Marcel Wanders
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When did you realise you wanted to be a designer?
MW: Wednesday, June 16th, 1982, 11:32 when I was forcefully kicked out of the Design Academy Eindhoven.
What is artificial light for you?
MW: Artificial light is light resulting of intentional human creation, I consider human creation a natural phenomenon and so “I classify artificial light as Natural”.
Why do you like working with Flos?
MW: “I learn from the Best”.
What is the next object you’d like to design?
MW: I was always sad Earth has one single lonely moon, I would love to create two more.
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Is there a great designer, artist, or musician you regard as a point of reference for your work?
MW: There is an endless amount of creatives and non-creatives I have learned from,pointing out only One would be unrespectful. I rather recognize my whole brother- and sisterhood of creatives.