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).
Find a collection of authentic Marcel Wanders sofas, chairs, tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.
$9,820 / item
Fiam Italia Echo Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
Showcase with varnished aluminum profiles, available in metalized champagne or Vulcan grey finishes. Base in 6 mm thick tempered and back lacquered extra light glass of the same prof...
Glass
$8,870 / item
Fiam italia Echo Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
Showcase with varnished aluminum profiles, available in metalized champagne or Vulcan grey finishes. Base in 6 mm thick tempered and back lacquered extra light glass of the same prof...
Glass
$6,152Sale Price|24% Off
Fiam Italia Echo Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio in Stock
By MARCEL WANDERS, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
Vitrine with champagne profiles; relevant glass structure and doors in fused extralight glass. LED lighting system integrated Load capacity on each shelf: 20 kg load capacity on ...
Glass
$9,820 / item
Fiam Italia Echo Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
Showcase with champagne profiles; relevant glass structure and doors in extralight glass. Showcase with varnished aluminum profiles, available in metalized champagne or Vulcan grey f...
Glass
Fiam Italia Echo Glass Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
Cupboard with wooden lacquered opaque white or vulcan grey structure. Doors in 6 mm thick fused and tempered glass, available in the following finishes: extra light back lacquered wh...
Glass
Fiam Italia Echo Line Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio in Stock
By FIAM, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York, NY
Metallic Greige profiles fused bronze glass with ligthing ECV53 LED lighting system integrated in the structure frontal pillars. Vertical lines dance gracefully across the glass, a ...
Glass
$2,997
H 31.7 in W 21.75 in D 11.4 in
Arts and Crafts Iron & Glass Display Table / Drinks Cabinet Attr. Hugo Berger
By Goberg
Located in Lisse, NL
Table display cabinet. For the collectors of rare Arts and Crafts antiques. When we first saw this cabinet, we immediately were convinced that it could have only been designed and h...
Wrought Iron
$4,400
H 82 in W 44 in D 15 in
Tall Narrow Brass Finish Adjustable Glass Shelves Unit Bookcase Storage Etagere
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lighted brass finish display cabinet vitrine shelving unit.
Metal
$1,428Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.45 in W 29.14 in D 13 in
Hollywood Regency Italian Chrome and Brass Etagere by Renato Zevi, 1970s
By Renato Zevi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning Hollywood Regency etagere or display piece. Design by Renato Zevi. Striking Italian design from the 1970s. Original chrome and brass frame with five glass shelves. This ...
Brass, Chrome
$544Sale Price|23% Off
H 24.02 in W 45.28 in D 10.24 in
Bauhaus Chrome-Plated Tubular Steel Étagère / Flower Stand, 1930s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Chrome-plated tubular steel étagère made in the 1930s with glass shelves. Chrome plating is in original condition.
Steel, Chrome
$3,511
H 56 in W 27.5 in D 13 in
Rare Jugendstil or Art Nouveau Etagere Table / Stand with Glass Display Cabinet
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and practical Art Nouveau table with built-in display cabinet. This multi-layer and multipurpose piece of Art Nouveau furniture is a great example of the creative and elegan...
Glass, Wood
Burl Wood Thick Glass Shelves 3 Bay Wall Unit
By Pace Collection, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mirror chrome polished stainless steel frame, burl wood cabinets, thick glass shelves Mid-Century Modern wall unit. Secretary drop desk compartment....
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Bronze and Glass Etagere Shelf by Milo Baughman c. 1970's
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Architectural, voguish, stylish freestanding shelf unit, design attributed to Milo Baughman. This model is particularly chic in the brass, bronze finish, it is more commonly found i...
Bronze
Art Deco Walnut Showcase
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art Deco walnut showacse. Signs of usage, small chips on glass shelves. Glass doors missing.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Five Shelves Chrome and Glass Shelving Unit Étagère
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman style chrome all welded stainless steel étagère.
Chrome
$5,710
H 53 in W 94.5 in D 14.5 in
Contemporary Inori Glass Bookcase by Setsu & Shinobu Ito for Fiam Italia
By FIAM
Located in Chicago, IL
The Inori modular bookcase, designed for Fiam by Setsu & Shinobu Ito, is the first system in the furniture industry entirely made of glass, and composed of modular elements. Showr...
Glass
$3,996
H 68.12 in W 52.37 in D 12.6 in
Rustic Kitchen Display Cabinet with Doors, Shelves and Drawers in the Lower Part
Located in Marbella, ES
Rustic Kitchen Display Cabinet with Doors, Shelves and Drawers in the Lower Part
Glass, Wood
$4,722
H 66.15 in W 57.09 in D 18.12 in
Original Antique Empire Library / Shelve / Vitrine, circa 1860-1880 Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Empire Biblithek, circa 1860s-1880s from an Empire room Mahogany with beautiful empire figures, cast bronze. Very rare to get today. 3 glass doors, interior with glass shelves, ...
Mahogany
Fiam Italia Echo Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio in Stock
By FIAM, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York, NY
Vitrine with champagne profiles; relevant glass structure and doors in fused extralight glass. LED lighting system integrated Load capacity on each shelf: 20 kg load capacity on ...
Glass