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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Fiam Italia Echo Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio
By FIAM, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York, NY
Showcase with champagne profiles; relevant glass structure and doors in extralight glass. Showcase with varnished aluminum profiles, available in metalized champagne or Vulcan grey f...
Glass
Fiam Italia Echo Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio
By FIAM, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York, NY
Showcase with varnished aluminum profiles, available in metalized champagne or Vulcan grey finishes. Base in 6 mm thick tempered and back lacquered extra light glass of the same prof...
Glass
Fiam Italia Echo Glass Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio
By FIAM, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York, NY
Cupboard with wooden lacquered opaque white or vulcan grey structure. Doors in 6 mm thick fused and tempered glass, available in the following finishes: extra light back lacquered wh...
Glass
Fiam Italia All Glass Magique Totem Display Cabinet by Studio Klass
By FIAM
Located in New York, NY
display cabinet in glass with container cubes Display cabinet with container cubes in 10 mm-thick welded glass. Available in various finishes. load c...
Glass
Customizable Fiam Italia Cristaline Glass Console by Marcel Wanders Studios
By MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York, NY
Console with top in 15 mm fused and tempered extralight glass, available in transparent or back-painted finish, with metallic paints. Top also available in marble. Metal base available in opaque Titanium or in Black Glossy Nickel finishes. The Cristaline collection designed by Marcel Wanders studio, expands with a group of coffee tables...
Marble, Metal
Fiam Aura Glass Wired Showcase by Patrick Jouin
By Patrick Jouin
Located in New York, NY
load capacity on shelves: 20 kg load capacity on top: 30 kg 39cm between shelves Wired showcase in a 6 mm transparent curved glass with three 8 mm fixed glass shelves. Shelf support...
Glass
Fiam Italia Echo Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio in Stock
By FIAM, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York, NY
Vitrine with champagne profiles; relevant glass structure and doors in fused extralight glass. LED lighting system integrated Load capacity on each shelf: 20 kg load capacity on ...
Glass
Fiam Italia Echo Line Showcase by Marcel Wanders Studio in Stock
By FIAM, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York, NY
Metallic Greige profiles fused bronze glass with ligthing ECV53 LED lighting system integrated in the structure frontal pillars. Vertical lines dance gracefully across the glass, a ...
Glass
Mettitutto One Way Cabinet by Stefano Boeri Architetti
By Annibale Colombo
Located in Milan, IT
This rotating open cabinet in satin-finished Canaletto walnut is a versatile piece capable of elevating any modern decor with its elegant allure. It offers a whimsical design where a...
Leather
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Curry Lacquered Beech
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, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
2021 Marcel Wanders for MOOOI Oblique Big Bookshelf, lacquered, RAL9016 in White
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Oblique Big Bookshelf made of white lacquered beech wood. The shelf was designed by Marcel Wanders and produced by Moooi in the Netherlands. It dates to circa 2...
Wood
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Silk Grey Lacquered Beech
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, guides or photos in the chi...
Beech
It may not be filled with helium, but it’s almost as light.
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.
