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Marc Newson Biographie
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1984 |
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Studied jewellery and sculpture at Sydney College of the Arts. He started experimenting with furniture design as a student and, upon graduation, was awarded a grant from the Australian Crafts Council. Staged an exhibition (featuring the ‘Lockheed Loung') at the Roslyn Oxley Gallery in Sydney.
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1987 - 1991 |
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When the Japanese entrepreneur, Teruo Kurosaki, offered to put his designs into production, Newson moved to Tokyo, where he lived and worked. Kurosaki's company, Idée, manufactured such pieces as the Orange Lounge, Black Hole Table and Felt Chair, which were widely exhibited in Asia and Europe.
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1991 |
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Set up a studio in Paris 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.
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1997 |
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Moved to London, where he set up Marc Newson Ltd as a larger studio capable of tackling more ambitious industrial projects
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2003 |
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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).
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2004 - 2005 |
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Received the commission to design entire aircraft interiors including airport lounges for the new A380 fleet for Qantas
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2007
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Gagosian Gallery, New York
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2005
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Design Museum, London
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2004
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Groninger Museum, The Netherlands
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2004
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Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
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2001
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Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
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1999
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McLellan Gallery, Glasgow
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1997
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Villa de Noailles, Heyres, France
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1995
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Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
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1991
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C&Bi Interior, Stockholm
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Museum Collections
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, France
Musée National d'Art Moderne Centre pompidou, Paris, France
National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
Fond National d'Art Contemporain, Puteaux, France
Museum of Lisbon, Portugal
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, USA
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, USA
Design Museum, London, UK
Musée des Art Décoratifs, Paris, France
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, US
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
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