Marc Newson

“To me, design is about correcting and refining. It’s about trying to make things better.”

“I like to work on things that have a certain longevity.”

“Craft is what allows you to know a material. It’s a kind of deep knowledge that you can’t get from a book.”

“I hate the idea of style. I think it’s a trap.”

“Good design is about being responsible.”

“Luxury is about rarity. It's about things that are not ubiquitous.”

“I think simplicity is the hardest thing to achieve.”

“I think it’s really important to design things with a kind of personality.”

“I'm not interested in fashion. I'm interested in the future.”

“The Lockheed Lounge is a piece of sculpture, but it's a piece of sculpture you can sit on.”

“I am a futurist. I am always interested in what’s next.”

“For me, everything is a design problem... or a design opportunity.”

“You can’t design a classic. It’s not something you can consciously do.”

“I have a very optimistic view of the future.”

“I'm a designer, which includes interiors, products, and things that people use. I'm not an academic, I'm not a theoretician, I'm a practitioner. I just do it.”

“I've always been interested in technology and the way it can be used to create new forms.”

“I’ve always been obsessed with the process of making things.”

“The challenge is to design things that people will want to keep.”