04/30/2026
MKDA took first place 🏅 at last night’s In Bloom event by , an incredible honor among such a talented group, with judging by , Jon Otis, and Ghislaine Viñas.
Our winning concept, in the words of MKDA Executive Creative Director :
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Color, or Not. The Eternal Dilemma.
On one side: restraint. A quiet, shadowed ecosystem where texture does the talking and time feels slower. It’s edited, disciplined, and a little mysterious - proof that less can still say a lot.
On the other: an explosion. Color refuses to behave. It climbs, blooms, and interrupts. It’s playful, slightly chaotic, and fully alive, because sometimes more is exactly the point. Same vessel. Same rules. Two completely different attitudes.
This is MKDA in a nutshell. We don’t pick a side. We design the tension between them. Because great spaces, like great stories, live in contrast: control vs. freedom, calm vs. energy, black tie vs. barefoot.
So… color, or not? We’ll take both!
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In Bloom—presented in collaboration with and —brought together 13 leading NYC design firms to create original installations using an iconic Muuto vase as the shared canvas, celebrating materiality, form, and identity through design.
Honored to be alongside: Corgan, Design Republic, DLR Group, HDR, HOK, IA Interior Architects, Perkins&Will, Rockwell Group, Spector Group, The Switzer Group, Ted Moudis Associates, and Vocon.
