Marc Newson has been described as the most influential designer of his generation. He has created everything from furniture and household objects to bicycles and cars, aircraft, yachts, various architectural commissions, and signature sculptural pieces for clients across the globe. Newson spent much of his childhood travelling in Europe and Asia. He started experimenting with furniture design as a student and, after graduation, was awarded a grant from the Australian Crafts Council with which he staged his first exhibition – featuring the Lockheed Lounge ââ¬â a piece that has now, twenty years later, set three consecutive world records at auction.