M.A.D. Gallery in Taipei

MB&F’s first M.A.D.Gallery opened in Geneva in 2011, a stone’s throw from MB&F’s offices and atelier in the heart of the city’s old town.

A second M.A.D.Gallery was inaugurated in June 2014 in Taipei’s spectacular Mandarin Oriental hotel, with the collaboration of local retail partners Swiss Prestige.

The Gallery’s interior design matches the look and feel of the Geneva address and also showcases a selection of MB&F timepieces together with other forms of mechanical and kinetic art: to name a few, Chicara Nagata’s stunning motorcycles from Japan, kinetic objects by UK-based Laikingland, stainless-steel sculptures by Chinese artist Xia Hang, or the ‘Machine Lights’ crafted by Frank Buchwald in Berlin.

Inside the galleries, not only will you find the complete range of MB&F’s Horological and Legacy Machines, but you’ll also have the pleasure of discovering carefully-curated pieces – or, as MB&F like to call them, Mechanical Art Devices – from around the world, each one making your heart beat that little bit faster.

There are amazing ‘Machine Lights’ from Berlin-based Frank Buchwald; beautiful handblown hourglasses by superstar designer Marc Newson; striking metallic sculptures by Chinese artist Xia Hang; cheeky kinetic creations crafted by Laikingland, an artist-engineer team with a quirky sense of humour; and many more. The collection evolves continuously.

MB&F created the M.A.D.Gallery in order to situate their Horological and Legacy Machines in an appropriate context and along the way, they have discovered kindred spirits in the world of kinetic art. MB&F Founder and Creator Maximilian Büsser explains the concept behind the gallery and the common thread running through the fascinating pieces in the collection:

“We saw the M.A.D.Gallery as the perfect platform to showcase our own Machines as well as other pieces of kinetic art by other creators whom we greatly admire.

MB&F create Machines that tell the time, not to tell the time. They are unique examples of mechanical horology but, more than that, they are pieces of three-dimensional kinetic art. The same goes for all the creators featured in the gallery: their craft transcends a practical purpose and their creations assume the status of artworks.

Thanks to the M.A.D.Gallery, we are meeting like-minded artists operating in parallel worlds; people who think like us and share our passion for creating kinetic art.”

July 25, 2014