With his sleek, glossy and dynamic designs, Marc Newson creates cutting-edge work that embodies notions of speed, luxury and progress. His work — be it his now-iconic Event Horizon table, an Italian speed boat, Nike shoes, or an Ikepod wristwatch — manifests a jet-set lifestyle redefined for the 21st century.
A Sydney native, Newson lived in Tokyo for several years and currently resides in London. He has created everything from furniture and jewelry to sneakers and dish racks. Given his globetrotting lifestyle, it’s easy to see why one of his best-known designs is the Lockheed lounge chair — a curvy, pod-shaped piece crafted from the same riveted aluminum that encases airplanes. You may also have spotted one of Newson’s many collaborations with luxury fashion houses — such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès — in a first-class departure lounge.
One of the most influential (and certainly one of the most prolific) industrial designers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Newson preaches the gospel of good design with messianic fervor. His work appears in dozens of museum collections around the world, and consistently fetches high prices at auction.
Newson has long been captivated by the space-age modernism of the early 1960s — indeed, his famed Embryo chair for Cappellini would fit right into the Jetsons’ living room. With such a long and impressive list of futuristic design bona fides, as you will see on these pages, Marc Newson is clearly a designer on the move.
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Magis Nimrod – Armchair by Marc Newson
By Magis, Marc Newson
Located in Alcamo, IT
Product: Armchair Model/Brand: Magis Nimrod Designer: Marc Newson, 2009 Product Type: Armchair Description: The Magis Nimrod Armchair, designed by Marc Newson in 2009, is a modern a...
Fabric, Plastic
Modern White Felt Chair Designed By Marc Newson, Italy 90s
By Marc Newson
Located in Madrid, ES
Marc Newson's Chair for Cappellini, Italy 1993 This chair is made from a single piece of reinforced fiberglass, which is bent and molded to create the desired structure, achieving a...
Aluminum
Wooden Chair in beech wood planks by Marc Newson for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Successful proof of great experimentation and daring, the Wooden Chair by Marc Newson was born of the desire to push the manipulation of wood to its limits. Wooden Chair is a modern...
Wood, Beech
Knotted Armchair in “knotted” rope by Marc Newson for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Marc Newson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The iconic Knotted Chair is a brilliant adult interpretation of the tiny chairs used to decorate a doll’s house, a visionary creation by designer Marcel Wanders. This project has bee...
Carbon Fiber
Embryo three-leg Armchair in chromed steel by Marc Newson for Cappellini
By Marc Newson, Cappellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original, out of any scheme, the Embryo Chair Cappellini not pass unnoticed for its innovative design and spectacular. Marc Newson in 1988 experienced an absolutely organic, in an at...
Steel
Felt Armchair in fiberglass by Marc Newson for Cappellini
By Marc Newson, Cappellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An explosion of vitality: Felt Chair by Marc Newson has a reinforced fibreglass shell that can be varnished with a glossy finish in a vast array of colours: orange, red, blue, white ...
Steel
$5,850 / set
H 38.59 in W 32.29 in D 37.41 in
Pair of Ox-Blood Red Leather Lounge Chairs Begére by Baxter Italy 90s
By Baxter Furniture
Located in DE MEERN, NL
OX-BLOOD RED LEATHER LOUNGE CHAIRS "BERGÈRE" BY BAXTER, ITALY Looking for a statement piece to elevate your living space? Look no further than the stunning OX-BLOOD RED LEATHER LOUN...
Leather
A Gluon Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Marc Newson for Moroso
By Moroso, Marc Newson
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of futuristic and finely constructed swiveling Gluon lounge chairs designed by Marc Newson, each having chromed pedestal bases, seats and backs of steel covered with injected f...
Steel
CESCA Chair by Marcel Breuer 90s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Cesca chair, 1990s Designer Marcel Breuer Country of producer: Italy Design Period: 1920 to 1949 Production Period: 1990s Style: Mid-Century, Classic, Modern Detailed Condition: Th...
Chrome
$1,016Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 24.41 in W 43.71 in D 30.32 in
Sam Son Armchair in Curry by Konstantin Grcic for MAGIS
By Magis, Konstantin Hable
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sam Son is an easy armchair with a hint of a cartoon character. Supported on four stilt legs, the armchair features a softly suspended seat shell between a giant, horseshoe-shaped el...
Plastic
$828Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 35.83 in D 35.83 in
Spun Rotating Chair by Thomas Heatherwic for MAGIS
By Magis, Thomas Heatherwick
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Not just a new seat, a new concept in seating and sitting: Spun. Its harmonious, dynamic and perfectly symmetric shape is reminiscent of a cotton reel, a top that spins on its axis o...
Plastic
$1,443Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 41.34 in W 40.95 in D 35.44 in
Magis Proust LowChair in White by Alessandro Mendini
By Magis, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“I think many people will already know my “Proust armchair”. It is a romantic, baroque chair, on which an endless number of multi-coloured dots are hand-paint- ed using the pointillism technique. These dots cover the whole armchair, both the fabric and the wooden decorations. It’ s a re-design work. It is, in fact, a combination of a mock-antique armchair with a detail from a painting of a garden by French artist Signac. From 1978 onwards, the “Proust armchair” was produced in many versions, using different colours, ma- terials and dimensions, and was even made of ceramics and bronze. It travelled all around the world and was hosted in many museums. But now some truly revolutionary news, as a paradox comes true: the “Proust armchair” has now been transformed into an industrial rotational-moulded piece. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you “ Magis Proust...
Polystyrene
$189Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.72 in W 22.25 in D 13.39 in
Puppy M in White by Eero Aarnio for Magis
By Magis, Eero Aarnio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by Eero Aarnio, master of Scandinavian design culture and innovator on the international scene ever since the sixties, Puppy is a little dog as imagined by the great designer...
Plastic
$774Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 32.29 in W 21.66 in D 23.23 in
360 Container 5 Drawers by Konstantin Grcic for MAGIS
By Magis, Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The 360° collection consists of a chair, a stool, a table and two containers on wheels, which open the way to a new concept of office work. The stool 360° (and also the chair) is unc...
Plastic
$242Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 21.86 in W 27.37 in D 16.54 in
Puppy L in White by Eero Aarnio for Magis
By Magis, Eero Aarnio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by Eero Aarnio, master of Scandinavian design culture and innovator on the international scene ever since the sixties, Puppy is a little dog as imagined by the great designer...
Plastic
$2,949Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 27.56 in D 33.47 in
Goldfinger Armchair by Michel Cadestin, Fiberglass & Steel, France
By Michel Cadestin
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Goldfinger armchair, made of fiberglass and a chrome-plated steel base, with a khaki upholstered cushion and thick boucle. Its design is inspired by the works of Michel Cade...
Steel
$2,902Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 33.47 in
Iconic Space Age Red Embryo Chair by Marc Newson
By Marc Newson
Located in Brussels, BE
Embryo chair created in Sydney Australia in 1988. tubular steel, polyurethane and neoprene. Three legs and a chromed steel structure padded with moulded p...
Steel
Kandy Brown Lounge Chair by Pacini & Cappellini
By Pacini & Cappellini
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning lounge chair was designed by the internal design team of Pacini & Cappellini. Its unique piece will make a statement in a modern entryway, a rustic living room...
Wood, Leather
2 Gluon Swivel Chair by Marc Newson for Moroso, 1993
By Marc Newson
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of "Gluon" swivel armchairs by Marc Newson for Moroso, 1990's Circular steel base with central cutout from which rises the barrel supporting the seat, gray tinted polyurethane,...
Steel