Sabine Marcelis Chairs
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
STEDELIJK COLOUR Chair by Sabine Marcelis for BD Barcelona
By Sabine Marcelis, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Stedelijk Chair is the first chair by born Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Originally created in raw aluminum for the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, it now comes in a selected palet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Sabine Marcelis Chairs
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Aluminum
STEDELIJK Chair by Sabine Marcelis for BD Barcelona
By Sabine Marcelis, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Stedelijk Chair is the first chair by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Commissioned by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, renowned for its design collection, it has a strong characte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Sabine Marcelis Chairs
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Aluminum
$1,554 / item
Cream Stedelijk Chair by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cream Stedelijk Chair by Sabine Marcelis
Soft and understated, the Cream Stedelijk Chair highlights Sabine Marcelis’ mastery of form through a warm, neutral tone that enhances its s...
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2010s Spanish Sabine Marcelis Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vermillion Stedelijk Chair by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vermillion Stedelijk Chair by Sabine Marcelis
Bold and luminous, the Vermillion Stedelijk Chair brings a vibrant energy to Sabine Marcelis’ sculptural design. The rich, fiery hue ac...
Category
2010s Sabine Marcelis Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Resin SE69 armchair 2019 by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Martin Visser
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Edition of 25, signed and numbered
The SE69 was designed by Martin Visser exactly 60 years ago in 1959.
Sabine’s signed and numbered Limited Edition of 25 is an homage to Visser’s achievement in Dutch furniture design...
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2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sabine Marcelis Chairs
Materials
Steel
Sabine Marcelis, Stedelijk Chair, Set of 2, Aluminium, Modernism, 2024
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Stedelijk Chair is the first chair by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Commissioned by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, renowned for its design collection, it has a strong characte...
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2010s Spanish Modern Sabine Marcelis Chairs
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Aluminum
Sabine Marcelis, Stedelijk Chair, Set of 3, Aluminium, Modernism, 2024
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Stedelijk Chair is the first chair by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Commissioned by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, renowned for its design collection, it has a strong characte...
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2010s Spanish Modern Sabine Marcelis Chairs
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Aluminum
Black Stedelijk Chair by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Black Stedelijk Chair by Sabine Marcelis
Refined and architectural, the Black Stedelijk Chair embodies Sabine Marcelis’ minimalist vision with a bold, contemporary edge. The deep ma...
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2010s Spanish Sabine Marcelis Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Sabine Marcelis, Stedelijk Chair, Aluminium, Modernism, 2024
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Stedelijk Chair is the first chair by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Commissioned by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, renowned for its design collection, it has a strong characte...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Sabine Marcelis Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
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Sabine Marcelis chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Sabine Marcelis chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of steel and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Sabine Marcelis chairs, although orange editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chairs by Sabine Marcelis were created in the mid-century modern style in netherlands during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by Gerrit Rietveld, Pierre Paulin, and Artifort. Prices for Sabine Marcelis chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $5,434 and can go as high as $5,605, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,434.