THE STUDIO

Based in Boston, Marks + Spaces designs and produces exhibitions, installations, and interactive media experiences. 


story + media + space + people


We work directly with curators, academics, museums, businesses, universities, and cultural centers to develop and produce exhibitions.


Notable exhibition projects include Birthing in Alabama: Design and Redesign of Reproduction for the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Living with Hurricanes, Katrina and Beyond for the Louisiana State Museum, and the redesign of the American Indian Art Galleries for the Denver Art Museum. Marks + Spaces has worked with MetLife in various capacities from designing a Manhattan based, multimedia Brand Experience Gallery to the design of studio sets, brand identity standards, stadium scaled motion graphic designs, and internal media communications.


We like to start at the beginning of a project and work with our clients to envision and develop coherent and engaging storylines and experiences. We think narrative, strategy, and design are all integral to the process of developing public projects and strong brands. And we think careful site analysis produces designs that are the most integrated +/or responsive to the existing architecture and building conditions. We work with a focus on creating opportunities for visitor participation. Experiences become more meaningful when visitors get actively involved. We work across media to facilitate that involvement. 

CREATING SPACES FOR DIALOGUE

Exhibition Design
Media Design
Project Management
Teaching
Brand Design

JESSIE RUBENSTEIN

Founder, Creative Director

Marks + Spaces is led by Jessie Marks Rubenstein. Jessie has worked in exhibition for 20 years and has an educational background that combines interior architecture and psychology.


Jessie was a lecturer in Graphic Design at Boston University, College of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts from 2015-2022. Producing experiential learning projects with students is an active part of Jessie’s design practice.


Jessie’s work focuses on bringing people together to unpack and discuss various subjects through multiple entry points (visual, tactile, auditory), creating platforms for conversation.

She holds an MFA in interior architecture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA in psychology from the Colorado College.


Jessie is a member of the Advisory Board at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. 


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Jessie Rubenstein, Founder + Creative Director

CLIENTS

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 

Lori Brown, FAIA

Architexx

Boston Society of Architects

Boston University Art Galleries

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University

Marion Historical Society

Shanti Yoga

KEEN LA

MetLife

Boston Productions

Proverb

Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center

Horicon Marsh Education Center

Miami Museum of Science

WB Mason

Origin Beverage

Lipton Naturals Ice Tea

The Mob Museum

ADDITIONAL CLIENTS

With Experience Design

Denver Art Museum

Louisiana State Museum

Puget Sound Navy Museum

Texas A&M University

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

National Library of Medicine

New Jersey Historical Center

Montclair University

Heritage Harbor Museum

Broad Institute

Bangor Museum and Center for History

Vermont Folklife Center

Northern Forest Center

Harvard Student Agencies

Boston Society of Architects

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