Making Things Quotes by Marc Newson

I pre-dated the trend for large watches by about a decade

— Marc Newson

I think it's really important to design things with a kind of personality.

— Marc Newson

But to me, to be original is to be yourself.

— Marc Newson

I was much more interested in making things than in designing them.

— Marc Newson

Well, I never studied design and I went to art school to study art, you know, sculpture and things like that, and ended up…

— Marc Newson

I never buy magazines, I never even buy books.

— Marc Newson

And where I grew up in Australia, surfing was a part of culture.

— Marc Newson

Now I'm doing more snowboarding but I have to get back into surfing again.

— Marc Newson

You know like it has its own personality, its own character.

— Marc Newson

One of the great things about design is that it's truly international. No one in the design industry would say, "This country is mine,"…

— Marc Newson

You know that's history, that's why some people say that my stuff is retro, but I don't agree.

— Marc Newson

So if I want to buy a light in a shop and I don't find a light that I like, I think to myself…

— Marc Newson

To create well I have to be in a good mood, happy and cool.

— Marc Newson

If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that it's not the peopleand it's not the things, it's travel and experiencing different…

— Marc Newson

I have a lot of objects in my space, little things, reminders, memories.

— Marc Newson