Marc Newson
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BBC's Imagine. Marc Newson: Urban Spaceman
- typist0
genius
- Nairn0
If I have any form of design idol, it's Newson.
- blog0
Marc Newson is my idol.
- molo0
http://www.youtube.com/view_play…
Thanks thats great. I just put it into a playlist here so all 5 parts will play automatically, I hope they don't take it down.
- slappy0
What a dude, Iv seen quite a lot of his stuff around without knowing who had designed it.
- toe_knee0
Excellent programme. Thanks for posting.
The Beeb are the kings of documentries
- roundabout0
Design at volume 11, out of the box thinking, I fucking hate designers.
- digdre0
talking about bad timing.
- ThisisGrey0
He is a star an a millionaire but seems like a nice guy. I don't like his works that much but he seems fine.
- sandpipe0
everything looks so "designed". i really don't like it and it looks like
philippe starck, who is absolutely overrated, too.on the other hand: the general public loves it.
so, why not earn millions and behave like a star.
it's ok.- I totally agree with you. Starck even admitted it himself, that most of his designs has been crap.invo
- Nairn0
Isn't the point where an object becomes over-designed also the point at which it becomes art? Isn't that the course he flies on?
- sandpipe0
i don't think that dieter rahms (for example) over-designed anything.
His objects are exhibited in the MoMA since years.
- DownHill0
Reason for different designers.
- invo0
The guy is clearly a mad geek . Check out 07:50, when he talks about his action figures and cat.
- robotron3k0
He def. designs for limited, one of a kind collectors and the auction block, but like Stark, his shit is cheap, and limited for daily use.
- DownHill0
Hence draining board design.
- creez0
i once had a roomate who used to work in his parisian studio