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

Marc Newson

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Marc Newson
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 20
Designer
Industrial Designer
Jeweler
Jewelry Designer
Sculptor
Sydney
NSW
Marc Andrew Newson
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Europe
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