Marcus Notley
Marcus Notley | |
|---|---|
 Notley in 2015 | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | University of Limerick
Politecnico di Milano,Italy National College of Art and Design,Dublin |
| Occupation | Product Designer |
| Notable work | Ireland's largest crystal chandelier |
| Style | sculpted elegance |
| Spouse | Nicola Notley |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Website | www |
Marcus Notley(born 1 June 1973) is anIrishproduct designerspecializing in designing consumer products for the home. He designed Ireland's largest crystal chandelier for theMerchant HotelinBelfast.[1]
Biography[edit]
Notley grew up in ruralCounty Leitrim.[2] In 1995 he qualified as a product designer (industrial designer) jointly from theUniversity of Limerickand from theNational College of Art and DesigninDublin.[3]
He returned to Ireland in 1997, where he commenced working as a lighting designer forWaterford Crystal,designing large bespoke chandeliers for some of the world's most luxurious hotels and private homes. While there he collaborated with international fashion designerJohn Rochato develop theJohn Rocha at Waterford Lightingcollection.[4]This collection won theUK Decorative Lighting Awardsin 1999.[5]One of the designs also notably featured in the set of theLara Croft: Tomb Raidermovie.[6]
Notley set up his own product design business in 2001. He was approached byTipperary Crystalto collaborate withLouise Kennedyon expanding her crystal range for them. Over the next eight years they designed over 100 new crystal products together, including chandeliers, stemware, tableware and giftware. In 2004 Tipperary Crystal introduced a crystal stemware and tableware range by Marcus Notley.[7]
In 2002 he started his first project with Waterford Stanley. He helped them redesign theirBrandoncast iron cooker range.[8]
In 2005 he launched a range ofMarcus Notleyporcelain tableware sold onQVC.He then went on to work with an Irish cookware company La Cuisine to design cast iron cookware.[9][10]
He has been a National College of Art and Design visiting lecturer and has been an organiser of a number ofDesign Weekevents in Ireland.[1][11][12][13]
In 2006 he completed the design of Ireland's largest crystal chandelier[14]specially commissioned by theMerchant Hotelin Belfast. It was made byTyrone Crystal.The chandelier is 4.5 metres in height. It is constructed with over 2600 pieces of crystal on a gilded gold metalwork frame, all of which is suspended from a glass dome above the hotel'sGreat Roomrestaurant.[15][16]
In 2008 Notley was chosen by theNational Museum of Irelandto represent the nation at theEuropean Glass Contextexhibition in Denmark.[17][18]
References[edit]
- ^abMcCall, Barry"Design For Success"Archived22 December 2015 at theWayback MachineThe Irish Times,Innovation supplement, p30-31, 6 November 2009. Retrieved on 10 December 2015
- ^"Alumni Stories - Marcus Notley".National College of Art and Design.Archivedfrom the original on 21 December 2022.Retrieved9 June2023.
- ^Whitty, Audrey (National Museum of Ireland)"Art of Glass",Irish Arts Review,p131, Dublin, Autumn 2008. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
- ^"Sentimental Journey",House and Homeinteriors magazine, p74, Dublin, July/August, 2001.
- ^"Decorative Lighting Awards 99",Lightmagazine, UK, February 1999. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
- ^"Clips from Lara Croft's home in the movie",Lara Croft: Tomb Raidermovie, released 2001. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
- ^Fitzgerald, Alexander"First-class glass from Leitrim designer"The Sunday Business Postnational Irish newspaper, interiors supplement p8, 6 June 2004. Retrieved on 5 October 2011
- ^"Waterford Stanley launches new Brandon cooker range",Waterford News & Starregional newspaper, Business supplement p28, Waterford, 16 September 2005.
- ^"La Cuisine cookware designed by Marcus Notley"Archived13 December 2012 at theWayback Machine,OfficialLa Cuisinecookware website. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
- ^"Waterford designer wins major cookware award"Archived27 October 2011 at theWayback Machine,The Munster Express,regional weekly newspaper, 9 October 2009. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
- ^"Design Week Waterford 2010 - A Vision for Our Future"Archived6 November 2011 at theWayback MachineWaterford Today,weekly regional newspaper, 27 October 2010. Retrieved on 5 October 2011
- ^"New Generation National Design Challenge Awards",Judging Panel member,2002. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
- ^Radzeli, Rani"Irish Design",Nishaleading Interiors and Design Magazine in Israel, 8 August 2007. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
- ^"Physical Scale of Crystal Chandelier - Illustration"designed byMarcus Notleyfor theMerchant Hotel,Belfast, 2006. Retrieved on 5 October 2011
- ^"Luxury Restaurants Belfast - the Merchant Hotel Belfast | the Merchant".Archived fromthe originalon 22 December 2015.Retrieved11 December2015.
- ^"Ireland's Largest Crystal Chandelier by Marcus Notley on Behance".Archived fromthe originalon 22 December 2015.Retrieved11 December2015.
- ^"Official exhibition list of all European country participants"[permanent dead link]European Glass Context,Bornholm Denmark 2008. Retrieved on 5 October 2011
- ^Whitty, Audrey (National Museum of Ireland)"Marcus Notley - Ireland"European Glass Context,Official Catalogue p280-281, Bornholm Denmark 2008. Retrieved on 5 October 2011
External links[edit]
- marcusnotleyofficial website.
- Marcus NotleyonBehance