About
Marcin Rusak finds vitality through experimentation and constant discovery, from which he learns and examines the themes of transcience, nature, and beauty. The studio acts as a laboratory, inventing concepts as grounds for experimentation. With these concepts, we aim to emotionally connect with the viewer, create inspiring experiences, and investigate the phenomena around us. We achieve this through the development of unique materials, objects, installations, and the design of experiences.
Contacts
Offices
Warsaw, PL
0048 (0) 608 785 961
0048 (0) 608 785 961
Commission
Our work is primarily commission-based, but we occasionally have pieces available in our studio. If you are interested in any of our work, please inquire using the link below or get in touch with us directly
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Careers
If you would like to work at Marcin Rusak Studio please email
us at info@marcinrusak.com including your CV and portfolio
(in PDF format, max 5 MB). Open roles are listed below.
Current openings:
Media Specialist (Content Creator)
us at info@marcinrusak.com including your CV and portfolio
(in PDF format, max 5 MB). Open roles are listed below.
Current openings:
Media Specialist (Content Creator)
Bio
Marcin Rusak (born in 1987, Warsaw, Poland) is an artist and multidisciplinary designer interested in ideas of value, ephemerality and aesthetics. Specializing in storytelling, process and material investigation his work often incorporates research, object and installation as well as visual creations to explore overlooked details of our lives which recreated and re-imagined, are shown again in a different light.
As the son and grandson of flower growers he has long been fascinated by these natural sources of inspiration and decoration. Engaging them in his creative process began by reusing waste to investigate new decorative elements within every day objects and led to a rich body of work ranging from research and storytelling to cultural criticism around consumption and future scenarios.
As the son and grandson of flower growers he has long been fascinated by these natural sources of inspiration and decoration. Engaging them in his creative process began by reusing waste to investigate new decorative elements within every day objects and led to a rich body of work ranging from research and storytelling to cultural criticism around consumption and future scenarios.
Awards
2023 AD 100, Architectural Digest Magazine: mention
2022 EDIDA Young Design Talent of the Year, Elle Decoration International: Recipient, Milan, Italy
2022 AD 100, Architectural Digest Magazine: mention
2021 AD 100, Architectural Digest Magazine: mention
2019 Beazley Designs of the Year: Shortlisted. London, UK
2018 Mazda Design Award. Recipient. Warsaw, Poland
2017 The U-50 International Hokuriku Kogei Awards, Excellence Award, Toyama, Japan
2017 Maison & Objet Rising Talent Awards: Recipient, Paris, France
2017 The Arts Foundation Award: Shortlisted. London, UK
2016 The Architecture Digest Design Award: Recipient. Berlin, Germany
2016 Hospital Club 100 Award: Nomination. London, UK
2016 Wallpaper Design Award 2016 Recipient. London, UK
2015 Perrier-Jouët Arts Salon Prize 2015 Recipient London, UK
2015 Research In Making Award: Decorex Recipient. London UK
2015 Decorex Future Heritage Foundation: Receipient. London, UK
2014 Brilliant – Eddie Mundy award – nomination. London, UK
2014 Moving Minds: Sustain RCA Award Recipient. London, UK
2022 EDIDA Young Design Talent of the Year, Elle Decoration International: Recipient, Milan, Italy
2022 AD 100, Architectural Digest Magazine: mention
2021 AD 100, Architectural Digest Magazine: mention
2019 Beazley Designs of the Year: Shortlisted. London, UK
2018 Mazda Design Award. Recipient. Warsaw, Poland
2017 The U-50 International Hokuriku Kogei Awards, Excellence Award, Toyama, Japan
2017 Maison & Objet Rising Talent Awards: Recipient, Paris, France
2017 The Arts Foundation Award: Shortlisted. London, UK
2016 The Architecture Digest Design Award: Recipient. Berlin, Germany
2016 Hospital Club 100 Award: Nomination. London, UK
2016 Wallpaper Design Award 2016 Recipient. London, UK
2015 Perrier-Jouët Arts Salon Prize 2015 Recipient London, UK
2015 Research In Making Award: Decorex Recipient. London UK
2015 Decorex Future Heritage Foundation: Receipient. London, UK
2014 Brilliant – Eddie Mundy award – nomination. London, UK
2014 Moving Minds: Sustain RCA Award Recipient. London, UK
Talks, Residencies, Workshops
2022 Talk: DieDAS. Design Akademie Saaleck. Naumburg, Germany.
2022 Talk: Acidic Waters: Institute for Postnatural Studies. Madrid, Spain (online).
2019 Workshop: Unnatural Processes – Domaine de Boisbuchet, Lessac, France
2019 Residency: Encoded Symbols – InResidence, Turin, Italy
2019 Talk: Unnatural Processes – Designtransfer, UDK, talk. Berlin, Germany
2018 Talk: Creating Precious and Inspiring Design Pieces from Simple Material- Maison&Objet, talk. Paris, France
2018 Talk: Unnatural Processes – Brussels Design September, Brussels, Belgium
2018 Talk: Unnatural Processes – Łódź Design Festival, Łódź, Poland
2016 Talk: Luxury? Frankly, I Don’t give a damn: Ravensbourne University, talk. London, UK
2016 Talk: The Making Process – The American University, talk. 2016. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2015 Talk: Creating Narratives: University of Gothenburg, talk. Gothenburg, Sweden
2022 Talk: Acidic Waters: Institute for Postnatural Studies. Madrid, Spain (online).
2019 Workshop: Unnatural Processes – Domaine de Boisbuchet, Lessac, France
2019 Residency: Encoded Symbols – InResidence, Turin, Italy
2019 Talk: Unnatural Processes – Designtransfer, UDK, talk. Berlin, Germany
2018 Talk: Creating Precious and Inspiring Design Pieces from Simple Material- Maison&Objet, talk. Paris, France
2018 Talk: Unnatural Processes – Brussels Design September, Brussels, Belgium
2018 Talk: Unnatural Processes – Łódź Design Festival, Łódź, Poland
2016 Talk: Luxury? Frankly, I Don’t give a damn: Ravensbourne University, talk. London, UK
2016 Talk: The Making Process – The American University, talk. 2016. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2015 Talk: Creating Narratives: University of Gothenburg, talk. Gothenburg, Sweden
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Vas Florum: Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Paris, France
2022 Flora Contemporaria: Twenty First Gallery, New York City, USA
2022 DNA of Things: Palaca Cukrarna – BIO27 Satellite Programme, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2021 Flora Contemporaria: Twenty First Gallery, Design Miami, USA
2021 Unnatural Practice: Ordet, Milan, Italy
2020 Encoded Symbols: Protoplasting Nature, Carwan Gallery, Athens, Greece
2019 White Perma: Sarah Myerscough Gallery, Design Miami, Miami, USA
2018 Nature of Things II: Horta Museum, Brussels, Belgium
2017 Flora Noir: Twenty First Gallery, New York, USA
2015 Inflorescence and Other Artefacts: Contemporary Applied Arts, London
2022 Flora Contemporaria: Twenty First Gallery, New York City, USA
2022 DNA of Things: Palaca Cukrarna – BIO27 Satellite Programme, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2021 Flora Contemporaria: Twenty First Gallery, Design Miami, USA
2021 Unnatural Practice: Ordet, Milan, Italy
2020 Encoded Symbols: Protoplasting Nature, Carwan Gallery, Athens, Greece
2019 White Perma: Sarah Myerscough Gallery, Design Miami, Miami, USA
2018 Nature of Things II: Horta Museum, Brussels, Belgium
2017 Flora Noir: Twenty First Gallery, New York, USA
2015 Inflorescence and Other Artefacts: Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Group Exhibitions
2024 Genius Loci, Maison Bernard, Théoule-sur-mer, France
2024 Design Sediments, Huidenclub, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2023 The Banquet of Wonders: Delighting in the World, Château Perrier, Épernay, France
2023 Plant Fever. Towards a Phyto-Centered Design, Schloss Pillnitz, Wasserpalais. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden 2023 Material Beings, London Craft Week, Cromwell Place, London, UK
2022 Creative Nature, Grande Halle, Anciens Abbatoirs. Mons, Belgium
2022 Design Miami, Twenty First Gallery, Miami, USA 2022 NEXTGEN | The New Guard: Paris, Carpenters Workshop Gallery,
2022 Beyond Nature, MAKE Hauser & Wirth, London, UK
2022 Homo Faber, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy
2022 FOG Art Fair, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2021 Young Poland, William Morris Gallery, London, UK
2021 Wilder Than Wildness Itself, MAKE Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Bruton,
2024 Design Sediments, Huidenclub, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2023 The Banquet of Wonders: Delighting in the World, Château Perrier, Épernay, France
2023 Plant Fever. Towards a Phyto-Centered Design, Schloss Pillnitz, Wasserpalais. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden 2023 Material Beings, London Craft Week, Cromwell Place, London, UK
2022 Creative Nature, Grande Halle, Anciens Abbatoirs. Mons, Belgium
2022 Design Miami, Twenty First Gallery, Miami, USA 2022 NEXTGEN | The New Guard: Paris, Carpenters Workshop Gallery,
2022 Beyond Nature, MAKE Hauser & Wirth, London, UK
2022 Homo Faber, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy
2022 FOG Art Fair, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2021 Young Poland, William Morris Gallery, London, UK
2021 Wilder Than Wildness Itself, MAKE Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Bruton,
Located in an industrial area in Warsaw, our studio gathers a team of around a dozen specialists hailing from various fields of expertise, from industrial and artisanal manufacturing to digital modelling, and from artistic research and exhibition coordination to financial management. Seasoned in international projects that span across disciplines, we complement each other's skills and share a common enthusiasm towards the studio's process-oriented practice.
Team
Marcin Rusak
Artist
Tamara Pilawska Baranowska
Managing Director
Gosia Hinz
Production Coordinator
Anna Pytlak
Financial Controller
Klara Czerniewska
Account Manager
Micaela Costa
Researcher & Project Developer
Igor Jansen
Design Engineer
Jakub Kozłowski
3D Generalist
Mateusz Wappa
Botanic Specialist
Dominik Karasiński
Senior Fabricator
Filip Friedrich
Senior Fabricator
Mateusz Ancygier
Junior Fabricator
Artist
Tamara Pilawska Baranowska
Managing Director
Gosia Hinz
Production Coordinator
Anna Pytlak
Financial Controller
Klara Czerniewska
Account Manager
Micaela Costa
Researcher & Project Developer
Igor Jansen
Design Engineer
Jakub Kozłowski
3D Generalist
Mateusz Wappa
Botanic Specialist
Dominik Karasiński
Senior Fabricator
Filip Friedrich
Senior Fabricator
Mateusz Ancygier
Junior Fabricator