Marcel Wanders is one of the leading product and
interior designers, with thousands of iconic projects
under his name. After working with numerous
luxury brands like Baccarat and Louis Vuitton,
Marcel Wanders announced a new project with
Barovier & Toso during Salone del Mobile 2019.
CovetED had the pleasure of catching up with the
designer at the brand’s stand during the fair.
Marcel Wanders is quite a versatile designer, with projects ranging from
architecture, interior or industrial design. According to the designer, the
best thing about his work is being able to do something unique and new
every day. “I am a proud designer, and as interior designers, we are lucky
we can do the things we love every day”, he said.
When asked about what makes him happy, the designer compared the
design process to a puzzle, where you have all the pieces and you have
to make them fit whilst finding the beauty in it. However, his favourite
part of the process are the difficulties and obstacles you may find along
the way, saying that fixing those issues makes him “eternally happy”.
Marcel Wanders and Barovier & Toso have been working together
for the past seven years, creating one-of-a-kind, eccentric pieces like
rotating chandeliers or glass puppets. But Wanders felt they should
create something incredible that went beyond the idea of a simple lamp,
thus creating the ‘Adonis’ chandelier.
The designer saw his creation for the first time at Salone del Mobile
2019 and was blown away. ‘Adonis’ is a modular chandelier, with several
shapes and sizes, as well as different materials and decorations. “We are
really looking forward to develop this chandelier to be an eternal icon for
the world”, said the designer.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH
Marcel Wanders and Gabriel Chiave
We all agreed that we were going to do a
chandelier like no other, a chandelier that should
have been made a hundred years ago and that
would stay with us forever, a piece that is filled
with contemporary ideas.
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