Marcel Wanders

Born in Boxtel, Wanders graduated cum laude from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Institute of the Arts Arnhem in 1988Bernardine Walrecht (2002). [http://walrecht.com/uncategorized/home-made-holland-2001/ Homemade Holland: How Craft and Design Mix]. Crafts Council (Great Britain). after being expelled from the Design Academy Eindhoven.[http://www.marcelwanders.nl/marcel/biography/ Marcel Wanders biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202094528/http://www.marcelwanders.nl/marcel/biography/ |date=2 February 2014 }} at marcelwanders.nl. Accessed 1 January 2014.{{Better source needed|reason=This is a web archive of the designer's own website.|date=December 2022}}

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.Bradley Quinn (2010) Textile Futures: Fashion, Design and Technology. p. 185 In 2001, with Casper Vissers, Wanders founded the design company Moooi,[http://www.moooi.com/ 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{{Better source needed|reason=This is a web archive of the designer's own website.|date=December 2022}} for private clients and premium brands such as Alessi, Louis Vuitton, Bacarrat, Bisazza, Cappellini, KLM, {{ill|Flos S.p.A. (company)|lt=Flos|it|FLOS}}, Swarovski, Puma, among others. Julie Scelfo, writing for The New York Times in 2011 described Wanders as "the Lady Gaga of the design world" for being unconventional, creative and full of energy. Many of his designs humanism and historical influences with innovative materials.{{Cite news|url=https://usa.flos.com/brands/Marcel-Wanders.html|title=Innovative Luxury Lighting Designer}}

Wanders received various design prizes, including the Rotterdam Design Prize and the Kho Liang Ie Prize. He has lectured at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Limn, the Design Academy, Nike, IDFA, FutureDesignDays and at many of the world's most prestigious design academies. In July 2002 Business Week selected Marcel Wanders as one of Europe's '25 leaders of change'.{{Cite news |title=Business Week |date= July 2002}} Wanders is an advisory board member{{Cite news|url=https://www.thnk.org/international-designer-marcel-wanders-joins-thnk-advisory-board/|title=International Designer Marcel Wanders joins THNK Advisory Board – THNK|date=2011-10-11|work=THNK|access-date=2017-10-03|language=en-US}} of THNK School of Creative Leadership.

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Notable projects to date include interior architecture for such as the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Hotel,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/16/andaz-amsterdam-prinsengracht-hotel-by-marcel-wanders/|title=Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Hotel by Marcel Wanders|date=16 July 2013 }} Kameha Grand hotel in Bonn,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2015/09/07/swiss-chocolate-influences-marcel-wanders-kameha-grand-zurich-hotel-moooi/|title=Swiss chocolate influences Marcel Wanders' Kameha Grand Zurich hotel|date=7 September 2015 }} the Mondrian South Beach hotel in Miami,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2008/10/28/mondrian-south-beach-by-marcel-wanders/|title=Mondrian South Beach by Marcel Wanders|date=28 October 2008 }} Quasar Istanbul Residences,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/582202/jre-offers-investment-opportunity-in-quasar-istanbul-project|title=JRE offers investment opportunity in Quasar Istanbul project|date=19 February 2018 }}> and the Villa Moda flagship store in Bahrain,{{Cite web| url=https://www.dwell.com/article/meet-marcel-wanders-2015-dwell-on-design-keynote-speaker-dcf6b2f5| title= Meet Marcel Wanders, 2015 Dwell on Design Keynote Speaker| date= 30 March 2015}}> 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.{{cite web|url=https://revolutionprecrafted.com/project/eden-by-marcel-wanders/|title=Revolution Pre-Crafted Properties}}

Many of Marcel Wanders' designs have been selected for design collections and exhibitions and feature in magazines.{{Cite book |last1=de Roode |first1=Ingeborg |first2=Marjan|last2= Groot |title=Marcel Wanders Pinned Up 25 Years of Design|date= February 2014|id={{ASIN|9491727281|country=uk}} }} 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

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• 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, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2008)
• Mondrian South Beach, Miami, Florida, United States (2008)
• Villa Moda, Bahrain, (2009)
• Casa Son Vida, Palma, Mallorca, Spain (2009)
• Kameha Grand, Bonn, Germany (2009)
• COSME DECORTE 'AQMW' (Absolute Quality Miracle Wonder) Skin Care (2010)
• Monster Chair (2010)
• Tableware for KLM (2011){{Cite web

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• 'Dressed' tableware for Alessi (2011)
• Cosme Decorte 'AQMW' Absolute Quality Miracle Wonder)Makeup (2012)
• Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2012)
• Kameha Grand Zürich (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, Istanbul, Turkey (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 is a product and interior design studio located in Amsterdam, with clients and brands such as Alessi, Baccarat, Bisazza, Christofle, KOSÉ/Cosme Decorté, Flos, KLM, Hyatt, LAUFEN, LH&E Group, Louis Vuitton, Miramar Group, Moooi, Morgans Hotel Group, Puma, Swarovski among others.

In 2001, Marcel Wanders co-founded the design label Moooi, in which he has a three-fold role; he acts as owner, art director and product designer for the company.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

• Wanders Wonders: Design for a New Age (1999) {{ISBN|90-6450-376-1}}
• Marcel Wanders: Behind The Ceiling (2009) {{ISBN|978-3-89955-234-8}}
• Marcel Wanders: Interiors (2011) {{ISBN|978-0-8478-3187-6}}
• Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up 25 Years of Design (2013)) {{ISBN|978-94-9172-728-3}}

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• [http://www.marcelwanders.nl Marcel Wanders Studio]
• [http://www.dofaso.com/skygarden-s1_p291.html Marcel Wanders's Skygarden S1]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160513222318/http://arttube.nl/en/video/Boijmans/DP_Marcel_Wanders Video portrait of Marcel Wanders (Dutch Profiles)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150714234635/http://lux-mag.com/2013/02/28/the-dutch-wanderer/ LUX Magazine Marcel Wanders – The Dutch Wanderer]

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