Studies for a Mosque by Marcel Wanders for Moooi Carpets Past and future meet in Marcel Wanders’ Studies for a Mosque, where mystique and tradition embrace within the three-dimensional geometry of today.
The sacred mathematics of nature and divine flourish in a pattern characterised by unprecedented opulence and precious ornamental features.
The divine is translated in the diverse details of four designs that have been endlessly perfected to decorate any kind of interior.
Marcel Wanders grew up in Boxtel, the Netherlands, and
graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988. Currently, he is
an independent industrial product designer operating from Amsterdam where he
runs his own studio designing products and interiors for the best international
labels, including Moooi (of which he is art director), Cappellini, Bisazza,
Mandarina Duck, B&B Italia, Vitra, Kartell, Moroso, Cassina, Droog Design, Flos
and Boffi. He also works on architectural projects as well as interior design.
Wanders collaborates in other design-related projects such as the Vitra Summer
Workshop where he has served as a project leader and he is among the first and
most important designers of Droog design. Wanders has been a juror for various
prizes such as the Rotterdam Design Prize (for which his own products were
nominated several times) and the Kho Liang Ie prize. He lectured at SFMoMA,
Limn, the Design Academy, Nike, IDFA, FutureDesignDays and has taught at various
design academies in the Netherlands and abroad.