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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20th Century Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Steel
1990s Dutch Post-Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Marcel Wanders Furniture
1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Danish Bauhaus Marcel Wanders Furniture
Chrome
2010s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Textile
2010s Italian Organic Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Rope, Epoxy Resin, Carbon Fiber
2010s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Foam, Resin
2010s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Textile
1990s Dutch Marcel Wanders Furniture
Cord, Carbon Fiber
1990s Marcel Wanders Furniture
Fabric
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Rope, Resin, Carbon Fiber
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Rope, Resin, Carbon Fiber
20th Century Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Stainless Steel, Brass
1980s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Marcel Wanders Furniture
Steel
Late 20th Century French Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
1990s Dutch Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Rope, Epoxy Resin
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Wanders Furniture
Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
1990s Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Chrome
1990s Italian Post-Modern Marcel Wanders Furniture
Metal