Marcel Wanders

Background

Marcel Wanders (born 2 July 1963 in Boxtel, Netherlands) is a Dutch industrial and interior designer. He graduated cum laude from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnhem in 1988, opened his studio in Amsterdam in 2000 and in 2001 co-founded the design company Moooi with Casper Vissers, where he is art director.

Signature Style

Wanders combines historical references and ornament with innovative materials and production methods, in a theatrical, personal language — the New York Times called him "the Lady Gaga of the design world."

Notable Works

• Knotted Chair (1996), high-tech materials with a low-tech knotting technique
• Skygarden pendant for Flos (2007)
• Interiors for the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, Kameha Grand Bonn and Mondrian South Beach hotels
• Work for Alessi, Baccarat, Bisazza, Cappellini, Louis Vuitton and Swarovski

Legacy

Elle Decoration International Designer of the Year (2006), winner of the Rotterdam Design Prize and Kho Liang Ie Prize, with a first solo exhibition, Daydreams, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2009.