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ABOUT ME

People call me Mara, but just to introduce myself properly - I am M.Sc. Arch. Marlena Ratajska - an optimist and a forward thinker who dreams big and believes that with the right motivation, nothing is impossible. I am Polish living in Germany who works internationally.

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I am driven by the desire to bring big dreams into concepts, transform them into unique design, and let them one day emerge into our reality to become inspiring part of someone’s daily life.
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HOW I GOT WHERE I AM

I graduated from Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning. After working professionally in Switzerland and becoming a finalist in the international competition 'Young Designer of the Year' in 2016, I decided to leave the path of a ordinary architect and work as a freelancer focusing on designing future mobility concepts with a particular emphasis on yacht design.

In 2019 I co-founded the Design, Research & Developemnet Studio - MĀKENIQ Logo - together with Felix Börner, an inventor with a creative technical mind. Since then, we have gathered a variety of know-how and skills in our team and we undertake a wide range of projects, always striving to fuse science and art to turn crazy ideas into reality. Despite the diversity of our day-to-day work, we remain on the path of creating future-oriented mobility concepts.

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GET INSPIRED

I find myself in a variety of project scales and themes - from architecture, interior and mobility concepts to product design and even artworks. Regardless of whether I am designing on water, land or in the air. I always strive to understand the future users, shaping a pleasant and functional space - creating the perfect solution in a unique form.

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