MARC NEWSON

MAR KNEW SON EMBRYO CHAIR 1988

DESIGN & SOCIETY TASK

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Nicholas Perillo_3436412 _June 2015

CONTENTS

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Intro

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Marc Newson

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Key Works

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Embryo Chair

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Embryo Chair Technical Drawings

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Concept Sketches

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Reflection

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References

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INTRODUCTION

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arc Newson is undoubtedly Australia’s most successful designer to date and arguably the most influential designer of the 21st century. He has even been included in Time Magazines Most Influential People in the World, and is the recipient of countless awards and achievements including most recently being created CBE by her majesty Queen Elizabeth II.(Marc-newson.com, 2015) This document will touch on Newson as a designer, some of his most recognisable works and documents the iconic Embryo Chair in detail.

Using the Embrio Chair, and Newsons design style as inspiration, I have come up with a number of furniture design concepts.

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MARC NEWSON

Sydney born Australian Industrial designer, now based in London.

Work now accounts for almost 25% of the total contemporary design art market. (Marcnewson.com, 2015) Studied Jewellery at the Sydney College of the Arts. He spent much of his childhood travelling and continues to travel widely with his work

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Worked with the likes of Cappellini, Ikepod, Ideal Standard, Magis, Biomega, Samsonite, Tefal, Alessi, Ford Motor Company, G-Star Raw, Quantas airlines and Apple among others.

KEY WORKS Lockheed Lounge 1986

Newson’s most iconic and recognisable piece recently broke its own record for the most ever paid for a product by a living designer Selling at auction for US$3.7million(Stone, 2015).This is of course the famous Lockheed Lounge.

Horizon 2006 - Ikepod Watch Newson was involved with and cofounded Ikepod watches between 1986, when he designed the first ‘pod’ watch and 2012 after the Ikepod hourglass was released in 2011.

Ford 021C Concept Car 1999 - Ford Motor Company Newson’s first and most famous attempt at car design released at the 1999 Tokyo Motor show to much criticism. Today though it is widely recognised as a design icon.

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EMBRYO CHAIR 1988 - Idee

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The chair is shaped in a fluid biomorphic form with the back and seat forming one amoeba shaped piece. The back and seat are made of polyurethane foam covered in fluorescent pink sponge neoprene, zippered down the back and supported on three legs of lacquered tube steel. The front legs are right angled into the body of the seat through a hollow tube strengthened by outer aluminium flanges Description form the Powerhouse Museum Website

Materials: • Neoprene fabric • Moulded polyurethane foam (PUR) • Extruded steel (Cromed)

Weight : 23 Kg Seat height: 450mm

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REFLECTION

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tudying Marc Newson’s incredibly successful career and iconic designs, has been very rewarding. Many of his designs I had already known about but I had never linked them all to the one name. Newson’s design process is inspired by the materials he is using and their perceived limitations. This is something I strongly relate to, in that I am a maker and my designs evolve every time I learn a new skill or discover a new process.

Newson is famous for ‘designing almost everything’.

I didn’t and still don’t have any real direction for the future of my design career, but evidently neither did Newson. This is very comforting to me to know, that specialisation in one particular field is not necessarily the only way to success. What I have learnt about Newson will undoubtedly influence my work long into the future, but it has also inspired me to learn as much as possible about other designers, what they have A materials perceived limitation for Newson is not a designed and how they go about their design process. limitation but a challenge. A challenge to sculpt the impossible form, from the most unlikely material. And Newson is as much an artist as he is a designer, sculpting what is often termed as ‘design art’.

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REFERENCES Adams, Ariel. ‘10 Interesting Facts About Marc Newson’s Watch Design Work At Ikepod | Ablogtowatch’. aBlogtoWatch. N.p., 2014. Web. 20 May 2015.

Apple Watch Edition. 2015. Web. 20 May 2015.

Barribeau, Tim. ‘Pentax Japan Discontinues Marc Newson-Designed K-01 Compact System Camera (UPDATED)’. Imaging-resource.com. N.p., 2013.

Web. 20 May 2015.

Bukowskis,. ‘A Marc Newson Coral Red Neoprene ‘Embryo Chair, - Bukowskis’. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 May 2015.

Burns, Matt. ‘12 Of Marc Newson’S Most Iconic Designs’. TechCrunch.

N.p., 2014. Web. 3 May 2015.

Burns, Matt. ‘12 Of Marc Newson’S Most Iconic Designs’. TechCrunch.

N.p., 2014. Web. 3 May 2015.

Crossland, Don. ‘Kontaktmag | Modern Living – Forward Thinking Ikepod Horizon : Kontaktmag | Modern Living – Forward Thinking’. Kontaktmag. com. N.p., 2008. Web. 20 May 2015.

Designer People S2 Ep3 - Marc Newson. Australia: SBS 2, 2012. video.

Marc Newson | Designer People. 2015. Web. 20 May 2015.

Marc-newson.com,. ‘Marc Newson Ltd’. N.p., 2015. Web. 3 May 2015.

Morgan, Conway Lloyd. Marc Newson. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003.

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Newson, Marc. Marc Newson: When Marc Newson Was Catapulted Into Stardom With His Lockheed Lounge Sculpture, He Had Barely Left School.

2009. TV. Pentax K-01 By Marc Newson. 2013. Web. 20 May 2015.

Powerhousemuseum.com,. ‘88/661 Chair, ‘Embryo’, Neoprene/ Polyurethane/ Steel, Designed By Marc Newson, Made By Dedece, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988 - Powerhouse Museum Collection’. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 May 2015.

Stevehuffphoto.com,. ‘The Pentax K-01 Camera Review – Design Masterpiece Or Design Fail? | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS’. N.p., 1620. Web. 20 May 2015.

Stone, Madeline. ‘Aussie Designer Marc Newson Just Sold A Chair For A Record $3.7 Million’. Business Insider Australia. N.p., 2015. Web. 3 May 2015.

Vimeo.com,. ‘Behind The Design: The (RED) Desk In Great Design On Vimeo’. N.p., 2012. Web. 3 May 2015.

Voyatzis, Costas. ‘Ten Years Later // FORD 021C By Marc Newson | Yatzer’.

Yatzer.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 May 2015.

WIRED,. ‘Steve Jobs’ Best Quotes Ever’. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 May 2015.

2015. Web. 31 May 2015.

CHAIR, EMBRYO. ‘EMBRYO CHAIR - Marc Newson | Cappellini’. Cappellini.

N.p., 2015. Web. 3 May 2015.

Connox.com,. ‘Cappellini - Embryo Chair’. N.p., 2015. Web. 3 May 2015.

Engelen, John. ‘Marc Newson’s 1988 Embryo Chair - Made By Dedece Dedece Blog’. Dedece Blog. N.p., 2010. Web. 3 May 2015.

Powerhousemuseum.com,. ‘88/661 Chair, ‘Embryo’, Neoprene/ Polyurethane/ Steel, Designed By Marc Newson, Made By Dedece, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988 - Powerhouse Museum Collection’. N.p., 2015. Web. 3 May 2015.

Powerhousemuseum.com,. ‘88/661 Chair, ‘Embryo’, Neoprene/ Polyurethane/ Steel, Designed By Marc Newson, Made By Dedece, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988 - Powerhouse Museum Collection’. N.p., 2015. Web. 31 May 2015.

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