism of lines, shapes, proportions and materials typical of the Brazilian studio’s work.
The skilful use of different materials also characterises the Trio armchair, designed for the 2024 Collection, which inspires the Trio Outdoor version for open-air spaces.
Furthermore, 2024 sees the launch of the volume “The Architecture of Studio MK27: Lights, Camera, Action”, published by Rizzoli New York, dedicated to the studio’s projects as well as the intense collaboration with Minotti.