In my first design project I will introduce a famous product designer named Marcel Wanders. Essentially we will learn facts about his life, his work and products he designed and how he is a great influence to people.
Biography:
Source: http://www.marcelwanders.com/marcel/biography/ & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Wanders
Marcel Wanders was born on the 3rd of July 1963 (currently age of 51), in Boxtel, Netherlands. Thus his nationality is Dutch. He is now a resident in Amsterdam, Netherlands.Born in Boxtel, Wanders graduated cum laude from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Institute of the Arts Arnhem in 1988 after being expelled from the Design Academy Eindhoven. He opened his own studio, Wanders Wonders, in Amsterdam in 1995. He founded the Marcel Wanders Studio in 2001. The rest of his biography is mostly about his work which I will include in the next paragraph entitled “Work”.
Work:
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Wanders
Marcel Wanders has three occupations;
- Product Designer
- Interior designer
- Architect
Marcel Wanders is a deeply passionate designer with great ambition and creative imagination.Wanders graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988. It was there that he began to form his philosophy on design, more focused on people than things. “You don’t design for industry, but for individuals,” he says. And with that he crosses boundaries with a distinct style and originality.In his designs Marcel often mixes innovative materials and techniques with references to well known historical styles and archetypes, so users can easily connect to the pieces, enjoying them for a long time and in doing so create sustainable surroundings. At the age of 32 (1995) he opened a studio in Amsterdam. A year later he had worldwide attention for his iconic knotted chair.. In 2001 Marcel co-founded the successful design label Moooi, of which he is also Art Director.Interior projects have become increasingly important in Marcel’s work. As well as Marcel’s employer was known as Alessi (kitchen utensil company,in Italy) and other target stores and many more.
Notable Projects/ Awards:
Source : http://www.hermanmiller.com/designers/wanders.html
An award-winning chair made out of knots (knotted chair) and a chandelier called Happy Hour are just two of the more iconic and fun creations that have come from the ingenious mind of Dutch designer Marcel Wanders. Many of Marcel’s designs have been selected for the most important design collections and exhibitions in the world, like the Museums of Modern Artin New York and San Francisco, London’s Victoria & Albert, Amsterdam’s Stedelijk, and Rotterdam’s Boijmans van Beuningen. In late 2009, Marcel’s first solo-exhibition, Daydreams, opened in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Marcel has been featured in numerous major design magazines including
- Domus
- Interni
- Blueprint
- Design Report
- Frame
- Nylon
- Elle Decoration
- Icon
Also in leading news and lifestyle titles such as
- Esquire
- International Herald Tribune
- Washington Post
- the Financial Times
- New York Times
- BusinessWeek
Notable projects to date include such iconic interior architectural concepts as the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, Kameha Grand hotel in Bonn, the Mondrian South Beach hotel in Miami, Quasar Istanbul Residences, and the Villa Moda flagship store in Bahrain.
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