Marcel Wanders (Dutch 1963-) Two 'Crochet' Side Tables, designed 2001 cotton and epoxy, unique pieces (30cm x 60cm x 30cm and 30cm x 30cm x 30cm) Footnote: Designer and art director Marcel Wanders’ work is known for its unconventionality, creativity, and innovation. This is no clearer than in his ‘ Crochet’ furniture series created using epoxy and cotton to produce delicate and intricate pieces of hand-sewn crochet. Wanders graduated from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Institute of the Arts Arnhem in 1988 in his home country of Holland, and went on to open his eponymous and celebrated studio in Amsterdam in 1996. Wanders’ work has gained critical acclaim for his combination of ‘high-tech’ materials with ‘low-tech’ production models, which we can note with this piece in its combination of the traditional craft of crocheting and the use of epoxy resin. These elegant side tables offer a contemporary take on the art of crocheting, which still results in the production of a functional and sleek piece of furniture. Wanders has won various design prizes, held the solo exhibition ‘ Daydreams ’ in the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2009 and a major museum retrospective at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum in 2014.