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Sabine Marcelis Chandeliers and Pendants

Dutch, New Zealander

Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition.

Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art.

Marcelis has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aēsop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020.

Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich’s iconic Barcelona Pavilion, which saw the debut of the pair’s timeless Barcelona chair in 1929. For her “No Fear of Glass” exhibition, the designer subverted the original request made to van der Rohe to “not use too much glass” by designing chaise longues, pillar lights and a fountain that feature glass as the main material. The rest of her work is informed by a similarly sophisticated playfulness, as evident in the charming forms she creates — she has designed doughnut-shaped rugs, the multifunctional resin Candy Cube side tables and colorful asymmetrical glass mirrors.

Marcelis has the rare ability to create dynamic and fluid experiences by pushing the limits of craftsmanship. While her enchanting seating, lighting and other furnishings may appear effortless due to their fluid and simple forms, they are the result of relentless attention to detail and venturesome experiments with materiality.

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Creator: Sabine Marcelis
Single Aura Suspension Light by Sabine Marcelis in Rose
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in London, GB
Harnessing Marcelis’ expertise in color, the suspended cylinder bar of the Aura Light can stand alone or work as part of a grouping. Over a metre in length, the design is made from a...
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2010s English Sabine Marcelis Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Single Aura Suspension Light by Sabine Marcelis in Apricot
By Sabine Marcelis
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Harnessing Marcelis’ expertise in color, the suspended cylinder bar of the Aura Light can stand alone or work as part of a grouping. Over a metre in length, the design is made from ...
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2010s Italian Sabine Marcelis Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

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Sabine Marcelis chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.

Sabine Marcelis chandeliers and pendants are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of resin and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Sabine Marcelis chandeliers and pendants, although orange editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chandeliers and pendants by Sabine Marcelis were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chandeliers and pendants by Ma Yansong, Arihiro Miyake, and Joost van Bleiswijk. Prices for Sabine Marcelis chandeliers and pendants can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,882 and can go as high as $31,757, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,162.

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