MAK Center’s Annual Benefit Returns to Historic Schindler House on Sept. 27

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture will hold its annual benefit event, Take a Seat, on Sept. 27 at the landmark Schindler House in West Hollywood, Calif.

An open-air dinner and auction, the evening brings together the worlds of art and architecture, while highlighting innovative design.

Emmy-winning actor Holland Taylor serves as the honorary chair of the host committee, which features a group of architects and designers including Hunter Braithwaite, Brian Butler, Frank Escher, Ilana Gafni, Ravi GuneWardena and Leo Marmol.

DWR takes the lead as the night’s innovator sponsor, alongside support from Aesop as sensorial partner and design firms Knoll, Marmol Radziner, RAD Furniture, Studio Ahead, Marta and others who have contributed sculptural chairs, stools and functional design pieces for the auction. Online bidding opens on Sept. 13 and runs through Sept. 28.

A contemporary and experimental institution working at the intersections of art and architecture, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture is headquartered in three architecturally significant buildings designed by Austrian-American architect R.M. Schindler, including the historic Schindler House.

At the benefit, guests will enjoy a cocktail hour featuring a live performance by multidisciplinary dance theatre company Volta, directed by Mamie Green, followed by a seated dinner in the garden.

Tickets are priced at $750 and available starting Tuesday at makcenter.org, with proceeds supporting the institution’s exhibitions, residency programs and public events.

Take A Seat marks the MAK Center for Art and Architecture’s third annual seated garden dinner since launching the tradition in 2022 with its Centennial Benefit.