Marcel Wanders Footstools
The creative force behind some of the most inventive furniture and interiors of the past 30 years, the Amsterdam-based Marcel Wanders continues to take his work in new directions.
Wanders, who launched his design career in 1994 as cofounder, with Renny Ramakers and Gijs Bakker, of Droog, has since built an international brand of his own, Marcel Wanders, embodying his sense that design should be playful, romantic, verging on surreal and — when there’s a choice between the two — over- rather than understated. Moooi, a furniture brand he cofounded with Revised’s Casper Vissers, was established in 2001.
Wanders's style might best be defined as contemporary Rococo. Individual pieces that have reached design icon status include his Knotted chair (1995–96), an international breakthrough for Wanders that he made of aramid-fiber cord for Cappellini; his Skygarden pendant lamp for FLOS (2007); his monumental Calvin floor lamp (also 2007). Then there’s the Happy Hour chandelier (2005), created by Wanders with choreographer Nanine Linning, which is part a design object, part a performance in which a “dancing angel” hangs from the center of the fixture, serving little spoons of chocolate mousse and champagne flutes to the people below.
Wanders’s studio collaborations include creating bespoke hides with leather artisans from Bill Amberg Studio and designing crystal game boards for Maison Baccarat, in addition to the handcrafted Nightbloom lamps for Lladró. Wanders is also known for designing what might be called experiential spaces — interiors imbued with his design ethos, as in the eclectic and theatrical Mondrian South Beach hotel, in Miami (2008), and the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht hotel (2012).
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Upholstery
20th Century American Organic Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Velvet, Ebony, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Wanders Footstools
Leather, Oak
20th Century American Country Marcel Wanders Footstools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Marcel Wanders Footstools
Wood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Marcel Wanders Footstools
Horn, Muslin
Mid-20th Century English Marcel Wanders Footstools
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Marcel Wanders Footstools
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Marcel Wanders Footstools
Fabric, Fruitwood
20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Marcel Wanders Footstools
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Marcel Wanders Footstools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Mexican Marcel Wanders Footstools
Leather