MGMT. is a collaborative design studio based in Brooklyn. We approach all projects with substantive research and a conceptual rigor that is an integral part of our process. What we like most is taking complex information and translating it into visually effective and intelligent design solutions. Along the way, our studio has learned about topics as diverse as rotational grazing, global special-ops, and the optimal temperature to grow collard greens. And despite our affection for the internet, we still believe books are for reading and love creating objects that are tactile and real.
If you have a project that sounds like something we would fall for, let us know. We will be smart for you.
Partners
Alicia Cheng is a founding partner of MGMT. and has extensive exhibition design experience as well as brand and interactive design. She has worked as a senior designer for Method, New York and was the co-design director at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. She served as a lecturer and frequent visiting critic at Yale University and was a lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Alicia received her BA from Barnard College and her MFA from Yale University.
Sarah Gephart was a senior designer and project manager at the New York design firm 2x4 prior to joining MGMT. There, she worked on numerous branding, collateral, interactive and book projects for cultural clients. Before 2x4, she worked at several New York City design firms. Sarah teaches at Parsons School of Design and was a lecturer at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Sarah received her BA from Oberlin College and her MFA from Yale University.
Founding partner Ariel Apte Carter has relocated to Minneapolis but we hold out hope that she may rejoin the studio sometime in the future. Like when both kids are in college.
We've had a host of talented designers and a number of interns to whom we are eternally grateful:
Rachel Griffin
Kyle Barron-Cohen
Emily Anderson
Lisa Maione
Eleanor Kung
Michael Brenner
Franklin Vandiver
Emma Sainz
Asad Pervaiz
Erola Boix
Tracey Chan
Marie Grunenberger
Tom Wilder
Hikaru Furuhashi
Martha Kang-McGill
Charlotte van den Bosch
Pilar Torcal
And a ginormous thank you to Mr. David Reinfurt for his techno wizardry and overall support. We are ever appreciative.