marc newson
Marc Newson is one of the most accomplished and influential designers of his generation. At 43, he has already worked across a wide range of disciplines to create everything from chairs, household objects, a bicycle and a concept car to restaurants, a recording studio and interiors of private and commercial jets, for clients based in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
Born in Sydney, Australia, Newson spent his childhood travelling in Europe and Asia, before studying jewellery and sculpture at Sydney College of the Arts. He started experimenting with furniture design as a student and, after graduating in 1984, was awarded a grant from the Australian Crafts Council, and staged an exhibition - featuring the Lockheed Lounge - at the Roslyn Oxley Gallery in Sydney.
In 1987 Newson moved to Tokyo where he lived and worked until 1991 designing such pieces as the Orgone Lounge, Black Hole Table and Felt Chair, which were widely exhibited in Asia and Europe.
Newson set up a studio in Paris in 1991, and won commissions from prestigious European manufacturers including Flos for lighting, Cappellini and Moroso for furniture. He formed a joint venture, the Ikepod Watch Company, to manufacture the watches he designed, and produced limited editions of aluminium furniture including the Event Horizon Table and Orgone Chair, exhibited at the Galerie Kreo in Paris, whose proprietor, Didier Krzentowski, is the leading expert on Newson’s works and composes his Catalogue Raisonné. During the mid-late 1990ss - Coast in London, Manchester’s Mash & Air, Osman in Cologne and Canteen in Manhattan - the interior of Syn, a Tokyo recording studio and a retail system for Belgian designer, Walter Von Beirendonck’s W.&L.T. street wear label.
In 1997, Newson moved to London, where he set up Marc Newson Ltd as a larger studio capable of tackling more ambitious industrial projects. He has since designed mass manufactured glassware for Iittala, kitchen and bathroom accessories for Alessi, furniture, lighting and household objects for Magis, B&B Italia, Idée and Dupont Corian. Newson has also designed vehicles such as a bicycles, the MN01, for Denmark’s Biomega, a concept car, the 021C for Ford, and the interiors of a Falcon 900B private jet. In 2002-3 he designed the Lever House Restaurant in the famous Lever House Building in Manhattan, New York, a Business Class seat, Skybed for Qantas, a cookware range for Tefal and a bathroom range, The Newson Suite, for Ideal Standard. He opened a second studio in Paris.
In 2004-5 Newson received the commission from Qantas Airways to design entire aircraft interiors for the new A380 fleet and new airport lounges for Sydney and Melbourne. He designed Talby, a mobile telephone for Japan’s KDDI, the uniforms worn by the Australian Olympic team (in collaboration with Richard Allan), and worn at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, a shoe, Zvezdochka, for Nike, collections of clothing for G-Star, and ’Scope’ a range of luggage for Samsonite. He designed the bar and the sixth floor of the Hotel Puerta America in Madrid. In April 2005, Marc Newson was named as one of Time magazine’s Top 100 most influential people in the world.
In 2006, Marc was appointed Creative Director of Qantas Airways, and continued working on the A380 interiors and airport lounges. He designed the Marie-Hélène de Taillac (MHT) jewellery store in Tokyo and the Azzedine Alaia shoe boutique in Paris. He created a limited edition champagne magnum container for Dom Pérignon. He was awarded the Designer of the Year prize at Design/Miami.
2007 sees the opening of Marc Newson designed Qantas First Class lounges at Sydney and Melbourne airports and in June the unveiling of his spaceplane, designed for EADS Astrium, the fulfilment of a lifelong personal ambition.
As well as winning numerous awards, including six Good Design Awards from the Chicago Atheneum, Newson has exhibited extensively. He created Bucky, a sculptural installation for the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris in 1995, and a major retrospective of his work was held at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney (August 2001 - February 2002).
In 2003, Newson was commissioned by the Fondation Cartier to design a piece of his choosing, coinciding with his 40th birthday. The result was Kelvin40, a concept jet, exhibited at the Fondation Cartier in Paris (January - May 2004) and included in Marc’s first major European retrospective originally staged at the Groninger Museum, Holland (May - September 2004) and consequently at London’s Design Museum (October 2004 - January 2005). An exhibition of Marc Newson’s new unique and limited edition pieces was shown at the Gagosian gallery, New York from January - March 2007.
Newson’s designs are present in most major permanent museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, London’s Design Museum, Musée national d’Art moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou and the Vitra Design Museum. A book on Marc Newson’s work was published by Booth-Clibborn Editions in 1999, and one by Thames & Hudson in 2001. A DVD was released in January 2005.
Marc Newson is Adjunct Professor in Design at Sydney College of the Arts, and in the UK has been appointed ’Royal Designer for Industry’.
Marc Newson(馬克·紐森),當(dāng)代最具影響力的產(chǎn)品設(shè)計師之一。被美國《時代周刊》稱為“為世界制造曲線的人”。你可以從諸多大品牌的產(chǎn)品里發(fā)現(xiàn)他的名字:Nike概念鞋、福特概念車、美標(biāo)潔具……他所倡導(dǎo)的“柔和極簡主義”,將溫暖與自然的元素引入他的設(shè)計中,減淡高科技工業(yè)所帶來的冰冷感、堅硬感。他所創(chuàng)作的 “Felt”和“Embryo”椅子,被設(shè)計界譽為世界十大值得收藏的椅子:Felt椅面的曲線恰好讓一個人悠閑地靠坐在里面,突顯了柔軟線條,該椅采用了以玻璃纖維強化的聚酯纖維材料來制作;模仿子宮內(nèi)的胎兒創(chuàng)作的Embryo椅,該作品最大的特點是將雕刻般的造型和柔軟的材質(zhì)有機地結(jié)合了起來。這兩把椅子可謂是確立了他“柔和極簡主義”的設(shè)計風(fēng)格。
Marc Newson簡介
1963年,馬克·紐森出生在悉尼近郊,他的成長頗具傳奇色彩,在馬克出生沒多久,他的生父就因為某些原因一走了之,馬克的母親從此帶著年幼的兒子漂泊打工。馬克12歲的時候已經(jīng)在歐洲轉(zhuǎn)了一圈,后來又到過亞洲游歷,他的啟蒙教育都是在旅途中完成的。
1982年,馬克考上了悉尼藝術(shù)學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)珠寶設(shè)計以及雕塑,家人對此一點都不感到意外,因為他從小一有機會就到外祖父的車房工廠里擺弄各種工具,做些稀奇古怪的東西。在學(xué)生時期他瘋狂迷戀上了椅子,自此一頭栽進工業(yè)設(shè)計的世界。在1984年畢業(yè)前,他在澳洲Crafts Council舉辦的“featuring the Lockheed Lounge”的展覽中展出他的作品:紐森把18世紀(jì)的馬車座椅加以改造,以“創(chuàng)造一個流動的金屬形式”為概念,推出了令人驚奇的Lockheed躺椅,整個躺椅以手工打造的再生銀色金屬漆與弧形線條,呈現(xiàn)出了具有迷幻色彩的流動感。紐森由此一舉成名,并獲得企業(yè)家Teruso Kurosaki的賞識,希望將他的設(shè)計投入生產(chǎn)。
1987年,紐森前往東京,在Kurosaki的公司工作,從此開始他的設(shè)計生涯。東京時期的馬克u2022紐森崇尚聚酯、棉和木等天然材質(zhì),迷戀不間斷的圓弧線條。為日本家飾品牌Idee設(shè)計的Embryo 椅子、意大利品牌Cappellini的Fibreglass Felt 椅子和Orgone 躺椅,都以大面積的弧形線條表達視覺的無限延伸,并加入原木和棉織布材質(zhì),表達他對“陽光與自然”的熱愛。在此期間,他的作品在亞洲、歐洲廣泛展出。 1991年,紐森前往巴黎定居并建立工作室,并得到了歐洲享有盛名的照明公司Flos和家具公司Cappellini和Moroso 的青睞,成為委任設(shè)計師。
“未來想象和科技造型”是90年代后紐森另一個創(chuàng)作重點,強調(diào)鮮艷的色彩和富有想象力的造型,他從日常生活中處處可見的物品出發(fā),開罐器造型的TV Chair、積木般的Nimrod Arm Chair、蜂巢靈感的Gello Table、限量版的Event Horizon Table和Orgone Chair,都以鮮艷色彩和流動線條,塑造紐森的個人風(fēng)格。
1994年,因為找不到喜歡的手表,所以想要開始設(shè)計手表的紐森與瑞士企業(yè)家Ike先生攜手創(chuàng)造Ikepod腕表之后在巴黎開設(shè)工作室,為不少知名品牌做設(shè)計,1994年和OliverIke在瑞士共同創(chuàng)立Ikepod鐘表公司,生產(chǎn)他設(shè)計的手表,并且限量生產(chǎn)包括Event Horzon Table 和Orgone Chair在內(nèi)的鉛制家具。在巴黎,他的設(shè)計風(fēng)格亦從此轉(zhuǎn)向,開始大量運用不銹鋼、聚乙烯與鋼板烤漆等現(xiàn)代科技工藝,運用多材質(zhì)的不同結(jié)合,表達科技在人類生活中的不可或缺。例如以整張鋼板彎制而成的Alufelt Chair、結(jié)合橡膠與皮革、不銹鋼的Gluon Chair、Komed Chair都是典型作品。同時,這段時期紐森也顯示了他在室內(nèi)設(shè)計上的天賦,他設(shè)計的一系列餐廳及飯店遍布倫敦、日本、科倫、和曼徹斯特。那時的馬克很窮 “大家都以為我會因為得到許多贊譽而變得腰纏萬貫,其實那時我身無分文”馬克后來回憶道。他那時靠賣設(shè)計圖紙過活,最離譜的一個小道消息是:馬克曾經(jīng)窮得匿居在女友東京郊外的宿舍衣柜里,即使是搬到巴黎后,他還住過“紅燈區(qū)”不見天日的小隔間1992年,在給資生堂完成Basala Flacon的香水瓶設(shè)計后,馬克獲得了一筆20000美元的設(shè)計費,他用這筆錢實現(xiàn)了自己當(dāng)時的夢想:阿斯頓馬丁DB4跑車。
1997年,紐森搬到了倫敦,在那兒他和Benjamin De Ha 成立了Mare Newson公司,進行范圍廣泛的設(shè)計接受來自歐洲、北美和亞洲等地顧客的定制,從鐘表、椅子、自行車、玻璃器皿設(shè)計到餐館、錄音工作室、私人噴氣式飛機的內(nèi)部裝修等等都有涉及。Alessi、Flos、Cappellini、Magis、Biomega、Ikepod、福特汽車等各大品牌跟風(fēng)般不惜重金邀請他為自己的產(chǎn)品設(shè)計。和KarlLagerfeld合作的香水瓶,和Alessie、Magis.、B&B、 AmericanStandard等國際家具公司設(shè)計商品等。
1997年,紐森為Alessi設(shè)計的一系列廚衛(wèi)用品
1998年,為Littala設(shè)計的 玻璃器皿
1998年,紐森為一架私人噴氣機進行了內(nèi)部設(shè)計(Dassault Falcon 900B) 熒光清綠機艙主墻,銀灰回紋地毯,亮黑漆料折疊桌面,銀框黑皮超大沙發(fā)外機身用迷幻圓點圖案裝飾。
1999年,紐森負責(zé)設(shè)計的福特021C概念車,可能是全世界最受年輕人喜愛的概念車這一次他將一種更具年輕人的樂趣和討人喜歡的概念付諸汽車制造的實際如果叫孩子們畫一幅他們心目中的汽車,估計和021C有很多相似之處。
2000年,為丹麥Biomega設(shè)計了MN01自行車,2000年奧運會期間,澳大利亞政府要求紐森為澳洲最著名的“白色地標(biāo)”———悉尼歌劇院做全新包裝與設(shè)計結(jié)果,他為純白的歌劇院換上高科技的電子迷幻彩色巨型的白帆屋項上,閃耀炫目的色彩,反映了堡礁、人焰、流水及大地的影色,顯示澳洲的特色。
2003年,快達航空公司新訂購的12架A380代表最新遠程飛行技術(shù)的客機快達公司力求把它塑造成“超星級飛機”的代表為此,該公司也請來了紐森協(xié)調(diào)機艙內(nèi)部的的設(shè)計工作。除了政府、航空公司外,世界最大的衛(wèi)浴品牌———美標(biāo)也重金請出紐森設(shè)計出個人風(fēng)格十足的套間產(chǎn)品——— Moments系列。該套間以極簡的設(shè)計營造出奢華的風(fēng)格,大氣的黑白灰色調(diào)配合極富現(xiàn)代感的幾何造型梳洗柜與臺盆相得益彰,從圓形的寬大把手中衍生出獨特趣味和想像力座廁秉承了后工業(yè)時期的設(shè)計風(fēng)格,仿佛是對雕塑作品的懷舊。大尺寸的浴缸寬敞舒適、線條簡潔、造型規(guī)整,卻讓人聯(lián)想到華麗的享樂主義,富有創(chuàng)意的旋鈕式設(shè)計的龍頭則在細節(jié)中流露出優(yōu)雅。這一系列,成為了紐森對“柔和極簡主義”的再一次成功演繹。
如今的馬克·紐森,是世界上最多產(chǎn)、跨度最大、最有影響力的設(shè)計師,馬克·紐森的名字已經(jīng)成為新的時尚符號,各大設(shè)計類獎項紛紛為他的作品頒獎:芝加哥 Athaeneum的優(yōu)秀設(shè)計獎、“ELLE家具”的“設(shè)計大獎”、“Homes&GardenswithV&AMuseum”的“經(jīng)典設(shè)計大獎”、“設(shè)計與裝飾大獎”的“最佳潔具設(shè)計”等等……這個“什么都敢設(shè)計”的鬼才設(shè)計師,成了“用線條造物的新神”。
馬克·紐森說他喜歡海,海水的流動總是帶著無窮無盡的能量,但又把無窮無盡的重量傾泄的一干二凈。這就是紐森對科技材質(zhì)和線條創(chuàng)新的領(lǐng)悟,隨著獲得了無數(shù)次獎項和舉辦眾多展覽,馬克·紐森用堅持不懈的努力確立了他的大師地位。他的設(shè)計成為了紐約現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)博物館,倫敦設(shè)計博物館,巴黎的Musee des Arts Decoratifs 以及Vitra設(shè)計博物館的永久館藏品。對于如此多樣化的產(chǎn)出,馬克還是希望他所有作品間能有一條線,連貫相同的精神和概念,這就是他所推崇的“柔和極簡主義”。所以,當(dāng)你下一次看到這些如液體般圓滑,有點天真又科技感十足的,一言難盡的贊嘆時,不要懷疑,它就是“馬克·紐森”。
“未來要多方嘗試將不同的材質(zhì),運用在多種的領(lǐng)域或產(chǎn)品上,尋找出更多的可能,而這也是我一直以來不斷努力的方向” 紐森說。
Marc Newson歷年所獲獎項
2006 紅點獎最杰出設(shè)計師獎(獲獎設(shè)計 新秀麗11-3583-2006 拉桿箱)
2005 美國芝加哥科技協(xié)會最佳設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計 Talby 手機)
美國芝加哥科技協(xié)會最佳設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計Zvezdochka 運動鞋)
柏林 SIFA大獎(獲獎設(shè)計G-Star服飾)
2004 日本JIDPO最佳設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計 Talby 手機)
意大利榮譽勛章獎(獲獎設(shè)計 Strelka 餐具)
英國最佳浴室設(shè)計和裝修大獎(獲獎設(shè)計 Ideal Standard 浴室設(shè)計)
英國廚衛(wèi)雜志產(chǎn)品革新獎(獲獎設(shè)計 Ideal Standard 龍頭)
英國V&A博物館家居花園類經(jīng)典設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計 Ideal Standard Newson 面盆系列)
紐約超時尚大獎讀者評選的最佳餐廳設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計The Lever House)
巴黎L’Observateur 設(shè)計大獎(獲獎設(shè)計 特氟隆炊具系列)
2003 澳大利亞設(shè)計大獎(獲獎設(shè)計 快達Skybed)
美國芝加哥科技協(xié)會最佳設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計 快達Skybed)
美國芝加哥科技協(xié)會最佳設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計 Ideal Standard Marc Newson 浴室系列)
英國ELLE裝修設(shè)計大獎(獲獎設(shè)計 Ideal Standard Marc Newson 浴室系列)
2001 美國芝加哥科技協(xié)會最佳設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計 DH1門環(huán))
英國 Selfridges百貨短目錄設(shè)計獎
2000 德國紅點大獎(獲獎設(shè)計Hemipod 腕表)
1999 東京車站概念車設(shè)計獎(獲獎設(shè)計 福特 021C)
悉尼設(shè)計協(xié)會獎(獲獎設(shè)計 悉尼系列郵票)
德國紅點大獎(獲獎設(shè)計Embryo椅)
1993 巴黎家居博覽會年度設(shè)計師獎
1989 美國喬治尼爾森設(shè)計大獎
1984 澳大利亞手工業(yè)協(xié)會獎