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Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Dutch, New Zealander

Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition.

Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art.

Marcelis has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aēsop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020.

Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich’s iconic Barcelona Pavilion, which saw the debut of the pair’s timeless Barcelona chair in 1929. For her “No Fear of Glass” exhibition, the designer subverted the original request made to van der Rohe to “not use too much glass” by designing chaise longues, pillar lights and a fountain that feature glass as the main material. The rest of her work is informed by a similarly sophisticated playfulness, as evident in the charming forms she creates — she has designed doughnut-shaped rugs, the multifunctional resin Candy Cube side tables and colorful asymmetrical glass mirrors.

Marcelis has the rare ability to create dynamic and fluid experiences by pushing the limits of craftsmanship. While her enchanting seating, lighting and other furnishings may appear effortless due to their fluid and simple forms, they are the result of relentless attention to detail and venturesome experiments with materiality.

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Creator: Sabine Marcelis
Gesture cc-tapis Stroke Runner Handmade Yellow Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
By cc-tapis, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis the Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool

cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Blue Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis - IN STOCK
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool

Gesture cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Lilla Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis the Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Wool

Boa Pouf in Sulfur Yellow by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Dubai, DU
The donut-shaped Boa Pouf by Sabine Marcelis is perfectly sculptural, a bold graphic form that interrupts interior landscapes with its faultless chunky geometry. This piece of upholstered occasional furniture is rounded and soft, encased in a seamless outer layer that gives it an air-brushed finish: The smooth shape-knit textile...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool, Nylon, Foam

cc-tapis Stroke 2.0 Handmade Yellow Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis - IN STOCK
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis the Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Wool

Gesture cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Green Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Wool

cc-tapis Stroke 2.0 Handmade Nude Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis - IN STOCK
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Wool

Gesture cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Green Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Wool

Sabine Marcelis Contemporary High Cast Resin Candy Cube Side Table Night Stand
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis Freestanding table in mint From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Contemporary Seeing Glass Off Round Wall Mirror, 550, Green, by Sabine Marcelis
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Available sizes: Off Round 450, H450xW380xD25mm Off Round 550, H550xW503xD25mm Off Round 700, H700xW620xD25mm Off Round 900, H900xW845xD25mm Off Round 980, H980xW1000xD25mm Off Roun...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Foil

Contemporary Mirror Off Round Hue #1 by Sabine Marcelis, Sunrise Orange
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A contemporary design classic. In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ a series of glass objec...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Foil

Contemporary Resin Dining Table by Sabine Marcelis, Soap Series, Coconut Cream
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Now a contemporary design classic, Sabine Marcelis’ off-white Soap table, first unveiled at Nomad St Moritz 2018, is a dynamic dinner setting, featurin...
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2010s Dutch Minimalist Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Resin

Ligne Light 1, by Sabine Marcelis, Blown Glass, Neon Light, Glass Table Lamp
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Ligne sculptures were made during a summer artist residency at Pilchuck school of glass. As with many of Sabine Marcelis's explorations with light, these objects were born from a curiosity to explore how a material volume can interact with a single line of light and in this case also how two very different ways of working with glass can elevate eachother. Together with talented neon benders, Sabine Marcelis hand-bent each of the neon lights to wrap around the various glass volumes, accentuating their mass and in turn, the glass volumes filtering the light. Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aesop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich’s iconic Barcelona Pavilion, which saw the debut of the pair’s timeless Barcelona chair in 1929. For her “No Fear of Glass” exhibition, the designer subverted the original request made to van der Rohe to “not use too much glass” by designing chaise longues, pillar lights...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Ligne Collection, 'Light 2 - Pink Neon, White Glass', by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aesop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Hand-Blown Glass Table Lamp, Ligne Collection, Light 1, by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aesop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich’s iconic Barcelona Pavilion, which saw the debut of the pair’s timeless Barcelona chair in 1929. For her “No Fear of Glass” exhibition, the designer subverted the original request made to van der Rohe to “not use too much glass” by designing chaise longues, pillar lights and a fountain that feature glass as the main material. The rest of her work is informed by a similarly sophisticated playfulness, as evident in the charming forms she creates — she has designed doughnut-shaped rugs, the multifunctional resin Candy Cube side tables...
Category

2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Ligne Light 2 - White Neon, Lime Yellow Glass, by Sabine Marcelis, Table Lamp
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Ligne sculptures were made during a summer artist residency at Pilchuck school of glass. As with many of Sabine Marcelis's explorations with light, these objects were born from a curiosity to explore how a material volume can interact with a single line of light and in this case also how two very different ways of working with glass can elevate eachother. Together with talented neon benders, Sabine Marcelis hand-bent each of the neon lights to wrap around the various glass volumes, accentuating their mass and in turn, the glass volumes filtering the light. Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aēsop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Ligne Light 2, Pink Neon, White Glass, by Sabine Marcelis, Glass Table Lamp
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Ligne sculptures were made during a summer artist residency at Pilchuck school of glass. As with many of Sabine Marcelis's explorations with light, these objects were born from a curiosity to explore how a material volume can interact with a single line of light and in this case also how two very different ways of working with glass can elevate eachother. Together with talented neon benders, Sabine Marcelis hand-bent each of the neon lights to wrap around the various glass volumes, accentuating their mass and in turn, the glass volumes filtering the light. Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aesop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Ligne Collection, 'Light 2 - White Neon, Lime Yellow Glass', by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aesop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Blown Glass

Contemporary Floor Lamp Model "TOTEM 60" by Sabine Marcelis, Yellow Resin, Neon
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Table lamp model “Totem” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced in exclusive for SIDE GALLERY Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2018 Resin, Neon (+transformer) Measurements 30 cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Contemporary Floor Lamp Model "TOTEM 60" by Sabine Marcelis, Blue Resin and Neon
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Table lamp model “Totem” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced in exclusive for SIDE GALLERY Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2021 Resin, Neon (+transformer) Measurements 30 cm x 17 cm x 60 H cm 11,81 in x 6,69 in x 23,62 H in Edition Limited edition of 12 + 2AP Sabine Marcelis (b.1985 New Zealand) is a designer living and working in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Raised in New Zealand, she was recognized from a young age for her design abilities, being awarded the New Zealand Young Designer of the Year. Marcelis studied industrial design for two years at Victoria University in Wellington, and continued her studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven, where she graduated in 2011. When graduating the designer was nominated for a fleet of prestigious design grants, such as the ‘Unge Talenter Designpriser’ by the Norsk Designråd, the René Smeets Award, and the Keep an Eye Grant. Since graduating, she has been operating Studio Sabine Marcelis, working within the fields of product, installation and spatial design with a strong focus on materiality. Her work is characterized by pure forms and natural elements such as the reflections of light and water, which she believes highlight material properties. Growing up in New Zealand Sabine was surrounded by dramatic landscapes, always sensitive to the light of the sky, the ocean and the snow on the mountains, the artist was inspired by the communication of the natural elements. Her work captures these beautiful moments in nature on a smaller scale, as objects or installations. Over the last decade, the award-winning designer has become known for her work with resin and glass. Her receptiveness for these two materials is due to their manipulability; sharp angular shapes as well as spineless curves can be protracted giving the artist endless scope for form. Moreover, the translucency of the both materials can be adjusted from sheer transparency to milky or solid opaque finishes. Working in collaboration with industry specialists, Marcelis intervenes in the manufacturing processes using material research and experimentation to achieve new and surprising visual effects, applying a strong aesthetic point of you to the material development processes. The series Candy Cubes is an example of the designer’s complex material investigation; a polyester resin mold is used to cast the piece, followed by an intensive polishing process. The cast resin is light sensitive, as sun rays shine down onto the solid blocks, the light illuminates the edges, sugar coating the sides, making the aptly named “marshmallow” colored candy cube appear edible. As well as playing with natural light, Marcelis also experiments with artificial lighting in her work. The introduction of neon light to her material combinations expresses the relationship between light, color and transparency in a more constant context. In 2015 Marcelis produced the series Dawn Light whereby the introduction of a white neon tube to a series of different geometric resin objects was used to reflect a unique moment in nature; when the sun, clouds and sky all join together, creating a momentary riot of hues. The series was on show at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Holland. Since then Marcelis has continued to work with neon and resin developing complex colour recipes and finishes, resulting in her Totem Series commissioned and sold exclusively by Side Gallery in 2019. The collection is composed of four different sized lighting elements, two table and two standing lamps. The Totems are built with several stacked translucent resin volumes which are slightly rotated on a central axis. The carved-out void where the neon light is inserted allows for a multifaceted play between the twisted planes of polished resin and light reflections. Every angle of the lights is a unique visual experience. As well as designing object pieces, the Dutch designer has a series of impressive installation projects associated with her profile including, the Aesop Vedovelle Fountain, the Dutch Pavilion at Cannes Film festival 2017, a Light installation at Biennale Interieur 2018, The Solo Sun Dial project 2018, Burberry x OC in 2018 and De/Coding ‘Alcantara in the tapestry Rooms’ in 2019. Perhaps her most famous installation was her Shapes of Water or Fendi Fountains installation, first exhibited at Design Miami 2018. The ten water sculptures designed from cast resin were a continuation of Marcelis experience and experimentation in material practices, projecting her own vision her elegant avant-garde creativity corresponded directly with the Fendi philosophy. The designers most prestigious exhibition yet, was her museum show “NO FEAR OF GLASS” in December 2019. The intervention commissioned by Side Gallery in collaboration with the Mies Van de Rohe Foundation, consisted of five original works by the Dutch designer, meticulously placed within the Pavilion. The five pieces were designed to extrude from the architecture itself; two large chaise lounges...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Contemporary Blue Wall Mirror, Off Round Hue #3 by Sabine Marcelis
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ - a series of glass objects resulting from an ongoing s...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Foil

Ligne Light 2 - White Neon, Grey Glass, by Sabine Marcelis, Glass Table Lamp
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Ligne sculptures were made during a summer artist residency at Pilchuck school of glass. As with many of Sabine Marcelis's explorations with light, these objects were born from a curiosity to explore how a material volume can interact with a single line of light and in this case also how two very different ways of working with glass can elevate eachother. Together with talented neon benders, Sabine Marcelis hand-bent each of the neon lights to wrap around the various glass volumes, accentuating their mass and in turn, the glass volumes filtering the light. Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aēsop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich’s iconic Barcelona Pavilion, which saw the debut of the pair’s timeless Barcelona chair in 1929. For her “No Fear of Glass” exhibition, the designer subverted the original request made to van der Rohe to “not use too much glass” by designing chaise longues, pillar lights and a fountain that feature glass as the main material. The rest of her work is informed by a similarly sophisticated playfulness, as evident in the charming forms she creates — she has designed doughnut-shaped rugs, the multifunctional resin Candy Cube side tables...
Category

2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Contemporary Big Round Mirror 122 cm, Seeing Glass Series by Sabine Marcelis
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Color options: Multicolor Cobalt Gold Aubergine (pictured) more colors available upon request About: In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ a series of glass objects resulting from an ongoing study into optical effects created with glass as the primary material. Glass specialists allowed the designers to play around and experiment in their factory to investigate new possibilities and through the use of materials, color and layering, unexpected effects are created which play with ones visual perception as well as the surrounding space. The seeing glass project involved different collections one of them being the off round mirrors...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Foil

Contemporary Floor Lamp Model "TOTEM 170" by Sabine Marcelis, White Resin, Neon
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Floor lamp model “Totem” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced in exclusive for SIDE GALLERY Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2021 Resin, Neon (+transformer) Measurements 18 cm x 17 cm x 170h cm 7,08 in x 6,69 in x 66,92h in Edition Limited edition of 12 + 2AP Since graduating, she has been operating Studio Sabine Marcelis, working within the fields of product, installation and spatial design with a strong focus on materiality. Her work is characterized by pure forms and natural elements such as the reflections of light and water, which she believes highlight material properties. Growing up in New Zealand Sabine was surrounded by dramatic landscapes, always sensitive to the light of the sky, the ocean and the snow on the mountains, the artist was inspired by the communication of the natural elements. Her work captures these beautiful moments in nature on a smaller scale, as objects or installations. Over the last decade, the award-winning designer has become known for her work with resin and glass. Her receptiveness for these two materials is due to their manipulability; sharp angular shapes as well as spineless curves can be protracted giving the artist endless scope for form. Moreover, the translucency of the both materials can be adjusted from sheer transparency to milky or solid opaque finishes. Working in collaboration with industry specialists, Marcelis intervenes in the manufacturing processes using material research and experimentation to achieve new and surprising visual effects, applying a strong aesthetic point of you to the material development processes. The series Candy Cubes is an example of the designer’s complex material investigation; a polyester resin mold is used to cast the piece, followed by an intensive polishing process. The cast resin is light sensitive, as sun rays shine down onto the solid blocks, the light illuminates the edges, sugar coating the sides, making the aptly named “marshmallow” colored candy cube appear edible. As well as playing with natural light, Marcelis also experiments with artificial lighting in her work. The introduction of neon light to her material combinations expresses the relationship between light, color and transparency in a more constant context. In 2015 Marcelis produced the series Dawn Light whereby the introduction of a white neon tube to a series of different geometric resin objects was used to reflect a unique moment in nature; when the sun, clouds and sky all join together, creating a momentary riot of hues. The series was on show at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Holland. Since then Marcelis has continued to work with neon and resin developing complex colour recipes and finishes, resulting in her Totem Series commissioned and sold exclusively by Side Gallery in 2019. The collection is composed of four different sized lighting elements, two table and two standing lamps. The Totems are built with several stacked translucent resin volumes which are slightly rotated on a central axis. The carved-out void where the neon light is inserted allows for a multifaceted play between the twisted planes of polished resin and light reflections. Every angle of the lights is a unique visual experience. As well as designing object pieces, the Dutch designer has a series of impressive installation projects associated with her profile including, the Aesop Vedovelle Fountain, the Dutch Pavilion at Cannes Film festival 2017, a Light installation at Biennale Interieur 2018, The Solo Sun Dial project 2018, Burberry x OC in 2018 and De/Coding ‘Alcantara in the tapestry Rooms’ in 2019. Perhaps her most famous installation was her Shapes of Water or Fendi Fountains installation, first exhibited at Design Miami 2018. The ten water sculptures designed from cast resin were a continuation of Marcelis experience and experimentation in material practices, projecting her own vision her elegant avant-garde creativity corresponded directly with the Fendi philosophy. The designers most prestigious exhibition yet, was her museum show “NO FEAR OF GLASS” in December 2019. The intervention commissioned by Side Gallery in collaboration with the Mies Van de Rohe Foundation, consisted of five original works by the Dutch designer, meticulously placed within the Pavilion. The five pieces were designed to extrude from the architecture itself; two large chaise lounges...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Resin

Ligne Collection, 'Light 2 - White Neon, Grey Glass', by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aēsop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Blown Glass

Contemporary Body Mirror Off Round Hue #2 by Sabine Marcelis, Caramel Orange
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ - a series of glass objects resulting from an ongoing study into optical effects created with glass as the primary material. Glass specialists allowed the designers to play around and experiment in their factory to investigate new possibilities and through the use of materials, colour and layering, unexpected effects are created which play with ones visual perception as well as the surrounding space. The Seeing Glass project involved different collections - one of them being the Off Round mirrors. The Off Round mirrors are continually evolving and expanding, and has developed into the Off Round Hue...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Glass, Mirror

Contemporary Floor Lamp, Curve Light by Sabine Marcelis, Green
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Etage Projects is proud to unveil the new light by the resin-whisperer Sabine Marcelis. The Curve Light is a continuation of the Dutch-Kiwi designer's stud...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Gesture cc-tapis Stroke Runner Handmade Yellow Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
By cc-tapis, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis the Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool

Contemporary Mirror Off Round Hue #4 by Sabine Marcelis, Black
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A contemporary design classic by the Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven collaborated on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ - ...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Foil

Contemporary Pink Resin Dining Table by Sabine Marcelis, SOAP Series
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sabine Marcelis’ SOAP Table is a dynamic dinner setting, featuring her signature resin with a soapy matte surface, now with cylinder column legs a...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Customizable Arco Dew Table by Sabine Marcelis
By Arco, Sabine Marcelis
Located in New York, NY
Celebrated designer Sabine Marcelis introduces a new product: the Dew dining table. Dew marks a departure for Sabine. She’s translated her unique form language into a wooden object, ...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wood

Contemporary Red Body Mirror, Off Round Hue #2, Wall Mirror by Sabine Marcelis
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass’ - a series of glass objects resulting from an ongoing study into optical effects created with glass as the primary material. Glass specialists allowed the designers to play around and experiment in their factory to investigate new possibilities and through the use of materials, colour and layering, unexpected effects are created which play with ones visual perception as well as the surrounding space. The Seeing Glass project involved different collections - one of them being the Off Round mirrors. The Off Round mirrors are continually evolving and expanding, and has developed into the Off Round Hue Collection - a collection of colourful, organic shaped mirrors exclusively available through Etage Projects...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

Materials

Glass, Mirror

Contemporary Seeing Glass Off Round Mirror by Sabine Marcelis, Thin 850, Green
By Sabine Marcelis, Brit van Nerven
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Available sizes: Off Round 450, H450xW380xD25mm Off Round 550, H550xW503xD25mm Off Round 700, H700xW620xD25mm Off Round 900, H900xW845xD25mm Off Round 980, H980xW1000xD25mm Off Roun...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Foil

Sabine Marcelis Contemporary Off Round Wall Mirror Bronze Rotterdam
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis & Brit Van Nerven Wall Mirror model “Copper” from the series “Seeing glass” Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, 2016 Mirror, glass, colourfoil metal mounting system Bronze round wall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Glass, Mirror

Stroke 1.0 by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Dubai, DU
A simple brush stroke is what this area rug conveys, in grade A+, Hand-knotted Himalayan wool. Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was rea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool

Urn for Unwanted Limbs and Other Things by Virginia Leonard Contemporary Ceramic
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Urn for unwanted limbs and other things” Manufactured by Virginia Leonard New Zealand, 2022 Clay, lustre Virginia Leonard ho...
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21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Ceramic, Clay

Contemporary Resin Dining Table by Sabine Marcelis, SOAP Series, Honey Yellow
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sabine Marcelis’ SOAP Table is a dynamic dinner setting, featuring her signature resin with a soapy matte surface, now with cylinder column legs a...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Ceramic a Frock Will Hide Those Sticky Out Bits He Said by Virginia Leonard 2021
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “A Frock Will Hide Those Sticky Out Bits He Said” Manufactured by Virginia Leonard New Zealand, 2021 Clay, resin, pure gold Virginia Leonard holds that sh...
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21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Gold

Contemporary Candy Column Stool / Side Table by Sabine Marcelis, Polished Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sabine Marcelis’ glossy resin candy column side table and stools were first unveiled at Life in Vogue in Milan, creating a dynamic mise-en-scéne with yell...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Contemporary Glossy Resin Side Table, Candy Cube by Sabine Marcelis, 60 cm3
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Seemingly solid objects with a magical glowing edge. The unique translucent and highly polished properties of the material give a magical effect to these multifunctional pieces. Col...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Sabine Marcelis Totem 60 Floor Light Crimson Pink Translucent Resin and Neon
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabien Marcelis Floor lamp model “TOTEM” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced in exclusive for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2018 Resin, Neon (+transformer) Contemporary Lighting Measurements: 30 cm x 17 cm x 60 H cm 11.81 in x 6.69 in x 23.62 H in Edition Limited edition of 12. Sabine Marcelis (b.1985 New Zealand) is a designer living and working in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Raised in New Zealand, she was recognized from a young age for her design abilities, being awarded the New Zealand Young Designer of the Year. Marcelis studied industrial design for two years at Victoria University in Wellington, and continued her studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven, where she graduated in 2011. When graduating the designer was nominated for a fleet of prestigious design grants, such as the ‘Unge Talenter Designpriser’ by the Norsk Designråd, the René Smeets Award, and the Keep an Eye Grant. Since graduating, she has been operating Studio Sabine Marcelis, working within the fields of product, installation and spatial design with a strong focus on materiality. Her work is characterized by pure forms and natural elements such as the reflections of light and water, which she believes highlight material properties. Growing up in New Zealand Sabine was surrounded by dramatic landscapes, always sensitive to the light of the sky, the ocean and the snow on the mountains, the artist was inspired by the communication of the natural elements. Her work captures these beautiful moments in nature on a smaller scale, as objects or installations. Over the last decade, the award-winning designer has become known for her work with resin and glass. Her receptiveness for these two materials is due to their manipulability; sharp angular shapes as well as spineless curves can be protracted giving the artist endless scope for form. Moreover, the translucency of the both materials can be adjusted from sheer transparency to milky or solid opaque finishes. Working in collaboration with industry specialists, Marcelis intervenes in the manufacturing processes using material research and experimentation to achieve new and surprising visual effects, applying a strong aesthetic point of you to the material development processes. The series Candy Cubes is an example of the designer’s complex material investigation; a polyester resin mold is used to cast the piece, followed by an intensive polishing process. The cast resin is light sensitive, as sun rays shine down onto the solid blocks, the light illuminates the edges, sugar coating the sides, making the aptly named “marshmallow” colored candy cube appear edible. As well as playing with natural light, Marcelis also experiments with artificial lighting in her work. The introduction of neon light to her material combinations expresses the relationship between light, color and transparency in a more constant context. In 2015 Marcelis produced the series Dawn Light whereby the introduction of a white neon tube to a series of different geometric resin objects was used to reflect a unique moment in nature; when the sun, clouds and sky all join together, creating a momentary riot of hues. The series was on show at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Holland. Since then Marcelis has continued to work with neon and resin developing complex colour recipes and finishes, resulting in her Totem Series commissioned and sold exclusively by Side Gallery in 2019. The collection is composed of four different sized lighting elements, two table and two standing lamps. The Totems are built with several stacked translucent resin...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Sabine Marcelis Mint Candy Cube Contemporary Side Table or Bed Stand Gloss Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mint Candy cube From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017 High polished single cast resin. Measurements...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Contemporary Off Round Mirror 700, Seeing Glass Series by Sabine Marcelis
By Brit van Nerven, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Available sizes: Off Round 450, H450xW380xD25mm Off Round 550, H550xW503xD25mm Off Round 700, H700xW620xD25mm Off Round 900, H900xW845xD25mm Off Round 980, H980xW1000xD25mm Off Round 1100, H1100xW990xD25mm Off Round Thin 400, H400xW352xD17mm Off Round Thin 650, H650xW548xD17mm Off Round Thin 850, H850xW777xD17mm Available Colours: Blue Bronze Green (pictured) Rosé Silver Custom colours available on request About: In 2013 Sabine Marcelis and Brit van Nerven started collaborating on the project ‘Seeing Glass...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Foil

Ceramic Lamp Fallen Chandelier by Virginia Leonard Clay, Resin, Pure Gold, 2022
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Fallen Chandelier” Manufactured by Virginia Leonard New Zealand, 2021 Clay, resin, pure gold, LED light Virginia Leonard h...
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21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Gold

Sabine Marcelis Contemporary Candy Cube Side Table High Cast Polished Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Candy cube. Nude colour. From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2019 High polished single cast resin. Siz...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Sabine Marcelis Pale Pink Candy Cube Contemporary Design Side Table Cast Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Candy cube. From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2019 High polished single cast resin. Availab...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Contemporary Pink Side Table or Bedside Table, Sabine Marcelis Candy Cube Large
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A contemporary design classic by the Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Seemingly solid objects with a magical glowing edge. The unique translucent and highly polished properties of t...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Contemporary Round Dining Table by Sabine Marcelis, Resin SOAP Series, Lavender
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Now a contemporary design classic, Sabine Marcelis’ Soap table, is a dynamic dinner setting, featuring her signature resin. It is designed with th...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Sabine Marcelis Blue Big Round Contemporary Wall Mirror, Netherlands, 2015
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis & Brit Van Nerven Mirror, model “Big Round” From the series “Seeing Glass” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis & Brit Van Nerven Rotterdam, 2015 Mirror, glass, col...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Glass, Mirror

Gesture cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Blue Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool

Contemporary Lazy Susan Serving Dish by Sabine Marcelis - Blood Orange
By Paul Cournet, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Measures: Closed: Ø 65 x H 8 cm Open: L 65 x W 77 x H 8 cm During the Palazzo Monti x Etage Projects residency the one thing we most enjoyed was to spend time with the other de...
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2010s Dutch Organic Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Marble

Gesture cc-tapis Stroke 2.0 Handmade Nude Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool

Sabine Marcelis Candy Cube Colour Caramel Contemporary Low Side Table Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis Freestanding table in color caramel From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017 Hi...
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2010s Dutch Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Sabine Marcelis Contemporary Wall Mirror Netherlands model "Off Round" thin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis & Brit Van Nerven Wall mirror model “Copper” from the series “Seeing glass” Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, 2016 Mirror, glass, colorfoil metal mounting system ...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Glass, Mirror

Sabine Marcelis Custom Candy Cube Colour Brown Contemporary Side Table Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sabine Marcelis Freestanding table From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2019 High polished single cast ...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

Sabine Marcelis Mint Candy Cube contemporary Cocktail Table Single Cast Resin
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Barcelona, ES
Candy cube. Mint color. From the series “Candy Cubes” Manufactured by Sabine Marcelis Produced for Side Gallery Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2019 High polished single cast resin. Size...
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2010s Dutch Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Resin

cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Blue Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis - IN STOCK
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis the Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool

cc-tapis Stroke 2.0 Handmade Yellow Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis - IN STOCK
By Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis the Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sabine Marcelis Furniture

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Wool

Sabine Marcelis furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Sabine Marcelis furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of resin and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Sabine Marcelis furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Sabine Marcelis were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Piet Hein Eek, Johan Viladrich, and Tellurico. Prices for Sabine Marcelis furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $517 and can go as high as $66,244, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,566.

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