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Synopsis
This volume covering Marc Newson's design career is something like an inspirational catalog of how to live. Imagine waking up in the morning, taking a bath, drying your hair, getting dressed, putting on your glasses, spritzing yourself with perfume, sitting down to tea with eggs and toast, checking your watch, packing your suitcase, driving to the airport, catching a flight, and sailing off on a luxurious yacht. And now imagine everything in this scenario is a Newson design: the bed, bathtub, hair dryer, clothes, shoes, glasses, perfume bottle, electric kettle, teapot, toaster, skillet, spatula, cooktop, plates, utensils, watch, chair, table, lighting, suitcase, car, plane, and even the yacht. You'll find all of these things in Marc Newson: Works 84-24.
No project is too small or too grand for Newson, and his unparalleled career is a testament to what one person with limitless ambition, ingenuity, curiosity, and versatility can achieve. From mass-produced objects to limited-edition furniture to one-of-a-kind superworks, Newson has blurred boundaries, mapped new territories, and risen to the top of his field in the process. To call the massive contribution Newson has made to the design world groundbreaking and influential is hardly adequate--more accurately, it is now the benchmark against which other designers' work must inevitably be compared.
This comprehensive tome covers all of Newson's works to date, beginning with foundational early pieces such as the Pod of Drawers and the Lockheed Lounge (which holds the world record for the highest price paid for a piece of designer furniture), in encyclopedia-style entries ordered chronologically by category: Objects, Furniture, Interiors, Transport, and Jewelry & Timepieces. Each description explores the story behind and the making of the piece and is amply furnished with quotes from the designer himself. The book is rounded out by a visual index of Newson's complete works, a chronology of his life, a bibliography, and his exhibition history.
First published as a TASCHEN Collector's Edition, now available as an updated popular edition.