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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2021 Marcel Wanders for MOOOI Oblique Big Bookshelf, lacquered, RAL9016 in White
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Oblique Big Bookshelf made of white lacquered beech wood. The shelf was designed by Marcel Wanders and produced by Moooi in the Netherlands. It dates to circa 2...
Wood
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Curry Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Iron Grey Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, g...
Beech
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Sapphire Blue Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, g...
Beech
$2,611 / item
H 82.68 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Traffic White Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Light Pink Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
$7,780 / item
H 28.75 in W 78.75 in D 17.72 in
Moooi Zio Buffet in White Wash Stained Oak by Marcel Wanders Studio
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The perfect place to store away serious paperwork, endearing photographs and pieces of past memories, the Zio buffet by Marcel Wanders conveys a solid, classy appearance with a touch...
Oak
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Ruby Red Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Oyster White Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Golden Yellow Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Light Grey Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Beige Red Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
$2,917 / item
H 112.6 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Vermilion Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech