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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Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Flame Red by Marcel Wanders
By Slide, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive shape of a smooth rock. Chubby Low increases the initial ideal of the exclusive Crochet Chair...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Powder Blue by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Elephant Gray by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Sweet Fuchsia by Marcel Wanders
By Slide, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Pumpkin Orange by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive shape of a smooth rock. Chubby Low increases the initial ideal of the exclusive Crochet Chair...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Lime Green by Marcel Wanders
By Slide, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive shape of a smooth rock. Chubby Low increases the initial ideal of the exclusive Crochet Chair...
Plastic
$1,863Sale Price|35% Off
Jester Pouf by Marcel Wanders, Fabric and Steel, 2005
By MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Jester Pouf By Esteemed Designer Marcel Wanders, Made of Fabric and Steel 2005 Made In Netherlands Fabric is teflon treated and has a fire retardant coating. "It is only the j...
Silk
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Malva Green by Marcel Wanders
By Slide, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Jet Black by Marcel Wanders
By Slide, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Argil Gray by Marcel Wanders
By Slide, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Saffron Yellow by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive shape of a smooth rock. Chubby Low increases the initial ideal of the exclusive Crochet Chair...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Milky White by Marcel Wanders
By Slide, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Chocolate Brown by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive shape of a smooth rock. Chubby Low increases the initial ideal of the exclusive Crochet Chair...
Plastic
Slide Design Chubby Low Pouf in Dove Gray by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chubby Low belongs to Chubby family of products, created by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. It is a footrest with an original and linear design, which reminds the natural massive...
Plastic
2022 Marcel Wanders for Moooi Cloud Footstool EA, Blushing Sloth Woolly Mohair
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Cloud Footstool made with a steel frame and beige mohair fabric. More specifically, it is the Blushing Sloth Woolly Mohair fabric. The footstool was designed by ...
Steel
2022 Marcel Wanders for Moooi Sofa So Good SSG Footstool Solis Paper
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale are two Sofa So Good Footstools, priced individually. Each was made with a steel frame, tan wool fabric, and wood feet. The footstool was designed by Marcel Wanders a...
Steel
2022 Marcel Wanders for Moooi Sofa So Good SSG Ottoman / Footstool Midnight
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Sofa So Good Footstool made with a steel frame, black cotton denim (midnight) fabric, and wood feet. The footstool was designed by Marcel Wanders and produced by...
Steel
Powder Pink Pouf by Lorenza Bozzoli
By Lorenza Bozzoli
Located in Milan, IT
Lorenza Bozzoli Couture presents a limited-edition collection characterized by an extremely soft design, eclectic, and distinctly retro. The new Fur Collection offers the Couture ico...
Leather
$895Sale Price|81% Off
H 27.5 in W 38.5 in D 38.5 in
La Manufacture-Paris Green Champignon Pouf Designed by Front in STOCK
Located in New York, NY
Drawing inspiration from the surprising and unique shape of mushrooms, Front imagined a strikingly singular pouf design that sprouts from the ground. Made in Italy. Pouf (only with ...
Textile
Green and Fuchsia Couture Geometric Line Pouf
By Lorenza Bozzoli Design
Located in Milan, IT
This unique pouf, green on top and mostly purple on the bottom, is a fantastic piece to give character and personality to any space. The top consists of a ...
Textile
LOTO Pouf in Green Boucle
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
LOTO collection is the result of exploration using slender wooden dowels to compose different planes and shapes. Contrasted with materials, textures and effects, we have achieved a c...
Wood, Beech, Oak
$595 / item
H 16.34 in W 25.6 in D 17.33 in
Baleri Italia Tato Pouf in Orange Pumpkin Fabric by Denis Santachiara
By Baleri Italia, Denis Santachiara
Located in Milano, Lombardia
To make pure, elementary, ideal form into something comfortable. Beneath these spheroidal forms, visually striking, but apparently uncomfortable, seemingly useless, the technology of...
Fabric
$2,275 / item
H 36.62 in W 16.15 in D 20.08 in
Moooi Monster Naked Low Barstool in Divina 3, 742 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Upholstery
Belte Orange Pouf by Elena Salmistraro
By Elena Salmistraro, MyHome Collection
Located in Milan, IT
This cylindrical pouf with an inner core in polyurethane rubber will bring a glamorous accent to any interior thanks to its removable velvet upholstery in a dazzling tone of orange. ...
Textile
Sella Low Orange Pouf
By Tato
Located in Milan, IT
Minimalist and refined, this low pouf combines an ergonomic character with a timeless aesthetic charm. Distinguished by an orange hue, it is entirely upholstered with velvet, also av...
Wool, Foam
$1,863Sale Price|35% Off
H 15.75 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in
Jester Pouf by Marcel Wanders, Fabric and Steel, 2005
By MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Jester Pouf By Esteemed Designer Marcel Wanders, Made of Fabric and Steel 2005 Made In Netherlands Fabric is teflon treated and has a fire retardant coating. "It is only the j...
Silk
DOOQ! NEW! MODERN! Slide Pouf in Green
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Inspired by the continuous flow of water and the softness of natural movement, the Slide collection was born from a desire to create pieces that embrace the body and invite stillness...
Fabric
DOOQ! NEW! MODERN! Slide Pouf in Dark Grey
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Inspired by the continuous flow of water and the softness of natural movement, the Slide collection was born from a desire to create pieces that embrace the body and invite stillness...
Fabric
Flame Red Chubby Lounge Armchair by Marcel Wanders
Located in Geneve, CH
Flame Red Chubby Lounge Armchair by Marcel Wanders Dimensions: D 120 x W 130 x H 56 cm. Seat Height: 27 cm. Materials: Polyethylene. Weight: 25 kg. Avai...
Other
Sold
H 15.75 in Dm 25.99 in
Impressive Circular Embroidered Pouffe by Designer Marcel Wanders for Moooi
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Jester Pouf by Marcel Wanders for Moooi From The Boutique Jester Range Made of Fabric and Steel 2005 Fabric is teflon treated and has a fire retardant coating. "It is only the jest...
Silk
Sold
H 16.1 in W 80 in D 27.6 in
In Stock in Los Angeles, Rectangular Fabric Ottoman Pouf by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
MONTGOLFIÈRE: Upholstered in plain fabric or patterned fabric designed by Marcel Wanders (Paris, London, Istanbul). Padded seat cushion with removable cover in bi-density foam 40-30k...
Fabric