Madalin Gheorghe (b. 1989) is a Romanian designer whose work explores the tension between digital precision and material unpredictability. With a background in computational design and robotic fabrication, he graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, where he was part of the Wonderlab research group. His research focused on coding, high-resolution simulations, and robotic fabrication as tools for advanced design.

In 2018, he contributed to the Croatian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s largest 3D-printed architectural structures at the time, developing design-informed code under the direction of Alisa Andrasek.

A year later, he co-founded Drag And Drop, a Bucharest-based design and manufacturing studio with Dragos Sabareanu. The studio creates sculptural objects and bespoke commissions inspired by natural patterns and the way forms emerge through material behavior. Working with clay, recycled polymers and sustainable composites, the studio merges advanced 3D printing with material exploration in search for new aesthetics.

Gheorghe’s work has been recognized with the DNA Paris Design Award, Green Product Award, BIG SEE Award and A' Design Award. He has been featured in Forbes Romania 30 Under 30 and shortlisted in the 3D Pioneers Challenge and Ein&Zwanzig competition.

“I am drawn to moments when matter resists obedience and reveals its own logic of becoming. My work is less about imposing order and more about listening to what materials and forces want to do. This balance between precision and chance shapes my process - clay loops falling into place, structures bending under their own weight, patterns surfacing as light catches texture. In this tension between intention and unpredictability, the potential for new aesthetics emerges.” - Madalin Gheorghe