Madelon Vreisendorp
Biographical interview
SUMMARY
The interview traces Madelon Vriesendorp’s upbringing in the Netherlands, her artistic education at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and Central Saint Martins in London, and her formative work in painting, illustration, and design. She discusses meeting Rem Koolhaas, their early life and creative partnership, and their move to the United States in the early 1970s. Vriesendorp also reflects on her role in the founding and early development of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), particularly the influential drawings and paintings that helped shape the studio’s conceptual and visual identity. The interview further explores her independent artistic practice and long teaching career, emphasizing her contributions to architectural culture both through OMA and through her own work.
BIOGRAPHY
Madelon Vriesendorp (born 1945, Netherlands) is a Dutch artist, illustrator, and architectural thinker also known as a co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) with Rem Koolhaas and others. Trained in Amsterdam and London, she worked across painting, animation, costume, and design, producing influential artworks such as Flagrant Délit, featured on the cover of Delirious New York.
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