Marcel Wanders Furniture
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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Early 2000s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Gold Plate
Early 2000s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Gold Plate
Early 2000s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Gold Plate
Early 2000s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Blown Glass
2010s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Gold Leaf
2010s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Rope, Epoxy Resin, Lacquer
Early 2000s European Marcel Wanders Furniture
Gold Plate
2010s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Marcel Wanders Furniture
Metal
1990s French Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Metal
2010s German Organic Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Marcel Wanders Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Early Victorian Marcel Wanders Furniture
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Marcel Wanders Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Marcel Wanders Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Marcel Wanders Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Murano Glass