What THEVERYMANY does

THEVERYMANY (legally MARC FORNES & THEVERYMANY, LLC) is a Brooklyn-based architecture and computational design studio founded by Marc Fornes, operating since approximately 2005 with 1-10 employees. The studio specializes in thin-shell pavilions, installations, and public artworks developed through custom computational protocols for structural form-finding and digital fabrication, using ultra-thin aluminum and carbon fiber to create self-supporting, doubly-curved structures. Its core technology stack combines proprietary agent-based systems, parametric design, spring-network form-finding (catenary inflation), and CNC-driven fabrication planning executed on Rhino3D/Rhinocommon, with fabrication delivered through recurring partners such as Zahner and S&D.

The studio's product portfolio spans 25+ documented projects across four continents, ranging from permanent public art and bandshells (Chrysalis Amphitheater, $6.4M; Spineway; Vaulted Willow; Hyparbole) and museum/gallery installations in collections of Centre Pompidou and FRAC Centre, to commercial commissions for Google (The Orb), Louis Vuitton (Milan Pavilion Nomad, Heathrow T2 facade, Selfridges carbon fiber pop-up with Yayoi Kusama), Porsche (Singapore electric Macan world premiere), and Royal Caribbean (Tour de Force(s) on Harmony of the Seas). Government and municipal clients include the cities of Charlotte, San Antonio, Columbia MD, Edmonton, and multiple universities and school districts.

THEVERYMANY generates revenue entirely through commissioned architecture and public-art projects priced on a custom, project-specific basis — there are no disclosed recurring contracts, SaaS, licensing, or product lines. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales and competition-led acquisition: the studio secures work through direct procurement by corporate clients and cultural institutions, as well as through architectural competitions (e.g., selected from ten firms for Chrysalis). Customer segments are weighted toward cultural institutions and museums, luxury brands and corporates, and municipalities/public sector, with a smaller high-net-worth residential line.

Name

THEVERYMANY

Legal name

MARC FORNES & THEVERYMANY, LLC

Website

https://theverymany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

THEVERYMANY is a Brooklyn-based computational architecture studio that designs and fabricates thin-shell pavilions, installations, and public artworks for cultural institutions, luxury brands (Google, Louis Vuitton, Porsche, Royal Caribbean), and municipalities worldwide using proprietary agent-based form-finding and digital fabrication protocols.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Public Art Commissions: The studio generates revenue through commissioned architecture projects, public art installations, and design fees. Projects range from small-scale installations to large-scale permanent public artworks for municipalities, cultural institutions, and corporate clients. Revenue is project-based with custom pricing for each commission.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

THEVERYMANY is a Brooklyn-based computational architecture studio that designs and fabricates ultra-thin, self-supported shell pavilions, installations, facades, and architectural structures. The studio operates on a project-by-project commissioned basis, developing custom agent-based computational protocols for structural form-finding and digitally fabricating each structure from ultra-thin aluminum or carbon fiber sheets for enterprise, municipal, cultural, and luxury brand clients.

Product overview

THEVERYMANY (Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY) is a computational architecture studio that designs and builds thin-shell pavilions, installations, and architectural structures. The studio's core offering is 'Prototypical Architecture' — self-supporting structures developed through custom computational protocols of structural form-finding and descriptive geometry, built with digital fabrication. Their portfolio spans public pavilions and installations (nonLin/Lin, Boolean Operator, Chromatae), bandshells and amphitheaters (Chrysalis Amphitheater, Hyparbole, Pleated Inflation), architectural facades (Wanderwall), commercial installations (Louis Vuitton pop-ups, Google installations), and residential architecture (MaHouse). All projects use distributed agents, stress-flow patterns, and ultra-thin materials to create structures that are both structurally efficient and spatially experiential.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Computational Architecture Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over two decades of experience with thin-shell pavilion and installation projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ZahnercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerZahner provided specialty fabrication for the Chrysalis Amphitheater project, utilizing their ZEPPS patented interface system and fabricating 7,700 aluminum shingles from rolls of aluminum. Zahner has collaborated on multiple studio projects.
• McNeelcoreTechnology or IntegrationMcNeel provides Rhino3D, RhinoPython, and Rhinocommon software support for the studio's computational design workflows. The studio relies on McNeel software for form-finding and digital fabrication planning.
• ArupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArup provided engineering services including structural engineering and theatrical/lighting design for the Chrysalis Amphitheater project, including design of steel exoskeleton supporting 70 point loads.
• LaufsED (Will Laufs)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaufsED has provided engineering services on multiple projects including Wanderwall facade, Vaulted Willow, HYPARBOLE, and Marquise, contributing structural engineering and FEM analysis.
• S&DcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerS&D provided fabrication services for the Louis Vuitton Selfridges carbon fiber pop-up store project.
• AKTcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAKT served as engineer of record for the Louis Vuitton Selfridges carbon fiber structural project.
• MACHINEOUSminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMACHINEOUS in Los Angeles provided robotic fabrication for the Corian Handrail project in Paris.
• Centre PompidoucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centre Pompidou in Paris acquired the Y / STRUC / SURF piece into its permanent collection, representing a major institutional validation of the studio's work.
• FRAC CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FRAC Centre in Orleans holds the NonLin/Lin pavilion in its permanent collection and co-produced the Double Agent White installation with Atelier Calder.
• Washington UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington University provided fabrication support for the Centre Pompidou Y / STRUC / SURF project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Heatherwick Studio: London-based design studio creating experiential architecture, public installations, and pavilions. Highly comparable: both studios sit at the intersection of architecture and art, deliver signature installations for luxury brands and cultural institutions (e.g., Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard, UK Pavilion), and operate with a similar small-team, high-craft model focused on one-of-a-kind built work.
• Studio Gang: Chicago-based practice known for innovative, often organically-inspired architecture and public installations. Comparable in pursuing signature public projects (e.g., Writers Theatre) and integrating computational design with material experimentation, while operating in similar cultural and institutional client segments.
• Aranda\Lasch: New York-based studio working at the intersection of architecture, art, and computational design. Strongly comparable to THEVERYMANY: similar small-team model, focus on modular/prototypical architecture, and use of algorithmic protocols to produce materially innovative installations and permanent collections pieces.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: Global architecture practice renowned for parametric and computational design with double-curved surfaces. Directly comparable in their use of digital fabrication, complex geometry, and signature installations, though operating at a much larger scale and with broader architectural typologies.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian/American architecture and design studio with strong cultural-institution and public-realm portfolio. Comparable in delivering experiential public architecture (e.g., SFMOMA expansion, National September 11 Memorial Pavilion) and operating across multiple geographies with a design-led, boundary-crossing approach.
• SHoP Architects: New York-based practice recognized for computational design and large-scale complex facades. Comparable in their use of digital fabrication and bespoke surface systems, and overlap in delivering signature facades and public architecture, though typically at much larger project scale.
• MAD Architects: Beijing-based studio led by Ma Yansong, working in parametric and curvilinear architecture with strong cultural and public-realm portfolio. Comparable in signature organic forms, public installations, and use of computational design for experiential architecture, with significant overlap in the Asian institutional client base.
• Sou Fujimoto: Japanese architect known for experimental, lightweight, and often modular structures that blur architecture and art. Comparable in delivering signature installations (e.g., Serpentine Pavilion) and operating with a strong design-led, form-experimental approach at small studio scale.
• Neri&Hu: Shanghai-based interdisciplinary architectural and design practice. Comparable in operating at the intersection of architecture, research, and product design with a focus on materiality and craft; they too serve a mix of cultural, commercial, and high-end residential clients with signature built work.

Emerging players

• Atelier Bow-Wow: Tokyo-based architecture practice working at the intersection of architecture, research, and installations. Comparable in their hybrid art-architecture practice and focus on small-scale experimental projects, though typically with a more sociological/behavioral orientation than THEVERYMANY's structural-form focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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