Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2024 designer of the year, Sabine Marcelis is an artist and designer who runs her practice in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Marcelis began working within the fields of product, installation and spatial design, with a strong focus on materiality and sensorial experience. Her work is characterised by pure forms which highlight material properties.

She intervenes in the manufacturing process, using material research and experimentation to achieve new and surprising visual effects for projects both showcased in museums and commissioned by commercial clients and fashion houses.

Marcelis' work has been acquired into the permanent collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and The National Gallery of Victoria among others.

She recently collaborated with Japanese artisans for London Design Festival and created a water fountain in Amsterdam's biggest and most famous park.

Studio Sabine Marcelis has been shortlisted in the designer of the year category of Dezeen Awards 2024.