By Editor Design.nl / 15-12-2009

Daydreams

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will host a dreamlike, multimedia exhibition of works by Marcel Wanders, presenting an installation of objects personally selected by the designer to represent pivotal points in his career.

Using shifting video images, lighting, and sound to illuminate the development of his extensive body of work, Wanders provides the visitor with a unique visual and sensory experience dramatizing the evolution of his designs over the past twenty years.

New films—detailing Wanders’ design process and philosophy in projects ranging from manufactured products, hotel interiors, and limited edition design—make their public premiere in this retrospective installation. The soundscape that accompanies the films provides Wanders’s personal views on design.

A selection of what Wanders considers his most essential works will be on view, among them: "Knotted Chair," "Bell Big Ben Bianco," "Calvin," "Lucky One," "Extra Big Shadow Floor Lamp," "Moosehead," "Crochet Chair," "New Antiques Chair," and "Blow Lamp."

Cappellini Knotted Chair
Designed by Marcel Wanders, 1996
Materials: aramide carbon rope, epoxy
Photography by Marcel Wanders studio

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