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׉EEStudiO
Marcel Wanders is a leading product and
interior design studio credited with 1,900+
iconic projects. Under the creative leadership
of Marcel Wanders, who is supported by
Gabriele Chiave since 2014, the multidisciplinary
team of 50+ breathes creativity
across a multitude of projects. Marcel Wanders
works with premium brands such as Alessi,
Baccarat, Bisazza, Christofle, Decorté, Flos,
KLM, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Louis Vuitton,
Morgans Hotel Group, Puma. Today, many of
Marcel Wanders’ designs are celebrated in some
of the most renowned museums in the world,
including the Centre Pompidou (FR), MoMA
(US), and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL).
Marcel Wanders is shaping the design industry
and advocating for a more romantic and
humanistic design thinking. Respecting the past
and the diversity of cultures, Marcel Wanders
develops a contemporary language that is
personal yet a catalyst for the post-postmodernist
era we call the “Contemporary
Renaissance of Humanism”. Rooted in a
humanistic perspective, Marcel Wanders brings
back humanity in the technocratic world of design.
Creating a reality in which designer, craftsperson
and user feel welcomed and embraced. With
each new project, Marcel Wanders defies design
dogma, preferring to focus instead on the holistic,
romantic, surreal, archetypical, rather than the
technocratic. In this universe, the coldness of
industrialism is replaced instead by the poetry,
fantasy and romance of different ages, vividly
brought to life in the contemporary moment.
Marcel Wanders’ work excites, provokes and
polarises, but never fails to surprise, to celebrate
and entertain. Regarded by many as an anomaly
in the design world, it is his mission to create
an environment of love, live with passion and
make our most exciting dreams come true.
marcelwanders.com
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STARBUCKS RESERVE
Starbucks has been on a journey of making premium arabica
coffee for over 40 years. In an effort to raise the level of
exceptional experiences, the brand launched Starbucks
Reserve, pushing its own boundaries of craft and developing
unique roasts through experimentation to elevate brewing
coffee to an art form. Starbucks exhibits this premium coffee
in an evolved, surprising multi-sensory setting where guests
discover the rarest, most extraordinary coffees Starbucks has
to offer. In its unique venues, Starbucks Roasteries, visitors are
introduced to new processes of brewing, aging, infusing and
blending that translate into surprising creations.
Starbucks Roasteries are places of discovery and the enjoyment
of the exceptional. Settings are designed to foster a culture of
human connection, a goal that is shared by Marcel Wanders.
The partnership fosters the mission to inspire and nurture the
human spirit — one person, one design and one place at a time.
It aligns to how Marcel Wanders strives to introduce one-ofa-kind
objects that uplift the human spirit. Both brands share
the philosophies of experimentation, collaboration and craft.
Marcel Wanders and Starbucks Reserve’s goals of eliciting
a meaningful and very personal reaction is the same — be it
through savouring coffee or experiencing a bespoke design.
Both brands desire is to have a positive sustainable impact on
the world. As Starbucks continues to build and operate one of
the world’s largest green retail businesses, Marcel Wanders
seeks to create emotional sustainability through his long
lasting, limited design.
Collaborating through open discussion and experimentation,
Marcel Wanders and Starbucks Reserve present an accord
of form and function. Supporting each others’ concepts, two
global brands marry to create a sum that is greater than its
parts, working together to design a memorable experience, and
ultimately, the meaning they take away from it.
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Starbucks Roastery in Milan. Photo © Matt Glac
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BRIEFING
Create a collection of limited edition iconic pieces ranging from affordable but
exclusive gifts to special and valuable art collectibles, to be sold at Starbucks
Roasteries, flagship stores of premium Starbucks Reserve. The collection should
express both the signature design of Marcel Wanders and the exclusivity
of Starbucks Reserve.
PRODUCT DESIGN
The Tick Tock Key Chain
The Ballerina Spinning Top
The Mad Tamper
The Queen’s Scarf
The Nightwatcher Candle Holder
The Diva Bell
The Sandman Hourglass
The One Minute Bunny
PACKAGING DESIGN
Collection Packaging
VIDEO
‘The Illusion of Time’ Animation
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For Starbucks Reserve, Marcel Wanders created a varied
collection of unique and inspiring products that reflect the
tradition and ritual of coffee. For this collection, a relationship
is artfully forged between coffee and its connection to time in
a new way. Each piece captures the anticipation that builds as
coffee brews, relating to the joy of the human spirit when it’s
finally ready to consume. There is a timeless beauty throughout
the collection that relates to the act of savouring of every sip.
With a modern contemporary twist, each object evokes the
ceremonial notions and time-honoured ritual of coffee-making.
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The collection reflects the ritualised notion of
time involved in the preparation, consumption and
enjoyment of coffee. With a modern contemporary
twist, each object evokes the ceremonial notions of
coffee-making and the time involved in the process.
The collection pays homage to the extraction,
preparation and consumption of coffee, its timeless
beauty and its connection to the human spirit.
The collection will be presented at roasteries in
Seattle, New York, Milan, Tokyo and Shanghai.
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׉E"THE MAD TAMPER
Pressed, for time. This highly-polished
stainless steel tamper crafts time as it
packs coffee grounds. Repeatedly using it
extends extraction time while intensifying
coffee flavour. Savour every sip with this
delightfully designed tamper.
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׉E%THE QUEEN’S SCARF
Wear time well. This luxurious silk scarf
is printed with a stylish medley of coffee
stains, aged clock cogs, spinning wheels,
rabbits, bells, flowers, tropical birds,
butterflies, black and white portraits and
references to Wonderland.
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׉E THE TICK TOCK
A timeless homage to the days of old.
Crafted with interlocking eternal rings,
this brass key chain with gold finish
resembles a pocket watch.
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׉E THE NIGHTWATCHER
Make time stand still. Designed with a
look of cast iron, this durable and elegant
candle holder supports tall candles,
allowing them to flicker and cast shadows
as the hours silently pass by.
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׉ETHE DIVA
A welcoming symbol, the bell is a staple
in the Marcel Wanders world of design.
Denoting a time of gathering around
the table, these ceramic bells with silver
titanium glazing are an inviting call to
connection.
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׉E:THE SANDMAN
The ancient measurement of time.
The enduring symbol of our passing
hours is captured in an inventive shape,
constructed in glass and black metal
with a look of cast iron. A play on the
traditional form of an hourglass, it offers
an interesting perspective on time.
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Bringing the human touch back to
design, this ceramic, 24 carat gold plated
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Marcel Wanders himself. A nod to Alice in
Wonderland, this art collectible expresses
the random beauty that can be captured
in just one minute.
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The pattern that adorns the Queen's Scarf was
created specifically to function as the storytelling
artwork of the collection. Entering the microcosm
of the pattern is like entering the Wonderland,
where the figures of rabbits in a human form float
in a landscape full of tropical flowers and colourful
butterflies, as if suspended in time. Images of
old clocks, cogs & coffee stains are mixed with
quotations on time. The pattern is the main feature
of the packaging, which neatly stores and protects
the design pieces.
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THE ILLUSION OF TIME
From beginning to the end, a journey through time
unwinds. Presented in a time-lapsed format, imagery
moves forward and in reverse while pieces of the
Starbucks Reserve Collection are introduced. At first,
everything happens in slow motion, picking up speed
as the action progresses. With the illusion of turning
back the clock, every moment is filled with palpable
anticipation — like the time spent waiting for coffee to
brew. Gears spin. Sand retracts through the hourglass.
A candle unburns. The film is the embodiment of the
excitement and wonder for what’s coming next. It is a
beautifully art directed visual and audio representation
of what it means to savour every sip with the hopes of
stopping time — if only for a moment.
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Why did you choose a concept around time
to connect to coffee?
Marcel Wanders — With this collection, we wanted
to pay homage to the extraction, preparation and
the consumption of coffee, its timeless beauty and
its connection to the human spirit. There is a ritual
to brewing and making coffee that this collection
celebrates, evoking the ceremonial notions of coffeemaking
and the time invested in the process.
What does time mean to you?
Marcel Wanders — Time is a gift. It is the one constant
in life, right? Enduring and never failing to hold you in
a moment. I spend time on many things, I invest time
in other things, and I even ‘waste time’ day dreaming.
I try to use my time to give back to other people. To
create things that create meaning for others, allowing
them to connect with design and themselves in
meaningful ways.
How does the process of making coffee resemble your
process of design?
Marcel Wanders — Coffee is made in a very intentional
way. Beginning with the hand-selection of the beans,
there is an art to the curating, preparation and roasting
processes that ensue. Sourcing is everything. The
sourcing is reminiscent of our creative process, in that
we bring all the elements of a design concept together,
then share ideas and explore freely. There are nuances
to the finished brew, with different levels — a medium
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or dark roast, for example. And much like our design,
there is the same type of experimentation and time
invested. We collaborate, ask different questions and
evolve in a certain direction, like selecting our preferred
ritual way of coffee-making.
People have been making coffee for generations.
With the concept of ritualised time, how did you make
the collection contemporary?
Gabriele Chiave — We started with looking at the process
of drinking coffee. The intentional passing of time is the
epitome of a leisure activity. We considered the iconic
symbols of time like the hourglass and pocket watch.
From there, we looked at the elements of coffee that
relate to time, and that even affect time in a way, such as
the tamper. To extend the concept and collection further,
we considered the things that reflect concepts of waiting,
anticipation and things that play with the pace of time.
How did you make a human connection with
something as intangible as time?
Gabriele Chiave — Harvesting coffee is such a handcrafted
process, which inspired us to also look in a
certain way and explore an assortment of materials in
this collection — from silk to aluminum to ceramics.
We invested the same attention to details and love for
materials as coffee growers, distributors and lovers do.
Time is abstract, yet time invested in something can
be made real. We wanted the investment of time to
become tangible and felt for ages.
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׉E%Release date: 2018
Client:
Starbucks Corporation
Project Title: The Illusion of Time
Creative Lead: Marcel Wanders & Gabriele Chiave
Project Leader: Jonas Samson
For more information:
joy@marcelwanders.com
+31 20 4221339
marcelwanders.com
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Copyright © Marcel Wanders, 2019
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