Matter is a design collaborative studio
founded by brandon
clifford and wes mcgee.
The firm has a number of ongoing preoccupations surrounding
design as it evolves through the digital era.Today it is hard to imagine a world without the
computer. We second this as our firm lives digitally. Our
communication and process are inherently digital, while the
result is physical.matter | something that occupies space. While
our world is becoming ever digitized, our ultimate passion is in
making. We are invested in eliciting the potentials of means and
methods of making (in the traditional sense) through a digital
process. The contemporary architect has many digital tools to
manifest their designs — laser cutters, 3d printers, waterjets,
ect. We recognize that many of these technologies have provoked
their own processes of making, often times irrespective of that
materials history.We invite research of various fields that could
potentially inform our architectural research.Matter is constructed through conversations.
No project is completed in a vacuum. While each project is directed
by brandon and wes, the collaborators make each project unique — in
turn, matter’s pedagogical objectives are continued
simultaneously as the numerous collaborators elicit variety in
the work. If you are interested in a collaboration please make
sure to contact us.