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Marcel Wanders

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When did you realise you wanted to be a designer?

Wednesday, June 16th, 1982, 11:32 when I was forcefully kicked out of the Design Academy Eindhoven.


What is artificial light for you?

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?

“I learn from the Best”.


What is the next object you’d like to design?

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?

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.

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