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| Moooi logo | |
| Moooi NYC showroom | |
| Industry | Interior Design |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Founders | Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Breda (HQ), Amsterdam (showroom & brand store), London (showroom), and New York City (showroom & brand store) |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products |
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Number of employees | 45 (September 2014) |
| Website | moooi |
This furniture, interior, and lighting design company known for its “eclectic” collections[1], founded by Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers in the Netherlands in 2001, takes its name from the Dutch word for beautiful (mooi, pronounced “moy”).[2][3] According to Vissers, the extra O is intended to convey “extra value in terms of beauty and uniqueness.”[4] The brand’s mission statement is to “make the environment more beautiful, inspiring, and exciting.” [5] Moooi’s motto is “The Unexpected Welcome.”
History & Ownership
Designer Marcel Wanders and Moooi co-founder and former CEO Casper Vissers began their partnership when Wanders approached Vissers to help him market a designer lamp shade. Together they founded Moooi in 2001 as a platform for unconventional designers to see their designs realized.[2]
Moooi made its international debut at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in 2001, the year of founding. In 2002 entrepreneur Hans Lensvelt, owner of the LENSVELT brand of office furniture, became a 33% owner of the company. Prominent Italian design brand B&B Italia acquired a 50% share in the company in 2006, which it held until 2012.[6] That year, founders Wanders and Vissers became the majority owners again after buying back half of the stock owned by B&B Italia and the remaining shares held by Lensvelt (by this time 10%).[7]In 2015 Wanders and Vissers, who previously owned 50% of the company, again became the majority shareholders.[8]
Vissers stepped down as Moooi CEO in 2015, and he and Wanders announced Robin Bevers as his replacement. Bevers, for 10 years the Managing Director of the Marcel Wanders Studio, will begin his duties as Moooi CEO in September 2015. Wanders continues to act as Art Director and Paul Molenschot as General Manager.[9]
Artistic Direction & Brand Identity
Wanders acts as both the Art Director and the primary designer of Moooi.[9] His Co-Art Director is Desiree de Jong, who has helped shape the direction of the brand since its inception.[10]
Since the brand's inception, photography has been an important part of the Moooi presentation. The brand's identity is positioned "[where] interior design meets...artistic photography and they connect, creating the perfect balance between two inspiring, stylish, and playful worlds."[11]
The company frequently collaborates with acclaimed photographers such as Erwin Olaf to present collections, beginning with the brand’s first Salone del Mobile in 2001. Collaborations have included “Naked Portraits” (2002-2006), “Super Heroes” (2007-2008), “Luxury Accessories” (2008), “Inside the Box” (2012). For Moooi’s new collection presentation in Milan in 2013, Wanders asked Olaf to select photographs from his personal work, a collection of interior design photography. [12] For the 2014 exhibition, the brand collaborated with photographer Massimo Listri[13]. In 2015 it was Rahi Rezvani.[14] Levi van Veleuw's work was installed in the Amsterdam and London showrooms in 2013.[11] Rezvani's work is also currently featured in Moooi's new NYC showroom.[15]
Products
Moooi fabricates and sells furniture designs by founder Marcel Wanders, called “Milan’s Houdini of materials” by the NY Times[2], as well as other “unconventional” designers such as Jurgen Bey, Maarten Baas, Studio Job, Jaime Hayon, Jasper Morrison, Piet Boon, Richard Hutten, and lighting designer Bertjan Pot, amongst other international designers.
Vissers has stated that the company selects work from designers who either approach them with specific pieces or whose pieces catch his or Wanders’ eye.[4] The company carries lighting, seating, accessories, tables, and storage collections. Moooi sells its products in 79 countries via a network of agents, retailers, and distributors. [16]
The design company began to receive international attention in 2004 for the award-winning Light Shade Shade and the Smoke Chair by Maarten Baas. [17] One of the brand’s most iconic signature pieces is the almost life-size horse lamp by Front. The company’s other most popular products include the Random, Raimond, and Heracleum lighting fixtures and the Container table. [18] Bertjan Pot's prop light has also become iconic for the company since its 2014 debut.[19]
Although primarily known for statement pieces and lighting fixtures, Vissers has stated the company’s intention to also include more subtle furniture pieces in their forthcoming lines.[20] Beginning in 2013, the company has begun presenting complete interiors, as also seen Salone del Mobile 2014 in via Savona 56. "Half of the settings are environments you can imagine to be a little bit of a home and the other half are more artistic," Wanders said.[21] The brand calls their new strategy “find your way home.”[22] The 2014 collection includes cushioned seating with bold prints, marble-and-metal tables and lighting, and solid oak and birch dining sets.[20]
In 2014, Moooi introduced brand licensing. Companies are now able to license Moooi products to expand their own lines. The first licensing agreement is with Luxury Hotel Cosmetics who will carry a Moooi-branded line intended to translate “feeling at home” into scent and texture.[4]
In April 2015, Moooi unveiled a new collection at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, which includes a giant rocking horse called Arion, the Power Nap daybed, the Coppelia Light, the Shift Chair, the Raimond Tensegrity Floor Lamp, and a wireless LED grid light called Space-Frame.[21]
In 2015 Moooi also launched a new carpet company, Moooi Carpets, which features high-resolution, photo-realistic carpet designs. In the 2015 Milan exhibition, carpets designed by Studio Job, Ross Lovegrove, and Neri&Hu were shown.[23]
Locations
- The company is headquarted in Breda, the Netherlands, and the Moooi warehouse is located in the same region. [24]
- Moooi’s 700m2 flagship showroom and brand store, opened in 2008, is located in Amsterdam’s Jordaan neighborhood.[25] Until 2013, the showroom and shop was known as the Moooi Gallery and hosted, alongside the company’s furniture, special exhibitions, such as the 2010 exhibition by Lorenzo Petrantoni.[26] In 2013 the brand decided to rededicate the space to showing only Moooi products.
- In 2010, a showroom was opened in London’s Paddington district. (It can be visited by appointment only.)[27] A separate London location is opening in July 2015 at The Residency in the Sea Containers House along the Thames.[28]
- Moooi opened a showroom in Milan’s Zona Tortona in 2010. It was closed in 2013.[29]
- A New York City showroom and brand store opened in April 2015 in a 3,875 ft2 (360 m2) showroom in the city's NoMad area.[15]
- Moooi products are offered in various design stores in 79 countries.[24]
Projects & Collaborations
The interior the Andaz Hotel in Amsterdam was designed by Marcel Wanders using Moooi products. It was named Jetsetter’s 2014 Best Design Hotel.[30]
In 2012 and 2013, Moooi collaborated with Frame magazine to reward the designer who submitted “the best custom-created lamp or furnishing designed for a specific interior” with €25,000. The final winners in 2013, before the competition was discontinued, were designers Itay Ohaly, Thomas Vailly, and Christian Fiebig for their piece “Impulsive Furnishing Unit,” a portable furniture fabrication unit. Entries were judged this year by Jana Scholzte, the Victoria & Albert Museum’s contemporary design curator. Designer Philippe Stark was the judge in 2012, [31] and the winner of the 2012 award was Bertjan Pot, now a frequent collaborator with the brand. [32]
Exhibitions
- New York’s MoMA museum has acquired two of Wanders’ chairs (one produced by Moooi) for its permanent collection.[33]
- In 2013, Moooi collaborated with photographer Erwin Olaf to present The Unexpected Welcome during Milan Design Week’s 2013 Salone del Mobile, where Moooi has exhibited every year since the company’s founding.[34][35]
- During Milan Design Week 2014, Moooi presented their new collection against a backdrop of statement interior photography by Massimo Listri.[36].[37] This exhibition was also called The Unexpected Welcome, Moooi’s brand tagline. [38][39]
- At the 2015 Salone del Mobile in Milan, Moooi debuted their 2015 collection, including the new carpet collection, alongside the photography of Rahi Rezvani.[23][14]
- Moooi also created online walkthroughs of the 2013[40], 2014[41], and 2015[42] Salone del Mobile exhibitions to extend their accessibility.[43]
- Moooi paired with Listri for an exhibition at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York in May of 2015, where the brand previously exhibited in 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2004.[44]
- Wanders’ Mermaids project, a photographic collection of human “mermaids” exploring Moooi’s lighting and furniture collection, showed at the London Design Festival in 2011. [45] The brand also appeared in the 2013 and 2012 editions of this festival.[17]
- Moooi exhibited at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in 2013, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003.[17]
- Moooi has also exhibited several times at Design POST during the imm Cologne furniture trade show, in 2013, 2012, and 2007 as well as in Cologne’s Orgatec fair for interior office design in 2012.[46][47]
- Additional exhibitions Moooi has participated in include:[17]
- Amsterdam’s Via Milano New Dutch Design exhibitions 2002–2006 and 2008–2010;
- The 2011 HD Expo & Conference in Las Vegas;
- The CIBONE exhibition at Designtide Tokyo in 2008[48];
- The 2004 “Brilliant” exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London;
- The 2003 “Somewhere Totally Else” exhibition at the London Design Museum;
- The 2002 Dutch Design exhibit at Apartment Zero in Washington, D.C.;
- The “Skin: Surface, Substance and Design” exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian design museum (2002);
- The 2002 Milan in a Van exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum;
- 100% Design in London 2002–2004 and 2006[49];
- A 2001 exhibition at the LIMN gallery of contemporary art in San Francisco, California; and
- The 2001 traveling Hitec-Lotec ehibition in the UK.
Awards & Recognition
- The Light Shade Shade by Jurgen Bey won the 100% Design Blueprint Award for the Best Design of 2002 as well as the Elle Décor UK award for the 2002 Best Lighting Design and the Elle Décor International award for Lighting & Accessories.[17]
- Winner of the FX International Interior Design Award for Best Furniture & Lighting.[17]
- The Carbon Chair and City System were nominated for the 100% Design Blueprint award for Best Product of 2004.[17]
- In 2006, Moooi was awarded the Woon Award for Best Home Interior Professionals.[50]
- In 2006, Wanders was named Elle Décor’s Designer of the Year.[51]
- The Paper Chandelier by Studio Job was awarded the 2007 Elle Décor International Design Award for the Best Lighting Design.[17]
- The Heracleum chandelier by Bertjan Pot was shortlisted for the London Design Museum’s 2012 Designs of the Year.[52] All shortlisted designs were exhibited at the museum.
- The 2013 “Unexpected Welcome” exhibition at Milan’s Salone del Mobile, a collaboration with photographer Erwin Olaf, was nominated for the 2013 Rotterdam Design Award.[53]
- The brand was the winner of the 2014 LEF Award for boldness in the first EH&I awards by Dutch interior design magazine Eigen Huis & Interieur (“Own House & Interior”).[54]
- The Prop Lamp by Bertjan Pot won Moooi the Best Lighting Brand design award from Harper’s Bazar Interiors magazine.[55]
Links
- “Moooi website”
- "Moooi carpets"
- "Moooi Luxury Hotel Cosmetics"
- “Marcel Wanders website”
- “B&B Italia website”
- “Frame Moooi Award website”
- “Studio Job website”
- “Bertjan Pot website”
- "Moooi on Deezeen"
References
- ^ Kumurdian, Dijana (August 1, 2014). "Moooi co-founder Casper Vissers on the business of design". Vogue Australia.
- ^ a b c Pearlman, Chee (April 12, 2001). "From Artiste to Entrepreneur". NY Times.
- ^ a b c Ryder, Bethan (April 7, 2014). "The Business: Casper Vissers of Moooi". Telegraph.
- ^ "Moooi's CEO talks business". Design.daily. July 28, 2014.
- ^ Minutillo, Josephine (April 7, 2014). "Dispatch from Milan: Design Week in Preview". Architectural Record.
- ^ "Moooi founders regain ownership of brand". Dezeen. March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Moooi founders regain majority share". Marcel Wanders website.
- ^ a b "Moooi co-founder and CEO Casper Vissers steps down after 14 years". Dezeen. May 31, 2015.
- ^ Moore, Enya (June 11, 2014). "90 Minutes of Frame: Desiree de Jong". FrameWeb.
- ^ a b "Visit our showroom in Amsterdam!". Moooi.com. August 13, 2013.
- ^ "Genomineerd door Ineke Hans: MOOOI EN ERWIN OLAF voor The Unexpected Welcome, Milaan 2013". Design Prijs.
- ^ "Milan 2014 presentation". Moooi.com.
- ^ a b "Salone Del Mobile 2015 Presentation". Moooi.com.
- ^ a b "Moooi Arrives in NY". Archiproducts. May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Moooi contact page". Moooi Contact.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Moooi's CV". Moooi company page.
- ^ Lasky, Julie (April 16, 2014). "In Milan, Putting a Pretty Face on It". NY Times Home & Garden.
- ^ Marnati, Nicole (April 26, 2014). "horizontal and vertical prop lights by bertjan pot for moooi". Design Boom.
- ^ a b "Designs by Marcel Wanders and Studio Job feature in Moooi's latest collection". Dezeen. April 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "Moooi's Milan show featured huge photographs,live music and a giant unicorn rocking horse". Dezeen. April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Find your way home to Moooi's Unexpected Welcome at Moooi London". London Design Festival. April 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "Moooi launches carpet company that can print photo-realistic designs". Dezeen. April 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Moooi locations". Moooi contact page.
- ^ Duijsens, Florian (June 22, 2011). "10 of the best high-end shops in Amsterdam". The Guardian.
- ^ "Moooi gallery Amsterdam". Lorenzo Petrantoni’s portfolio.
- ^ Labarre, Suzanne (September 29, 2010). "From Artiste to Entrepreneur". Fastco Design.
- ^ "Moooi Residency at Sea Containers House". London Design Festival website.
- ^ "Moooi Showroom Milan". Marcel Wanders website.
- ^ "The 2014 Best of the Best Hotel Awards". Jetsetter.
- ^ "Impulsive Furnishing Unit is the winner of the 2013 Frame Moooi Award". Frameweb. April 10, 2013.
- ^ "Frame Moooi Award 2012" (PDF). Moooi press release. May 2012.
- ^ "Marcel Wanders in the MoMA collection". MoMA website.
- ^ Caula, Rodrigo (April 12, 2013). "Erwin Olaf in Moooi's Unexpected Welcome Show". designbloom.
- ^ "Unexpected Welcome exhibition by Moooi". Dezeen. April 21, 2013.
- ^ "Milan News: Styling at Moooi". Despoke. April 11, 2014.
- ^ Voyatzis, Costas (April 23, 2014). "Best of Milan Design Week 2014". Yatzer.
- ^ Kumurdian, Dijana (April 9, 2014). "Moooi's Unexpected Welcome exhibition at Milan Design Week 2014". Vogue Living Australia.
- ^ "MEET: Marcel Wanders of Moooi". Singapore Home & Decor. April 23, 2014.
- ^ "360 panorama of our presentation during Salone del Mobile 2013 at Via Savona 56". Moooi.com.
- ^ "360 panorama new collection presentation Salone del Mobile 2014". Moooi.com.
- ^ "360 panorama new collection presentation Salone del Mobile 2015". Moooi.com.
- ^ "Moooi creates interactive experience to share Milan showroom with digital visitors". Dezeen. April 9, 2014.
- ^ "Exhibitor List: Moooi". ICFF website.
- ^ "Mermaids by Marcel Wanders for Moooi". Dezeen. September 17, 2011.
- ^ "Moooi at Design Post Cologne 2012 (in Dutch)". Wonen Blog.
- ^ "Moooi at Design Post Cologne 2013" (PDF). Moooi press release.
- ^ "Designside Tokyo 2008". CIBONE website.
- ^ "Moooi at 100% Design London 2012". Design Boom.
- ^ "Woon Award for IKEA (in Dutch)". Adformatie.
- ^ "Marcel Wanders biography". Marcel Wanders website.
- ^ Dominy, Katie (February 16, 2012). "2012 Designs of the Year". designprijs.
- ^ Hans, Ineke. "2013 Rotterdam design prize nomination". designprijs.
- ^ "Eigen Huis & Interieur announces first design award winners (in Dutch)". Eigen Huis & Interieur. January 28, 2014.
- ^ "Harper's Bazar Interior Design Awards 2014 winners". Harper’s Bazar Interiors.
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