Meet the Designer Marc Newson with Olson and Baker

Marc Newson has been described as the most influential designers of his generation. He has worked across a wide range of disciplines, creating everything from furniture and household objects to bicycles and cars, private and commercial aircraft, yachts, various architectural commissions, and signature sculptural pieces for clients across the globe.
Born in Sydney in 1963, Newson spent much of his childhood travelling in Europe and Asia. Newson has lived and worked in Tokyo, Paris, and London, where he is now based, and he continues to travel widely. His clients include a broad range of the best known and most prestigious brands in the world – from manufacturing and technology to transportation, fashion and the luxury goods sector. Many of his designs have been a runaway success for his clients, and have achieved the status of modern design icons. In addition to his core business, he has also founded and run a number of successful companies, including a fine watch brand and an aerospace design consultancy, and has also held senior management positions at client companies.
Marc Newson was included in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, and has received numerous awards and distinctions. His work is present in many major museum collections, including the MoMA in New York, London’s Design Museum and V&A, the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Vitra Design Museum. Having set numerous records at auction, Newson’s work now accounts for almost 25% of the total contemporary design art market. Newson has been the focus of ongoing and intense interest in the media, generating significant editorial value for his clients, and he has been the subject of a number of books and documentary films
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