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

He describes his 1988 Embryo Chair as "one of the first pieces where I hit upon a discernible style. He co-founded and owns the Ikepod watch company. Carol moved back into her parent's house to raise Marc.

Marc Andrew Newson CBE (born 20 October 1963) was born in Sydney Australia. He incorporates a design style known as biomorphism to his various designs. This style uses smooth flowing lines translucency transparency and tends to have an absence of sharp edges.