Adrian Madlener is a Brussels-born, New York-based journalist specializing in collectible and sustainable design. With a particular focus on topics that exemplify the best in craft-led experimentation, he frequently contributes to publications such as Cultured, Domus, Dezeen, Dwell, Hypebeast, FRAME, and Wallpaper*. Madlener has also written monographs—on Italian polymath Vincenzo De Cotiis and Czech architecture firm Chybik + Kristof—and curated exhibitions on American design history, contemporary glass, counterfeit culture, and tool theory. He’s consulted for numerous architecture firms, design brands, and cultural institutions. Madlener holds degrees from the Design Academy Eindhoven and the Parsons /Cooper Hewitt History of Design MA program.
