The Modern Maker
Adam Markowitz, 31, straddles worlds. They don’t collide, in fact they allow him to be a uniquely well rounded creator, but at times they can seem at odds and as though he may ultimately have to choose one over another. Architect, product designer, maker, teacher – Adam is all those things.
He teaches at the timber furniture workshop at Melbourne School of Design within the faculty of architecture at Melbourne University. It’s a place which for over 20 years has offered a workshop environment for primarily digital designers to explore the physicality and use of materials through the making of models, prototypes, furniture and experimental structures. It’s where he got into making things when studying for his architecture degree. Now, in a new building with Adam now the teacher, there is more focus on digital technologies and a
