The creative force behind some of the most inventive furniture and interiors of the past 30 years, the Amsterdam-based Marcel Wanders continues to take his work in new directions.
Wanders, who launched his design career in 1994 as cofounder, with Renny Ramakers and Gijs Bakker, of Droog, has since built an international brand of his own, Marcel Wanders, embodying his sense that design should be playful, romantic, verging on surreal and — when there’s a choice between the two — over- rather than understated. Moooi, a furniture brand he cofounded with Revised’s Casper Vissers, was established in 2001.
Wanders's style might best be defined as contemporary Rococo. Individual pieces that have reached design icon status include his Knotted chair (1995–96), an international breakthrough for Wanders that he made of aramid-fiber cord for Cappellini; his Skygarden pendant lamp for FLOS (2007); his monumental Calvin floor lamp (also 2007). Then there’s the Happy Hour chandelier (2005), created by Wanders with choreographer Nanine Linning, which is part a design object, part a performance in which a “dancing angel” hangs from the center of the fixture, serving little spoons of chocolate mousse and champagne flutes to the people below.
Wanders’s studio collaborations include creating bespoke hides with leather artisans from Bill Amberg Studio and designing crystal game boards for Maison Baccarat, in addition to the handcrafted Nightbloom lamps for Lladró. Wanders is also known for designing what might be called experiential spaces — interiors imbued with his design ethos, as in the eclectic and theatrical Mondrian South Beach hotel, in Miami (2008), and the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht hotel (2012).
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Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Jet Black Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Black Stained Oak
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Oak
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Black Stained Oak
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Oak
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Wenge Stained Oak
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Oak
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Wenge Stained Oak
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, g...
Oak
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Iron Grey Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, g...
Beech
Peristylo Black Wood Shelve by Oscar Tusquets for Bd Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design, Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Peristylo Black Wood Shelve by Oscar Tusquets for Bd Barcelona Inspired by his 1994 design Columnata, a name that comes from his continuous reference to the column in his work, Osca...
Wood
1M + 1M Multileg Cabinet Lacquered in Black by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design, Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
1M + 1M Multileg Cabinet Lacquer by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona Jaime Hayon designed the Multileg collection in 2006, and it has cast a playful light on the BD catalogue ever since...
Wood
Bookshelf Baleri Italia Mac Gee Bookcase design Philippe Starck - Black
By Philippe Starck, Baleri Italia
Located in Varedo, MB
Brand: Baleri Italy Model: Mac Gee Bookcase Design: Philippe Starck, 1984 Mac Gee is the very essence of a bookcase. Designed by Philippe Starck in 1984, this iconic piece reduces t...
Steel
Baleri Italia Mac Gee Bookshelf in Black Steel by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Baleri Italia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Mac Gee is the essence of a bookshelf. Philippe Starck cleaned and cleaned the structure to only keep the square root, the skeleton of a bookshelf. Therefore avoiding styles, the timeless Mac Gee has lived for decades, as if simply leaned against the wall, almost as an object trouvé that matches every interiors and transcends trends. Modular bookshelves in a steel sheet with epoxy finish in semi-glossy RAL 9010. A central upright structure supports five shelves of decreasing depths. Philippe Starck, world famous creator with multifaceted inventiveness, is always focused on the essential, his vision: that creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible. By employing his prolific work across all domains, from everyday products (furniture, a citrus-squeezer, electric bikes, an individual wind turbine), to architecture (hotels, restaurants that aspire to be stimulating places) and naval and spatial engineering (mega yachts, space habitation module), he continually pushes the boundaries and requirements of design, becoming one of the most visionary and renowned creators of the international contemporary scene. In 1984 and 1985, Philippe Starck collaborated with Baleri to create five pieces of furniture: Café Chair, Francesca Spanish, Richard III, Président M...
Steel
Contemporary black ash Weight of Shadow Screen Cabinet by Atelier V&F
Located in 1204, CH
Chen Furong graduated from Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, majoring in comprehensive design. And he started the design studios WUU and CHEN FURONG Studio. Vega Zaishi Wang gradua...
Ash
Modern Accent Bookcase with Shelves in High-Gloss & Matt Black Lacquer
By João Faria, EMOTIONAL OBJECTS
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The ExCentric 1.0 Bookcase listed here is a limited edition of matt black lacquered wood and black high-gloss lacquered steel. However, we can also produce this in customized options: Structure: Stainless steel (polished or brushed), brass (polished or brushed), or lacquered steel (in any RAL colour). Shelves: Another kind...
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
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The creative force behind some of the most inventive furniture and interiors of the past 30 years, the Amsterdam-based talent continues to take his work in new directions.
