There are a lot of objects in our lives, or things we’ve seen online, that are the product of a particular designer’s imagination, but we might not know whose. Marc Newson has designed so many products—from mass-produced everyday items to airplanes, boats, and even a samurai sword—that it’s likely you’ve noticed one, or even have one in your home.
Lockheed lounge chair, aluminum/glass-reinforced plastic/metal, 1988. © Marc Newson
All About Marc Newson Works: 84-24
The new volume, Marc Newson Works: 84-24, is an encyclopedia of the Australian designer’s output. He has lived and worked in Sydney, Tokyo, Paris, and he currently resides in the UK where his company, Marc Newson Limited, has been based since 1997. His clients include Louis Vuitton, Montblanc, Hermès, Nike, and Dom Pérignon, to name only a very few.
Quobus Modular Shelving, various materials, 2015/2021. © Marc Newson
I’ve been fortunate enough to interview Newson several times, on topics ranging from a set of kitchenware for Tefal to that samurai sword, the latter by phone while he was walking on a beach in Greece, where he was on vacation with his family. (Sadly, my editor subsequently removed all mention of the sword and Newson from the article on Japanese Design.)
Story by Stephen Treffinger / Photography Courtesy of Marc Newson
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