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Marcel Wanders Biography
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1963 |
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Born and raised in Boxtel, The Netherlands
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1986 |
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1st prize in the design contest, 'Olympic Design 1992', USA
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1986 |
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1st prize in the design contest, 'Café Modern’ (Nescafé), The Netherlands
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1988 |
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Graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem, The Netherlands
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1989 |
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1st prize design contest 'Verzamelband', iON Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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1990 |
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3th prize design contest 'Staande indoor lamp', Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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1998 |
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Winner of the 'Woonbeurspin', The Netherlands
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2000 |
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Founded Moooi, an internationally renowned design label. Wanders serves as art director and co-owner.
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2000 |
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George Nelson Award, Interiors Magazine
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2000 |
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Alterpoint Design Award 2000, Milan, Italy
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2002 |
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Man of the Year, MAN (Dutch magazine)
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2003 |
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Selected amongst Europe’s 25 Leaders of Change by Business Week, USA
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2003 |
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Winner of Elle Decoration International Design Award 2003 for ‘Patchwork Plates’, ceramic tableware series
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2003 |
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Winner of Vredeman de Vries Vormgevingsprijs 2003 for ‘Patchwork Plates’, ceramic tableware series
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2003 |
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FX award for Moooi Collection; ‘best furniture or lighting for residential interiors’
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2004 |
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Winner of the Löberschütz design competition in Munich (DE) with design and brand of a new water bottle
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2005 |
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Editor of the International Design Yearbook
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2005 |
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Together with Chef Peter Lute, established LUTE SUITES, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2005 |
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Winner of the Elle Decoration International Design Awards for ‘Carbon chair’, design by Bertjan Pot and Marcel Wanders for Moooi
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2006 |
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Winner of the Elle Decoration International Design Awards ‘Designer of the Year’
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2006 |
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Awarded ‘Designer of the Year 2006’ by Italian magazine Gioia Casa
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2006 |
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Awarded ‘Best interior professional’ for Moooi, Dutch Woonawards 2006
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2007 |
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Visionary! Award for artists of the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2007
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Salone del Mobile. Milan, Italy
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2006
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Salone del Mobile. Milan, Italy
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2006
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Acme Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2005
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Salone del Mobile. Milan, Ialy
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2005
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Hong Kong Electronics Fair. Hong Kong
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2005
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Fabienne Sivera, Paris, France
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2005
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Touch Me: Design and Sensation. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
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2005
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Nest. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2005
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Simply Droog. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Netherlands Museum at FIT, New York, NY
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2004
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Passagen, Cologne, Germany
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2004
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Stockholm Furniture fair. Stockholm, Sweden
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2004
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Reality Machines. Parochial Kirche, Berlin, Germany
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2004
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Interior Design Show. Toronto, Canada
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2004
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Salone del Mobile. Milan, Italy
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2004
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Design Lab Nike. Portland, OR
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2004
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ICFF presentation at Moss. New York, NY
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2004
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100% Rotterdam. Rotterdam Netherlands
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2004
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Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2004
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Bulthaup Center, Design Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia
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2004
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100% design, London, England
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2004
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Creativity Observatory, Genova 2004. curated by Alessandro and
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2004
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Francesco Mendini, Genoa, Italy
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2004
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Woonrai, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2004
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via Milano ‘04. Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2004
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Designers Present. one-minute-sculptures
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2004
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Cibone. Tokyo, Japan; Eindhoven, Netherlands
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2004
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The foreign affairs of Dutch Design. BNO travelling exhibition featuring, Pipe, Airborne Snotty Vase, Mandarina Duck, Netherlands
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2003
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Kunst Woont in 24 uur. VIP chair and Knotted chair, Groningen, Netherlands
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2003
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Can of Gold. Noel Hennessy Furniture, London, England
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2003
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Stoelendans. public vote contest for a new classic chair, nominated VIP chair and Knotted chair, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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2003
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het onstaan der Dingen Woonbeurs Amsterdam RAI, Via Milano,
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2003
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highlights of Salone del Mobile, Amsterdam; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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2003
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Salone del Mobile. Presentation of light installation Pirouette for Swarovski Crystal Palace, Milan, Italy
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2003
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Salone del Mobile (a.o. Cappellini, Moooi, Magis, Flos, Droog Design, Goods), Milan, Italy
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2003
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Reality Machines. Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI), Rotterdam,Netherlands
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