Marcel Wanders Vitrines
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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2010s Italian Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Glass
2010s Italian Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Glass
2010s Italian Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Glass
2010s Italian Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Glass
2010s Italian Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Glass
2010s Italian Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Glass
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Steel, Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Chrome
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Wrought Iron
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Aluminum
20th Century American Federal Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Glass
19th Century French Antique Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Ormolu
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
1950s Dutch Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Wire
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Marcel Wanders Vitrines
Wood