In Residence: Marc Newson

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With Salone del Mobile in Milan kicking off and bringing together design world VIPs, NOWNESS visits the London home of one of its favourite sons, Marc Newson, as part of ‘In Residence’ series, helmed by Matthew Donaldson.

A space-age aesthetic dominates at casa Newson, an unlikely look for a period building but one entirely reflective of the superstar designer’s streamlined visual language. The futuristic interior gives way to mock-Victorian details such as a wood-panelled library, one of several flourishes authored by Newson’s wife, fashion stylist Charlotte Stockdale. In Australian-born Newson’s most celebrated work - cabins for Qantas Airways and the Ford O21C concept car, for example - his finely honed eye for materiality reigns supreme; here that is reflected in the marble that lines his bathroom, the massive wall of river rocks from Nova Scotia (a 'big deal' to achieve, he confesses) and the composite linen that forms his giant dining table. His passion for metal is betrayed by a small display of unusual knives in the library: “I trained as a jeweller and a silversmith,” he explains. “I love the way metal is worked, and certain techniques and processes are best illustrated in objects like knives, which are, essentially, tools. They display an incredible level of ingenuity and skill.”

After Taschen’s recent publication of his complete catalogue of designs, Marc Newson Works, Newson’s next projects will be a private jet interior for a member of the Qatar royal family and a fountain pen for Hermès. “What holds my attention is variety,” says the consummate aesthete. 

Next up, In Residence: Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas

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