Alessandro Mendini 1, Alfredo Häberli 3, Álvaro Siza 1, Antoine et Manuel 1, Antoni Gaudí 17, Arquitectura-G 1, Cristian Zuzunaga 1, Doshi Levien 1, Eduard Samsó 1, Ettore Sottsass 3, Eugeni Quitllet 2, Färg & Blanche 1, Isabel Gamero 1, Jaime Hayon 29, Jordi Badia 1, Jordi Pérez 1, Josep Maria Jujol 1, Klas Ernflo 5, Konstantin Grcic 7, Lluís Clotet 5, Muller Van Severen 7, Oscar Tusquets 20, Otto Canalda 2, Pepe Cortés 6, Ramón Úbeda 1, Ronan Bouroullec 9, Sabine Marcelis 1, Salvador Dalí 11, Serban Ionescu 4, Stephen Burks 2, Willo Perron 1, Xavier Mañosa 1
BY SABINE MARCELIS
STEDELIJK Chair
The STEDELIJK Chair: Sabine Marcelis’s first chair is launched at the Stedelijk Museum
The Stedelijk Chair is the first chair by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. Commissioned by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, renowned for its design collection, the Stedelijk Chair was born from a specific need—to create a timeless seat for the Stedelijk Museum’s new entrance sculpture hall and bar area designed by architect Paul Cournet.
“With the Stedelijk Chair, I aimed to create a timeless design, sculpted in 100% aluminium, complementing the museum’s redesigned entrance.” — Sabine Marcelis, designer of the Stedelijk Chair
This visual presence is aided by a versatile and stackable structure fit for the different locations of the museum. Marcelis merges timeless design and sculpture in a chair that is lightweight and made of a 100% aluminium body. Its flowing silhouette compliments the smooth white form of the Stedelijk Museums exterior and the different renewed spaces.
“For the Stedelijk’s new entrance hall, the refurbishment had to be both timeless and radical. We aimed to create a space that can express its inner qualities: being a sculpture hall as well as a public space for the city of Amsterdam and allow all kinds of new activities to emerge from it.” — Paul Cournet, architect and designer of Don Quixote Sculpture Hall.
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The STEDELIJK chair showcases Marcelis’ design prowess with an uninterrupted line of aluminium and stripped-back design. It’s a striking design statement for the museum’s fresh new spaces.
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