Marcel Wanders

I'm not a person who regrets - it doesn't make me smarter to regret something.

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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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I want to create a world with objects and surroundings that are human, more romantic, and less sterile.

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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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Everything has been done. It's not possible to create something completely new, something that has never been seen before. It's only possible to make new combinations, establish new connections between things we usually take for granted.

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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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Great design is so many things all at the same time. It is emotional, functional, and responsive. It creates an unwritten dialogue, a connection, between itself and those who experience it. It is open to interpretation yet created for a specific purpose. It creates meaning and value.

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Luxury is not about the things that you own. It is about something that reflects your personal values, something that shows the choices that you have made in your life.

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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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What's special about Amsterdam is that the city is able to connect worlds that are not otherwise connected.

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Quotes by Marcel Wanders