Marcel Wanders Studio | Virtual Fellowship

Creative Director, Gabriele Chiave, guides us on an exclusive tour of Marcel Wanders’ studio in Amsterdam. Learn more about the inner workings of the studio as they welcome us with who they are and what they do. Then onto the Delft Blue Room to learn about different projects through the lens of art direction. We then see what goes into product design with a “trip” to their Material Library and lastly, to the VIP Room to see some of the interior design project work.

Knowledge and experiences are made to share. It has been a privilege and honor to have been part of this first worldwide virtual fellowship. Hoping to have given a little inspiration and motivation to all students, which will be the future creatives for the coming years.
— Gabriele, Chiave, Creative Director, Marcel Wanders, Amsterdam
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Gabriele Chiave

Gabriele knows no boundaries. Born to diplomat parents, he has lived in France, Dakar, Caracas, Buenos Aires, Rome, Milan and now living in Amsterdam. These experiences enable him to bring a global perspective to design like no other.

He joined Marcel Wanders in 2007, the leading product and interior design studio located in Amsterdam. Together with Marcel, he oversees the studio’s over 1900+ iconic product & interior design experiences globally for private & premium brands such as Alessi, Baccarat, Bisazza, KLM, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Louis Vuitton, Puma and many others.

Marcel Wanders employs 52 design & communication experts, where everyone perceives, breathes & lives creativity across a multitude of projects from in-flight tableware to cosmetics packaging to hospitality interiors. Marcel Wanders’ 30 years of design are in some of the most renowned art & design museums worldwide: Centre Pompidou, France; Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, Stedelijik Museum, Amsterdam a.o.

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