Marcel Wanders, the works of the visionary designer

Airborne Snotty Vase Coryza by Marcel Wanders

Airborne Snotty Vase. Coryza, Marcel Wanders, Personal Editions Collection, 2001. Made from an enlarged three-dimensional digital recording of the microscopic mucus particles emitted during a sneeze, this vase was constructed from layers of polyamide powder fused together by heat from a laser beam using rapid prototyping technology. Holes to hold flowers were added to the design during the digital editing stage to transform this biological process into a functional vase © Marcel Wanders

Wattcher by Marcel Wanders

Wattcher. Marcel Wanders for Innovaders, 2009. The device plugs into a standard electric socket and displays electrical consumption, encouraging users to reduce their energy use. The design is very clean, having urgency in pointing out energy consumption. Wattcher is more than just a product; it’s a strategy that stimulates awareness, says Wanders © Marcel Wanders

KLM Collection by Marcel Wanders

Onboard business class collection. Marcel Wanders for KLM Royal Dutch, 2011. Onboard tableware complete collection for World Business Class guests, including a range of porcelain plates and bowls, glassware, cutlery, linen and serving trays with true character. Careful attention to detail, service experience, operational aspects, including production, loading and food preparation, as well as environmental considerations such as weight reduction, inform every aspect of the design © Marcel Wanders

Knotted Chair by Marcel Wanders

Knotted chair. Marcel Wanders, 1996. Combining hand-crafted tactile design with high-tech industrial processes, the design begins with an aramid braided cord around a carbon fibre core that is manipulated in the traditional technique of macramé to form the shape of the chair. The slack threads are impregnated with epoxy and hung in a frame to harden, thus using gravity to accomplish its shape © Marcel Wanders

O2SafeAir Mask by Marcel Wanders

O2SafeAir Mask. Marcel Wanders for O2Today, 2018. The first protective mask system allowing wearers to make choices based on what’s best for them. The mask is the world's first made from all-natural materials, has a highly breathable proprietary mesh shell that is machine washable and is equipped with interchangeable filters © Marcel Wanders

O2SafeAir Mask by Marcel Wanders

O2SafeAir Mask. Marcel Wanders for O2Today, 2018. The first protective mask system allowing wearers to make choices based on what’s best for them. The mask is the world's first made from all-natural materials, has a highly breathable proprietary mesh shell that is machine washable and is equipped with interchangeable filters © Marcel Wanders

KLM Collection by Marcel Wanders

Onboard business class collection. Marcel Wanders for KLM Royal Dutch, 2011. Onboard tableware complete collection for World Business Class guests, including a range of porcelain plates and bowls, glassware, cutlery, linen and serving trays with true character. Careful attention to detail, service experience, operational aspects, including production, loading and food preparation, as well as environmental considerations such as weight reduction, inform every aspect of the design © Marcel Wanders

Designer Marcel Wanders, portrait

Regarded by many as an anomaly in the design world, Marcel Wanders has made it his mission to create an environment of love, live with passion and make our most exciting dreams come true. This work excites, provokes and polarises but never fails to surprise for its ingenuity, daring and singular quest to uplift the human spirit, and entertain. Marcel Wanders’ chief concern is bringing the human touch back to design, ushering in what he calls design’s “new age”, in which designer, craftsperson and user are reunited. In his process, Marcel Wanders defies design dogma, preferring instead to focus on holistic solutions rather than the technocratic. In this universe, the coldness of industrialism is replaced instead by the poetry, fantasy and romance of different ages, vividly brought to life in the contemporary moment.