marc newson essays

marc newson essays At age 40 Marc Newson has already accomplished many things including; chairs, household objects, a bicycle and a concept car to restaurants, a recording studio and interiors of private and commercial jets, for clients in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Newson was born in Sydney, Australia; he spent his childhood years travelling in Europe and Asia. Before graduating in 1984 at Sydney College of the Arts he studied jewellery and sculpture. After 1984 he was awarded a grant from the Australian Crafts Council, (from his work as a student) and staged an exhibition, featuring the Lockheed Lounge, at the Roslyn Oxley Gallery in Sydney. Newson moved to Tokyo (1987 to 1991) after being offered by, Teruo Kurosaki. His work was widely distributed in Europe and Asia. In 1991 Newson set up a studio in Paris. He formed a joint venture, the Ikepod Watch Company, to manufacture the watches he designed, and produced limited editions of aluminium furniture. During the 1990s Newson designed a series of restaurants, a Tokyo recording studio and a retail system for Belgian designer, Walter Von Beirendonck's W. Moving to London in 1997, Newson set up Marc Newson Ltd, for attempting larger projects. He has since designed mass manufactured glassware for Iittala, kitchen and bathroom accessories for Alessi, furniture and household objects for Magis and B Newson has won many awards and exhibited his work widely around the world. He created Bucky, a scul ...