Your name: Marc Newson
What you do: Industrial designer
Your latest project: Tachen Monograph, Caroma full range, Aircraft interiors and airport lounges for Qantas, K-01 Camera for Pentax, Children’s bunk beds and rocking horse for Magis, Champagne Cooler for Dom Perignon
What is your favorite…
travel destination Ithaca, Greece and Japan
place to stay Hotel Amanpuri, Phuket Thailand
hotel Danieli, Venice
airline Qantas
magazine Classic Car , Country Life, Vogue Living
watchmaker Jaeger LeCoultre
luxury goods company Hermés
2 people that inspire/excite you
1) Jonathon Ive
design classic Lamborghini Muira
new design Pentax K-01
favorite type of chair Superleggera – Gio Ponti
meal Soba
restaurant Scotts, London.
drink Dom Perignon Champagne
bar Orchid Bar, Hotel Okura, Tokyo
gallery/museum Gagosian
book The Loved One, by Evelyn Waugh
item in your studio My sketchbooks
artwork Alighiero E Boetti
artist Lucio Fontana
piece of technology i-Phone
creative philosophy Problem solving.