Marcel Wanders, a Product Designer

Marcel Wanders, born in 1963, Boxtel, the Netherlands, moves unhindered between materials and disciplines. Wanders studied at the Academy of Arts in Arnhem and worked mostly as a freelance designer before founding his first firm, Wanders Wonders, in 1995. He runs his own studio in Amsterdam and is the art director and designer of the pioneering design firm, Moooi. Wanders Wonders, his studio in Amsterdam, clients companies such as Boffi, Cappellini, DroogDesign, Flos, Mandarina Duck and Magis. Marcel Wanders describes the making of his works as: "I'm here to create an environment of love, live with passion and make my most exciting dreams come true."
A chair made out of rope soaked in glue. An electric lamp in the appearance of a hand-held candle, when blown on, switches on and off. An egg vase created from condoms. Marcel Wanders' products sound odd, but their sly beauty and functionality designs makes the 40-year-old Dutchman an innovative and inventive designer.
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