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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Contemporary Blue Round Mirror 100 cm, Seeing Glass Series by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Brit van Nerven
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ a series of glass objects resulting from an ongoing study into optical effects created...
Foil
Contemporary Big Round Mirror 122 cm, Seeing Glass Series by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Brit van Nerven
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Color options: Multicolor Cobalt Gold Aubergine (pictured) more colors available upon request About: In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ a series of glass objects resulting from an ongoing study into optical effects created with glass as the primary material. Glass specialists allowed the designers to play around and experiment in their factory to investigate new possibilities and through the use of materials, color and layering, unexpected effects are created which play with ones visual perception as well as the surrounding space. The seeing glass project involved different collections one of them being the off round mirrors...
Foil
Contemporary Seeing Glass Big Round Wall Mirror 1000, Multi-Color
By Sabine Marcelis, Brit van Nerven
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Seeing glass is a collaborative project by Rotterdam-based designers Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven, both graduates of the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Invisible metal mounting system. More color options available Custom sizes available Sizes: Big round 770, 770 x770 x38cm Big round 1000, 1000 x 100 x 38mm Big round 1220, 1220 x 1220 x 38mm Big round 1300, 1300 x 1300...
Foil
Contemporary Round Mirror 77 cm, Seeing Glass Series by Sabine Marcelis, Gold
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Color options: Multicolor Cobalt Gold (pictured) Aubergine more colors available upon request In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started col...
Foil
Contemporary Blue Wall Mirror, Off Round Hue #3 by Sabine Marcelis
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ - a series of glass objects resulting from an ongoing s...
Foil
Contemporary Black Body Mirror Off Round Hue Mirror #2, by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Brit van Nerven
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ - a series of glass objects resulting from an ongoing study into optical effects created with glass as the primary material. Glass specialists allowed the designers to play around and experiment in their factory to investigate new possibilities and through the use of materials, colour and layering, unexpected effects are created which play with ones visual perception as well as the surrounding space. The Seeing Glass project involved different collections - one of them being the Off Round mirrors. The Off Round mirrors are continually evolving and expanding, and has developed into the Off Round Hue...
Glass, Mirror
Orbis Round Modern Mirror with Blue Frame, Large
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Minimalist round mirror with a modern aluminium powder coated blue frame. Designed and handcrafted in London, UK. Our mirrors are designed with an integrated French cleat (split bat...
Aluminum
Orbis Blue Tinted Circular Mirror with a Contemporary Blue Frame, XL
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Contemporary blue tinted round mirror with an aluminium powder coated blue frame. Designed and hand-crafted in London, UK. Our mirrors are designed with an integrated French cleat (...
Aluminum
Deep Space Blue Rondo 95 Wall Mirror by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Deep Space Blue Rondo 95 wall mirror by Zieta Dimensions: Diameter 95 x D 6 cm Material: Stainless steel. Finish: Deep space blue. Available finishes: Stai...
Stainless Steel
Orbis Round Contemporary Mirror with Blue Frame, Regular
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Minimalist round mirror with a modern aluminium powder coated blue frame. Designed and handcrafted in London, UK. Our mirrors are designed with an integrated French cleat (split bat...
Aluminum
Rondo 120 Sapphire, Original Decorative Wall Mirror, Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Rondo 120 Sapphire, original decorative wall mirror, Zieta Dimensions: Ø 120 cm, D 6 cm. Material: stainless steel. About Zieta: Zietas main goal is to del...
Stainless Steel
Mirror Rondo 150cm 'Deep Space Blue' in Stainless Steel by Zieta Prozessdesign
By Zieta, Oskar Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
Rondo mirror 'Deep Space Blue' by Zieta Prozessdesign Gradient collection, Deep space blue Stainless steel Measures: 150 x 6 cm. Several sizes available: Diameter: 75 cm / ...
Stainless Steel
