Facts about Marc Newson

Occup.Designer
FromAustralia

Summary

Marc Newson is a famous Designer from Australia.

Our collection contains 31 quotes who is written / told by Marc.

31 Famous quotes by Marc Newson

Small: I never buy magazines, I never even buy books
"I never buy magazines, I never even buy books"
Small: Design schools are good, I guess, sometimes I visit schools, but they are very very limiting
"Design schools are good, I guess, sometimes I visit schools, but they are very very limiting"
Small: If you see something that you feel is familiar it gives you an important kind of emotional connection
"If you see something that you feel is familiar it gives you an important kind of emotional connection"
Small: If I can feel freedom then I can create
"If I can feel freedom then I can create"
Small: But to me, to be original is to be yourself
"But to me, to be original is to be yourself"
Small: If you can just be yourself, then you have to be original because theres no one like you
"If you can just be yourself, then you have to be original because there's no one like you"
Small: Im interested in youth culture and popular culture
"I'm interested in youth culture and popular culture"
Small: I was much more interested in making things than in designing them
"I was much more interested in making things than in designing them"
Small: I think its really important to design things with a kind of personality
"I think it's really important to design things with a kind of personality"
Small: I made some salt and pepper shakers a while back and waited three years for them to come
"I made some salt and pepper shakers a while back and waited three years for them to come"
Small: I dont like to make my life like a book
"I don't like to make my life like a book"
Small: You know thats history, thats why some people say that my stuff is retro, but I dont agree
"You know that's history, that's why some people say that my stuff is retro, but I don't agree"
Small: Yeah, my dream would be to work for 6 months and then have 6 months to play, just snowboarding, surfing
"Yeah, my dream would be to work for 6 months and then have 6 months to play, just snowboarding, surfing, and going to cool places to listen and be alone and kinda chill out"
Small: People kind of tend to mystify design and architecture by suggesting you need to train
"People kind of tend to mystify design and architecture by suggesting you need to train"
Small: I dont have any furniture of mine in my room
"I don't have any furniture of mine in my room"
Small: You know like it has its own personality, its own character
"You know like it has its own personality, its own character"
Small: So if I want to buy a light in a shop and I dont find a light that I like, I think to myself what would
"So if I want to buy a light in a shop and I don't find a light that I like, I think to myself what would I like? What would I like to buy? Then I started to imagine and design it for myself a lot of the time"
Small: If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that its not the peopleand its not the things, it
"If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that it's not the peopleand it's not the things, it's travel and experiencing different environments"
Small: You know some people say that you make watches or perfume bottles, its all different things
"You know some people say that you make watches or perfume bottles, it's all different things"
Small: Now Im doing more snowboarding but I have to get back into surfing again
"Now I'm doing more snowboarding but I have to get back into surfing again"
Small: In Japan, Australia, and England there is such a strong youth culture
"In Japan, Australia, and England there is such a strong youth culture"
Small: Id love to be approached to do ordinary things more
"I'd love to be approached to do ordinary things more"
Small: I was sort of open to do anything, I was free
"I was sort of open to do anything, I was free"
Small: I have a lot of objects in my space, little things, reminders, memories
"I have a lot of objects in my space, little things, reminders, memories"
Small: And where I grew up in Australia, surfing was a part of culture
"And where I grew up in Australia, surfing was a part of culture"
Small: Then I started to do furniture and interiors for a friend and just to get stuff in a magazine, and then
"Then I started to do furniture and interiors for a friend and just to get stuff in a magazine, and then slowly started to build up and started to doing exhibitions"
Small: So if I design it and then go away, its still living somewhere and it still exists by itself without me
"So if I design it and then go away, it's still living somewhere and it still exists by itself without me"
Small: My life style in a sense is kind of private
"My life style in a sense is kind of private"
Small: Well, I never studied design and I went to art school to study art, you know, sculpture and things like
"Well, I never studied design and I went to art school to study art, you know, sculpture and things like that, and ended up making things like sculpture and started making chairs and jewelry together and that's how I started"
Small: To create well I have to be in a good mood, happy and cool
"To create well I have to be in a good mood, happy and cool"
Small: Ive always listened to a lot of film music, actually
"I've always listened to a lot of film music, actually"