Profile overview
Who is Sabine Marcelis?
Sabine Marcelis is an inventor associated with Netherlands and New Zealand. Their documented work in consumer & home includes IKEA VARMBLIXT LED table/wall lamp, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.
Sabine Marcelis designed IKEA’s VARMBLIXT circular LED table/wall lamp, using its doughnut-shaped glass body as both a functional light source and a sculptural domestic object. IKEA calls the form iconic, retains the original lamp in its range, and is launching a smart colour-shifting version in 2026.
What did Sabine Marcelis invent?
designed IKEA’s VARMBLIXT lighting collection, including the circular glass LED table/wall lamp
What did Sabine Marcelis accomplish?
VARMBLIXT translated Marcelis’s material-led lighting approach into a widely available IKEA product and continued into a Matter-compatible smart-home iteration.
What is known about Sabine Marcelis today?
IKEA’s 7 January 2026 announcement documents Marcelis discussing the new smart VARMBLIXT and a 2027 collaboration.
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