Object and Ideograms

Object and Ideograms, also known as O+I, is a design workshop in Oakland, California, directed by Alex Schofield. Positioned between atelier and factory, it works on objects, materials and spatial systems, taking an idea through making so that it emerges into the world as an application, and inventing its own materials, fabrication processes and systems to address ecological challenges.

Schofield holds an M.Arch from UC Berkeley, where he received the Mario Ciampi Art in Architecture Award, and has worked as a researcher on printFARM and with Emerging Objects and Hyphae Design Laboratory. He has held residencies at Autodesk Pier 9 and Workshop Residence, teaches at California College of the Arts, and collaborates with the Architectural Ecologies Lab on 3D-printed calcium carbonate modules.