Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up at the Stedelijk is the designer’s first survey exhibition in Europe since 1999, the first-ever large-scale presentation of Wanders’ work, and the first major design exhibition at the Stedelijk since its reopening in 2012. The exhibition encompasses designs from Wanders’ entire oeuvre, from the late 1980s to the present day. More than 400 objects are on view in the monumental lower-level gallery space in the new wing of the Stedelijk.

Conceived in three parts, the presentation contains a white zone, which offers an analysis of Wanders’ work based on 10 themes (such as craftsmanship, narratives and dialogues, surface, innovation, archetypes, variation, and playing with scale); a black zone presenting work of a more personal and often experimental nature in a theatrical setting; and a lounge where Wanders’ role as Art Director for design brands, including Moooi, is explored.

All of Wander’s iconic works are featured, such as the Set Up Shades lamp (1989), the Knotted Chair (1995-1996), Lace Table (1997), Egg Vase (1997), Airborne Snotty Vases (2001), the New Antiques furniture (2005), and the Skygarden lamp (2007). Also on view are lesser-known pieces together with the Carbon Balloon Chair (2013), which makes its European debut in this exhibition.

JacobTV, alias Jacob Ter Veldhuis, the much-praised Dutch avant-garde pop composer, has created a soundscape especially for the exhibition.