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.
Sabine Marcelis Console from “Stacked Collection” for SIDE
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis Console From “Stacked Collection” Netherlands, 2023 Resin and Sunrise Delight Onyx. Measurements 108 x 45 x 100 h cm 42,5 x 17,7 x 39,4 h in Exclusive for SIDE Galle...
Marble
$2,727 / item
H 12.6 in W 17.72 in D 12.6 in
Acerbis LOKUM M Coffee Table in smoked grey by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matter, light and colour come together in an intense interaction of materials. This collection embodies the elegance of pure forms, elevated through the use of hand-blown glass. Sabi...
Glass, Art Glass
$3,366 / item
H 9.45 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Acerbis LOKUM S Coffee Table in Amber by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matter, light and colour come together in an intense interaction of materials. This collection embodies the elegance of pure forms, elevated through the use of hand-blown glass. Sabi...
Glass, Art Glass
$3,366 / item
H 9.85 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Acerbis LOKUM S Coffee Table in smoked grey by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matter, light and colour come together in an intense interaction of materials. This collection embodies the elegance of pure forms, elevated through the use of hand-blown glass. Sabi...
Glass, Art Glass
$2,827 / item
H 16.54 in W 12.6 in D 12.6 in
Acerbis LOKUM Coffee Table in smoked grey by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matter, light and colour come together in an intense interaction of materials. This collection embodies the elegance of pure forms, elevated through the use of hand-blown glass. Sabi...
Glass, Art Glass
Acerbis LOKUM M Coffee Table in Amber by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matter, light and colour come together in an intense interaction of materials. This collection embodies the elegance of pure forms, elevated through the use of hand-blown glass. Sabi...
Glass, Art Glass
Candy Cube by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A seemingly solid object with a glowing edge. Each Candy Cube begins as a polyester resin mould, cast and then subjected to an intensive polishing process. The result is light-sensi...
Resin
$50,736
H 29.14 in W 103.15 in D 44.89 in
Soap Table by Sabine Marcelis, available in various colours and dimensions
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The SOAP Table is now a contemporary design classic. Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis works at the forefront of contemporary material innovation , and the SOAP series sits at the...
Resin
$5,808 / item
H 19.69 in Dm 13.39 in
Contemporary Resin Stool or Side Table by Sabine Marcelis, matte, Ice Lavender
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sabine Marcelis’ new ice-lavender SOAP column stools in matte resin TYPE Freestanding table ENVIRONMENT Indoor MATERIAL Polyester resin FINISH mat...
Resin
Contemporary Resin Table by Sabine Marcelis, matte, honeysuckle
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Semi-polished resin table by Sabine Marcelis from the SOAP Series. It is designed with the sound psychology of dining in mind. When people are din...
Resin
Candy Columns by Sabine Marcelis, various sizes and colours
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Multi use Candy Column by Sabine Marcelis TYPE Freestanding table ENVIRONMENT Indoor MATERIAL Polyester resin FINISH mat / polished DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT PRICE (excl. VAT & shipping...
Resin
Candy Cube by Sabine Marcelis, Large
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A seemingly solid object with a glowing edge. Each Candy Cube begins as a polyester resin mould, cast and then subjected to an intensive polishing process. The result is light-sensi...
Resin
$5,927 / item
H 11.82 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Candy Cube by Sabine Marcelis, various colors and dimensions
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A seemingly solid object with a glowing edge. Each Candy Cube begins as a polyester resin mould, cast and then subjected to an intensive polishing process. The result is light-sensi...
Resin