Personal friend of Jony Ive, recognized industrial designer and occasional collaborator with the apple company, Marc Newson has been hired by Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), to be part of the design team of one of the most visible faces of the company and responsible for the designs of its products, the British Jony Ive.
Marc Newson successor to Ive at Apple?
Marc Newson
Incorporation Marc Newson to the ranks of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), and, more specifically, the team of Jony Ive, has already been seen by many as the beginning of the path towards his succession, although at the moment there is nothing to indicate his departure from the company in the short or medium term.
Marc Newson has collaborated on several occasions in the design of products for auction for the charitable initiative (RED) and claims to be very proud to join the team of his faithful and respected friend Ive, according to Vanity Fair, although Newson will continue to work most of the time from the UK as he has expressed his interest in focusing on education on numerous occasions of their children in Europe.
Who is Marc Newson?
Si Marc Newson has joined the Apple legion and is seen as a possible successor to Jony Ive, let's draw some brushstrokes on his life and work that allow us to get to know this acclaimed industrial designer more closely.
Marc Newson and Jony Ive
Born in Sydney (Australia), he spent a large part of his childhood traveling through the European and Asian continents, which enabled him to collect his first ideas. He is one of the most influential designers of his generation in fact, Time magazine included him among the 100 most influential people in the world, and he has worked in a wide range of disciplines from furniture and household objects, to bicycles and cars, private and commercial planes, yachts, as well as some architectural designs and sculptural pieces spread all over the world.
His first exhibition came shortly after graduation, thanks to a grant from the Australian Arts Council, with lockheed lounge, which has already broken the world auction record three times in a row.
Lockheed Lounge, by Marc Newson (1988-1990)
Married with two children, as we have already said, Marc Newson He was included in the list of the 100 most influential figures by Time magazine, has broken several auction records and currently holds around 25% of the contemporary art market.
Recognized worldwide, Marc Newson has received numerous awards and distinctions: named The Royal Designer for Industry in the UK, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sydney, holds an adjunct professorship at Sydney College of the Arts and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and most recently was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty the Queen. His work is present in numerous collections of the most important museums, including the New York MoMA, the London Design Museum, and V&A, the Georges Pompidou Center and the Vitra Design Museum.
Without a doubt, one of the great contemporary artists who can bring a lot of talent to Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),. I leave you with a selection of some of his works.
