marc newson- true designer or pop designer

[kremedla]

found this link and thought that this might of interest. is there anything that newson does not design?

http://www.reluct.com/home/2004/12/marc-newson-g-star.html

on a side note, does anyone know the details of g-star? are they in the same category as pepe and lee?

the mind's eye glitters with thoughts and ideas for the masses/

i take classes/ to appease the classless/ perhaps its/

counter-revolutionary or counter intelligence/

to understand the situation or take command of the circumstance/

never mind what i say what's done is done/

and when i look down and grin and say it's been fun/

understand that #1 means no #2's i'm the best/

and i will choose to act out in front if you all to put you to the test/

[ringring]

G-Star = dutch brand, much of it produced in India and China.

Pepe London = Spanish owned brand. Some nice washes.

Lee = Iconic US brand, with far, far more history than the two brands above. Part of the huge VF group. I think Lee, like Levis, has different collections for different sales regions.

I'd stick the top 2 brands in the 'fashion denim' catagory. Lee is more basic and plays on it's tradition as it's USP.

[kremedla]

ring ring,

seriously, you scare me. where are you based?

the mind's eye glitters with thoughts and ideas for the masses/

i take classes/ to appease the classless/ perhaps its/

counter-revolutionary or counter intelligence/

to understand the situation or take command of the circumstance/

never mind what i say what's done is done/

and when i look down and grin and say it's been fun/

understand that #1 means no #2's i'm the best/

and i will choose to act out in front if you all to put you to the test/

[ringring]

LOL. I am an internet based denim aficionado.

[futuretalk]

I like G-star...but I can't get em where I'm at.

The other designer that fits the "is there anything he doesn't design" is the more well known Phillipe Starck.

[macmxbmw]

My cousin runs a bike company called biomega which makes citybikes, some of them actually very practial cause they have no chains, so you can ride with your khakis - no problem.

Marc Newson designed some of the bikes.

Check them out: www.biomega.dk

[ringring]

Cool. I like the Copenhagen.

[macmxbmw]

Me too. I have a Copenhagen and a Bonanza.

[ringring]

How does the Copenhagen ride (compared to a regular chain driven bike)?

[macmxbmw]

Just as normal chaindrive bikes. Maybe a bit delayed when starting to pedal because of the cerdian drive (correctly written in Englihs?), however the delay is no bigger than a normal bike with a slack chain.

Definitly a good choice if you want to have a bike that you can ride regardless of your clothing.

[ringring]

Thanks for the info Mac. I remember looking at a similar bike in Muji many years ago, but never got the chance to try one.

[macmxbmw]

I actually saw the Marc Newson bikes just in passing in Harajuku when I went there a couple of weeks ago. Quite funny really.