Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up
Marcel Wanders is recognised as one of the most distinguished designers of recent decades. An exhibition at Stedeljik Museum, reflects on his significance as one of the founders of Dutch design label Moooi and his impact on the wider design industry.
Wanders’ international breakthrough took place in 1996 with the Knotted Chair, a combination of high-tech material with a low-tech macramé technique. Initially associated with the avant-garde, conceptual movement of Dutch Design, Wanders soon expanded his practice and found particular success abroad. Wanders has since been noted for his products, furniture, interiors and bold art direction and has worked for globally distinguished brands.
Established in 2001, Wanders is one of the founders of the successful design label Moooi, of which he is also art director. Moooi’s lighting, furniture and accessories are witty and playful. Wanders also produces more experimental pieces under the name ‘Personal Editions’.
‘Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up at the Stedelijk’ is the designer’s first survey exhibition in Europe since 1999, the first-ever large-scale presentation of Wanders’ work, and the first major design exhibition at the Stedelijk since its reopening in 2012. The exhibition encompasses designs from Wanders’ entire oeuvre, from the late 1980s to the present day.
The exhibition also includes the first-ever viewing of an extraordinary series of seven ‘virtual interiors’ created by the designer. The works are autonomous digital films of fantasy interiors, some containing Wanders’ designs, others of interiors never destined to exist in the real world. The videos conjure up a dreamlike world, with subtle movements that hypnotise and immerse the viewer.
To celebrate Wanders’ contribution to Moooi, the Amerstam Mooi store is presenting an exhibition of Wanders’ art direction for the design label. The exhibition will run for the same duration as the exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum.
‘Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up at the Stedelijk’ is on display until Sunday 15 June 2014 at Amsterdam’s Stedeljik Museum in the Netherlands.
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