We are a multi-disciplinary design studio with offices in New York and Los Angeles.

We aim to redefine spaces and objects across architecture, interiors, scenography, furniture, and product design. Our work spans diverse industries, from fashion and hospitality to art and beyond, all with a commitment to crafting unique, immersive experiences.

Each project begins with an architectural lens and unfolds through meticulous attention to detail, merging narrative and design to shape journeys that are as curated as they are surprising. We are storytellers, creating environments that resonate with purpose and intrigue—spaces and objects that are not only contextual but transformative. Beauty and functionality are at the heart of everything we do, fostering designs that both ground and elevate the human experience.

Team

M A-MA was founded by sisters Sanam, Laylee, and Safura Salek. Sanam Salek worked as Senior Designer and Project Leader at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), where she lead the winning competition teams for the Delacorte Theater renovation in Central Park, as well as, 670 Mesquit, a 5-acre mixed-use development in Downtown Los Angeles. Sanam went on to work as the Head of Design and Project Development for Nomade, a hospitality development company, where she developed design concepts for hotels in Ibiza, Todos Santos, and Madrid.  

Laylee worked as a Designer for Rem Koolhaas’s Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) for three years and was part of the winning competition teams for OMA’s Post Houston and Greenpoint Landing projects, both completed in 2021/2022. She then went on to work for Peterson Rich Office (PRO) as a Project Architect and Project Manager, leading the design for the P&T Knitwear Bookstore in NYC (completed in 2022), and lead the winning competition for the Pioneer Works Rooftop Observatory in Brooklyn.

For several years, Safura worked as a Senior Designer at LA-based design firm, Commune Design, leading architecture and interiors projects for several renowned retail stores across the U.S., such as Oliver Peoples and Kiki De Montparnasse as well as many residential and hospitality projects. She then went on to start her own firm, Mass Studio in 2012, where she specialized in and published many high-end ground-up residential and interior projects.