Erik Adigard is a co-founder of M-A-D and Madxs, based in Montpellier and Berkeley. His practice explores the relationships between the realms of techno-modernity and humanism.

Significant projects include Wired Ventures visual essays and conceptual apps, an IBM global brand campaign, an exhibition for ExperimentaDesign. the Venice Biennale US Pavilion, a multidisciplinary installation for the Bauhaus Centennial, a degrowth oriented app concept for Driving the Human, and SIMAGE, an on-going investigation on the culture and implications of contemporary image.

Adigard teaches Machinic Modernity, a design and philosophy California College of the Arts class which became a 2023 exhibition at the SFO Museum.

Adigard’s work is in collections such as the SFMOMA, the Smithsonian Library, and has been featured in major international exhibitions, film festivals and publications, such as The Sundance Film Festival, the London Design Museum, the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and international biennales.

Recognition includes the Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design, the Rome Prize in Design, the Venice Biennale Special Mention.