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First Marcel Wanders exhibition since 1999

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 06:40 PM PST

Biggest-ever Marcel Wanders design exhibition opens in Amsterdam.

THE first-ever large scale retrospective of Dutch designer Marcel Wanders 's work is set to go on show in Amsterdam in February.

Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up at the Stedelijk is the designer's first European public show since 1999 and the first major exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum since it reopened in 2012. More than 400 of the Moooi co-founder's designs will be on show, spanning 25 years in the spotlight.

Iconic Wanders pieces such as the Knotted Chair (1995-1996), the Egg vase (1997), the Lace Table (1997) and the Skygarden Lamp (2007) will all be on display, in addition to lesser-known new designs such as the Carbon Balloon Chair (2013), which will make its European debut during the exhibition.

A series of virtual "fantasy interiors" dreamed up by Wanders will also form part of the exhibit and the designer will personally hold a children's workshop on March 2. A series of talks and interviews focusing on his career will also take place at the museum.

A range of Wanders products will be on sale at the museum store and visitors can relax with a specially-designed "Pinned-Up" cocktail, created by the man himself in collaboration with beverage company Bols .

Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up at the Stedelijk will be opened by Amsterdam's Mayor Eberhard van der Laan on Jan 31 and will run until June 15. – AFP Relaxnews

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Khamis, 30 Januari 2014