Marcel Wanders (2 July 1963) is a Dutch

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, and

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in the Marcel Wanders studio in Amsterdam, who designs architectural, interior and industrial projects.

Life

Born in

Boxtel Boxtel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The name derives from Buchestelle and is presumably a combination of 'stelle' (Dutch for stable, safe place) and (deer) deer, buck.2019. Etymolog ...

, Wanders graduated

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from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Institute of the Arts Arnhem in 1988 after being expelled from the

Design Academy Eindhoven Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) is an interdisciplinary educational institute for art, architecture and design in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The work of its faculty and alumni have brought it international recognition. History The Design Academy E ...

.Marcel Wanders biography
at ''marcelwanders.nl''. Accessed 1 January 2014. In 2000 he opened his studio in Amsterdam, gaining attention in 1996 with his Knotted Chair, which paired high tech materials with 'low tech' production methods. In 2001, with Casper Vissers, Wanders founded the design company

Moooi Moooi is a Dutch furniture, interior, and lighting modern design company. It was founded by Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers in the Netherlands in 2001. History and ownership Designer Marcel Wanders first approached Moooi co-founder and form ...

,Mooit.com
Accessed 1 January 2012 of which he is co-owner and art director. In 2014 in Wanders works as product and interior designer and art director work in his Powerhouse studio with around 50 international design specialists. They have realized over 1700+ projects for private clients and premium brands such as Alessi, Louis Vuitton, Bacarrat, Bisazza, Cappellini, KLM, ,

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, Puma, among others. Julie Scelfo, writing for The New York Times in 2011 described Wanders as "the

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of the design world" for being unconventional, creative and full of energy. Many of his designs humanism and historical influences with innovative materials. Wanders received various design prizes, including the Rotterdam Design Prize and the Kho Liang Ie Prize. He has lectured at the

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, Limn, the Design Academy, Nike, IDFA, FutureDesignDays and at many of the world's most prestigious design academies. In July 2002

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selected Marcel Wanders as one of Europe's '25 leaders of change'. Wanders is an advisory board member of THNK School of Creative Leadership.

Work

Notable projects to date include interior architecture for such as the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Hotel, Kameha Grand hotel in Bonn, the Mondrian South Beach hotel in Miami, Quasar Istanbul Residences, and the Villa Moda flagship store in Bahrain, as well as private residences in Amsterdam and Mallorca. In 2015, he was tapped by Revolution Precrafted to design a prefabricated house which he named Eden. Many of Marcel Wanders' designs have been selected for design collections and exhibitions and feature in magazines. In 2006 he was elected International Designer of the Year by Elle Decoration. Marcel Wanders' first solo-exhibition, 'Daydreams,’ in 2009, featured in the Philadelphia Museum

Notable Projects

* Knotted Chair (1996) * Egg Vase (1997) * Amsterdam Gay Games participants medal (1998) * Snotty Vase (2001) * V.I.P. Chair (2000) * Carbon Chair (2004) * Crochet Chubby Low Armchair (2006) * Skygarden S1 (2007) * Westerhuis,

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(2008) * Mondrian South Beach,

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, United States (2008) * Villa Moda,

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, (2009) * Casa Son Vida, Palma,

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, Spain (2009) * Kameha Grand,

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, Germany (2009) * COSME DECORTE 'AQMW' (Absolute Quality Miracle Wonder) Skin Care (2010) * Monster Chair (2010) * Tableware for

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM (an abbreviation for their official name Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. , ),

(2011) * 'Dressed' tableware for Alessi (2011) * Cosme Decorte 'AQMW' Absolute Quality Miracle Wonder)Makeup (2012) * Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht,

(2012) * Kameha Grand

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(2015) * Chaise Longue (2015) * Alessi Circus for Alessi (2016) * Le Roi Soleil for Baccarat (2016) * Jardin d’Eden Lighting Collection for Christofle (2016) * Iberostar Portal Nous (2017) * Mondrain Doha (2017) *'Rocking Chair' and 'Diamond Screen' for Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades Collection (2017) * Quasar Istanbul,

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(on-going) * RAMUN Bella (In Collaboration with Alessandro Mendini, 2019)-2022 Best lighting of the year by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Global Design News.

Marcel Wanders

Marcel Wanders is a product and interior design studio located in

, with clients and brands such as Alessi,

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, Bisazza,

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, KOSÉ/Cosme Decorté, Flos,

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM (an abbreviation for their official name Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. , ),

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, LAUFEN, LH&E Group,

Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton (designer), Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ...

, Miramar Group,

Morgans Hotel Group Morgans Hotel Group (NASDAQ: $MHG) was a global, publicly-traded hospitality company founded by Ian Schrager and specialized in the boutique hotel category. Its foundations were laid in 1984 with the opening of the namesake Morgans Hotel in New ...

, Puma,

among others.

Moooi

In 2001, Marcel Wanders co-founded the design label

, in which he has a three-fold role; he acts as owner, art director and product designer for the company.

Publications

* ''Wanders Wonders: Design for a New Age'' (1999) * ''Marcel Wanders: Behind The Ceiling'' (2009) * ''Marcel Wanders: Interiors'' (2011) * ''Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up 25 Years of Design'' (2013))

References

External links

Marcel Wanders Studio

Video portrait of Marcel Wanders (Dutch Profiles)

LUX Magazine Marcel Wanders – The Dutch Wanderer
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