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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$7,258 / item
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
$5,949 / item
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
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
Candy Cubes Sabine Marcelis, various colours 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
Set of 3 Candy Cube by Sabine Marcelis, various colours and dimensions
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The Candy Cube entered MoMA’s permanent collection in 2014. That fact alone positions it - not as collectible design that aspires to art, but as an object that has already crossed t...
Resin
Candy Cube Sabine Marcelis, various colours 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
$10,590
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Sabine Marcelis Pink Resin Candy Cube Contemporary Square Side Table, Rotterdam
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis Candy Cubes series Manufactured by Studio Sabine Marcelis Rotterdam, 2017 High polished single cast resin Measurements 50 cm x 50 cm x ...
Resin
$10,590
H 11.82 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Sabine Marcelis Contemporary Mint Candy Cube Low Side Table High Cast Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis Freestanding table in Mint From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017 High polished sing...
Resin
$10,590 / item
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Sabine Marcelis Yellow Candy Cube Contemporary Cocktail table Polished Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis Freestanding table in yellow From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The...
Resin
$10,590 / item
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Sabine Marcelis Contemporary Bubblegum Pink Candy Cube Glossy Resin Side Table
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bubblegum Candy cube From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017 High polished single cast resin. Measurements 60 x 60 x 60cm Concept Seemingly solid objects with a magical glowing edge. The unique translucent and highly polished properties of the cast resin give a magical effect to these multifunctional pieces. Bio Sabine Marcelis is a designer living and working in Rotterdam the Netherlands. Raised in New Zealand, she studied industrial design for two years at Victoria University of Wellington, and continued her studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven, where she graduated in 2011. Since graduating, she has been operating Studio Sabine...
Resin
$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 Acerbis, Sabine Marcelis
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
$2,727 / 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
$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
$10,590
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Sabine Marcelis Forest Green Candy Cube Contemporary Side Table Polished Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Freestanding table in Forest Green From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017 High polished single c...
Resin
$10,590 / item
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Sabine Marcelis Contemporary Candy Cube Side Table High Cast Polished Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Candy cube. Nude colour. From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2019 High polished single cast resin. Siz...
Resin
$10,649 / item
H 50 in W 50 in D 50 in
Sabine Marcelis Peach Colour Candy Cube Contemporary Side Table or Night Stand
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Peach Candy cube From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017 High polished single cast resin. Measurement...
Resin
Custom Size Resin Cubes, Matte Finish
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Custom size matte finish cubes by Sabine Marcelis. 1. Cube: peach (color WMY-02), matte finish, 18" x 18" x 18" 2. Rectangle: red (color WMK-01), matte...
Resin
Custom Side Table Candy Cube / Lemon
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Custom listing for Hector Seemingly solid objects with a magical glowing edge. The unique translucent and highly polished properties of the material give a magical effect to these m...
Resin