Sabine Marcelis
Explore Sabine Marcelis’s impact on art, design, and architecture, and discover the inspirations behind their visionary work.
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Sabine Marcelis designs an inflatable sunset-coloured maze at CoachellaThe surreal installation was designed to be a place of refuge and wonder for festival-goers
By Lina Abascal Published
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Sabine Marcelis has revisited her Ikea lamp and it’s a colourful marvelSabine Marcelis’ ‘Varmblixt’ lamp for Ikea returns in a new colourful, high-tech guise
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Ten out-of-this-world design exhibitions to see in 2026From contemporary grandes dames to legends past, and ‘non-human’ design: here are ten design exhibitions we’re looking forward to seeing in 2026
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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The first-ever lava lamp has been reissued, alongside a new giant versionThe manufacturer of the 1960s design icon presents a new, 3m-tall lava lamp, as well as a limited-edition take on the first ‘Astro’ lamp, in collaboration with Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis
By Anna Solomon Published
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Sabine Marcelis creates luminous new installations at Apple ParkApple’s most Instagrammable new launch isn’t the latest iPhone; artist and designer Sabine Marcelis evokes the company’s new era of transparent design
By Gregory Han Published
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SolidNature and Sabine Marcelis make a splash with ‘The Vondel Fountain, Stacked’ in AmsterdamWe see stone company SolidNature’s fountain unveiled during Amsterdam Fashion Week, and speak to its CEO learn about the brand’s past and future
By Ali Morris Published
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Sabine Marcelis unveils new burgundy Lava LampSabine Marcelis designs a new burgundy Lava Lamp for Mathmos, her second design for the brand, initially imagined for the designer's VitraHaus interiors and available as a limited edition from October 2024
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Sabine Marcelis' colourful overhaul of VitraHaus is so delicious you'll wish you could move inSabine Marcelis brings elements from her own home to the interiors of the VitraHaus Loft, including a pink bathroom and mint green conversation pit
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Sabine Marcelis' new 1000 Miglia trophy ‘celebrates the deep and lasting bond between pilot and co-pilot’1000 Miglia 2024 features trophies and medals by Sabine Marcelis in collaboration with Brescia's Palazzo Monti, as the week-long vintage car race crosses the finishing line on Sunday 15 June
By Léa Teuscher Published
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2024 horoscope: design for every star signFor the Wallpaper* 2024 horoscope, we asked Italian astrologist Lumpa what the year has in store, and what design objects each star sign will love
By Lumpa Published
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Takashi Murakami and Ryan Murphy headline Wallpaper* November 2023In the Wallpaper* November 2023 Art Special, discover Takashi Murakami’s pandemic-inspired creatures, producer Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood HQ, 20 years of Frieze and more, on newsstands today
By Sarah Douglas Published
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Sabine Marcelis’ lava lamp elevates the classic design’s magicSabine Marcelis has worked with Mathmos on a special edition lava lamp to mark the design’s 60th anniversary
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Sabine Marcelis designs sculptural objects to enhance your La Prairie routineDutch designer Sabine Marcelis on her ongoing collaboration with luxury skincare brand La Prairie
By Mary Cleary Published
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Sabine Marcelis radically reinterprets Renault TwingoSabine Marcelis’ Renault Twingo is a conceptual recreation of the cult 1990s city car that re-evaluates light, transparency, form and function
By Jonathan Bell Published
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SolidNature’s stone garden of wonders at Milan Design WeekSolidNature taps OMA and Sabine Marcelis for a dreamlike Milan Design Week installation
By Laura May Todd Published
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Ikea and Sabine Marcelis' luminous new collaboration is now available to buyIkea and Sabine Marcelis present the much-anticipated ‘Varmblixt’ collection: now available online, the collection features conceptual lights that ‘bounce off the wall’, as well as home accessories and glassware inspired by Marcelis' recurring donut shape
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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In the loop: the making of Sabine Marcelis’ neon circles of lightBy Cara Gibbs Last updated
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Sabine Marcelis creates rainbow of furniture for Vitra Design MuseumDesigner Sabine Marcelis was invited to create an immersive installation for Vitra Design Museum, rearranging its Schaudepot location into a rainbow of furniture (on view until May 2023)
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Fendi celebrates a decade of Design Miami with a series of fountains by Sabine MarcelisBy Yoko Choy Last updated
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Sabine Marcelis’ swivelling marble seats bring London square to lifeLondon Design Festival 2022: Sabine Marcelis presents Swivel (until November 2022), in partnership with Almacantar and with natural stone by SolidNature
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Design figures on the scents they find sanctuary in at homeSabine Marcelis, Farshid Moussavi, Alice Rawsthorn, and Formafantasma share the frangrances filling their homes during lockdown
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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La Prairie collaborates with ECAL students for design initiativeMentored by Sabine Marcelis, six students from the renowned university create original pieces inspired by Swiss design
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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Sabine Marcelis wins Wallpaper* Designer of the Year 2020Between fountains for Fendi, donut-shaped rugs, and a takeover of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis has widened the spectrum of what light, glass and resin can do
By Rab Messina Last updated
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London Design Festival 2022: design highlights from across the cityLondon Design Festival 2022 brought us a life-sized media platform, public seating by Sabine Marcelis, and exhibitions across the city’s districts
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Natuzzi’s new furniture exudes Mediterranean attitudePart of Natuzzi’s ‘Circle of Harmony’ creative series, its new furniture collections feature pieces by Sabine Marcelis, Formafantasma, Marcel Wanders Studio, Patrick Norguet and more
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Tony Chambers on reworking ritual and worship for this year’s truly elevating Handmade questBy Tony Chambers Last updated
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Baroque and roll: an extraordinary Austrian castle plays hosts to a show of young designersBy Sujata Burman Last updated


