Dutch - Designer | July 2, 1963 -
I collect memories. I look for opportunities to try new things, go to new places, and meet new people all the time.
Marcel Wanders
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I like swimming. I like the beach. I like fast cars. I like speedboats.
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Amsterdam lives and breathes creativity. One moment you walk into a building from the 17th century, and the next you find yourself in a hub of creative start-up companies.
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People like their handbag more than their sofa, and I hate it.
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The fundamental dogma of Modernism - that, if the past is irrelevant to the future, then today is irrelevant to tomorrow - has created a throwaway society of disposable objects. That is sick.
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I think design is the expression of its time and culture.
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If you acquire things, you have to let them go.
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Whatever you put around yourself, you will be the mirror of it. Surround yourself with things you love.
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Amsterdam is a breeding ground for new creative pursuits in many areas fueled by a tolerance and openness to ideas unlike any world city I've been to. There is something for everyone here, especially when you dare to go off the beaten path.
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What's special about Amsterdam is that the city is able to connect worlds that are not otherwise connected.
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I am quite familiar with Dubai and its design scene. I have been a regular visitor for more than 10 years. It is hard to name an area where hospitality, friendship, culture, ambition, and beauty are so highly regarded.
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Modernism is an outmoded way of thinking about design: it just doesn't reflect the way we live now. It always puts forward this idea that the past is irrelevant to tomorrow - and tomorrow is all that matters. But the past is part of who we are.
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