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.
Shop a variety of Sabine Marcelis's designs on 1stDibs.
Gesture cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
Wool
CC-Tapis Visioni Himalayan Wool Rug in A-Standard by Patricia Urquiola
By cc-tapis, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Vancouver, BC
An unprecedented synthesis between an age-old technique and abstract graphics. This rug designed by Patricia Urquiola for CC Tapis has been produced solely by hand with colors and ma...
Wool
Antique Khotan Handmade Wool Rug In Peach
Located in Norwalk, CT
An antique, hand-knotted wool Khotan rug with a peach field and a multi-medallion design. This rug measures 5' x 10'.
Wool
Black & Bronze Wool + Silk Mid Mod Geometric Rug CC-Tapis
By cc-tapis
Located in Tulsa, OK
cc-tapis Mid Mod Area Rug Hand-knotted wool and silk area rug is made in Nepal. Black wool, bronze wool, and bronze silk geometric pattern has hand scis...
Wool, Silk
cc tapis Ripple Rug by PATRICIA URQUIOLA in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
RIPPLE PATRICIA URQUIOLA Knot handknotted Atelier nepal Materials 100% himalayan wool Quality A+ (152.000 knots/sqm) 100 Colour dune shadow
Wool
$6,444Sale Price|25% Off
W 74.81 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Visioni A Faded color Rug by Patricia Urquiola in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
VISIONI A - faded color version size 190 x 300 cm - 6,2’ x 9,9’ materials cotton weave, himalayan wool pile quality A (125.000 knots/sqm approx.) Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Visi...
Wool
CC-Tapis Inventory Thread Rug in Standard by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, cc-tapis
Located in Vancouver, BC
British designer Faye Toogood has delved into her material library to create her new collection of rugs, produced in collaboration with the Italian manufacturer CC-Tapis. The wide ra...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
CC-Tapis Inventory Cage Rug in Charcoal by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, cc-tapis
Located in Vancouver, BC
British designer Faye Toogood has delved into her material library to create her new collection of rugs, produced in collaboration with the Italian manufacturer CC-Tapis. The wide ra...
Wool, Silk
cc-tapis Handmade Soft Wood Rug by Bethan Laura Wood in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Proudly made by hand in Nepal. The Soft Wood Rug is a kaleidoscopic vision that unfolds and tessellates across the surface of a handknotted rug. Crafted by skilled Tibetan artisans i...
Wool
$8,752Sale Price|20% Off
W 86.62 in L 118.12 in
cc-tapis Rotazioni A Rug Designed by Patricia Urquiola in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Rotazioni A Proudly made by hand in Nepal Designed by Patricia Urquiola Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Rotazioni plays on the repetition of overlapping cylindrical forms that emphasi...
Wool
CC-Tapis Cross (me) Knot Rug by CTRL ZAK
By CTRLZAK Studio, cc-tapis
Located in Vancouver, BC
Cross(me)Knot combines traditional Tibetan and Nepalese designs (where cc-tapis has it’s production) with typical European motifs. After meticulous research into carpet weaving techn...
Wool, Silk
$4,476Sale Price|20% Off
W 106.3 in L 137.8 in
cc-tapis Back to School Rug Designed by cc-tapis design-lab in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
Back to School Proudly hand woven in India Designed by cc-tapis design-lab The subtle and abstract nature of the design is the result of Garth Roberts’ research and experimentation. ...
Wool
cc tapis GRANDMA PATTERN Rug by ROP VAN MIERLO in STOCK
By cc-tapis
Located in New York, NY
GRANDMA PATTERN 1 stock Milano 30624 Dim ft 6,6x9,8 -- al ft2 59,00 Knot moroccan weave Atelier india Materials 100% wool Quality moroccan weave Colour purple brown Fringes Notes
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