Studio mk27 was founded at the beginning of the 1980’s by Marcio Kogan, an architect graduated from Mackenzie University in 1976, and today is formed by 12 more architects, as well as collaborators located in various parts of the world. The architects of the studio develop the projects from start to finish, and co-sign their authorship. Recently, the office has won several international awards, such as: Record House, in 2004 and 2005, the D&AD “Yellow Pencil” in 2008 and 2009, the Dedalo Minosse in 2008 and the Barbara Cappochin of the Padova International Biennial in 2007, besides important Brazilian ones, such as 12 awards from the IAB. The architectural projects of studiomk27 highly values formal simplicity, always taking great care in the details and finishing. Marcio Kogan and the team, great admirers of the Brazilian modernist generation, strive to undertake the difficult mission of giving continuity to this line of production.

Interior Design Principal at HOK in NY (a global architecture firm) focus on designing complex wellness and corporate office projects, stylist, sustainable interior design, backstage dresser at NY Fashion Week, natural connector and organizer, constant learner

Stephen Van Dyk’s interests include American architecture, 18th- and 19th-century ornament and pattern books, 19th-century children’s books, and world’s fairs. As chief librarian at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Library, a branch of Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Van Dyk manages an estate of books located in Manhattan’s landmark Andrew Carnegie mansion. The third-floor library, framed in dark wood and carpeted with red shag, contains more than 75,000 volumes, 4,500 trade catalogs, and 6,000 rare books about design, decorative arts, and architecture. Van Dyk arrived here in 1988 and has since penned his own tome, Rare Books (Scala, 2001) and curated exhibitions, including “Walter Crane: Design for Children” (1993), “Arquitectonica: The Times Square Project” (1997), and “Shock of the Old: Christopher Dresser” (cocurated, 2004).