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Marcus Notley (born 1 June 1973) is an Irish
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In 2006 he completed the design of Ireland's largest crystal chandelier specially commissioned by the Merchant Hotel in Belfast. It was made by Tyrone 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's ''Great Room'' restaurant.
In 2008 Notley was chosen by the
"Marcus Notley - Ireland"
''European Glass Context'', Official Catalogue p280-281, Bornholm Denmark 2008. Retrieved on 5 October 2011
www.marcusnotley.com
official website.
Marcus Notley
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product design
Product design as a verb is to create a new Product (business), product to be sold by a business to its customers. A very broad coefficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products. Thus, it is ...
er specializing in designing consumer products for the home. He designed Ireland's largest crystal chandelier for the Merchant Hotel in Belfast
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The Irish Times
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Biography
In 1995 he qualified as a product designer ( industrial designer) jointly from theUniversity of Limerick
The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it beca ...
and from the National College of Art and Design
The National College of Art and Design (NCAD) is Ireland's oldest art institution, offering the largest range of art and design degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the country. Originating as a drawing school in 1746, many of th ...
in Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
.
He returned to Ireland in 1997, where he commenced working as a lighting designer for Waterford Crystal
Waterford Crystal is a manufacturer of lead glass or "crystal", especially in cut glass, named after the city of Waterford, Ireland. In January 2009, the main Waterford Crystal manufacturing base on the edge of Waterford was closed due to the i ...
, designing large bespoke chandeliers for some of the world's most luxurious hotels and private homes. While there he collaborated with international fashion designer John Rocha to develop the ''John Rocha at Waterford Lighting'' collection. This collection won the ''UK Decorative Lighting Awards'' in 1999. One of the designs also notably featured in the set of the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movie.
Notley set up his own product design business in 2001. He was approached by Tipperary Crystal
Tipperary Crystal is an Irish design company based in Dublin. Tipperary Crystal is an Irish crystal design and manufacturing company founded in 1987 by former Waterford Crystal
Waterford Crystal is a manufacturer of lead glass or "crystal" ...
to collaborate with Louise Kennedy on 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.
In 2002 he started his first project with Waterford Stanley. He helped them redesign their ''Brandon'' cast iron cooker range.
In 2005 he launched a range of ''Marcus Notley'' porcelain tableware sold on QVC. He then went on to work with an Irish cookware company La Cuisine to design cast iron cookware.
He has been a National College of Art and Design visiting lecturer and has been an organiser of a number oDesign Week
events in Ireland.
In 2006 he completed the design of Ireland's largest crystal chandelier specially commissioned by the Merchant Hotel in Belfast. It was made by Tyrone 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's ''Great Room'' restaurant.
In 2008 Notley was chosen by the National Museum of Ireland
The National Museum of Ireland ( ga, Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann) is Ireland's leading museum institution, with a strong emphasis on national and some international archaeology, Irish history, Irish art, culture, and natural history. It has thr ...
to represent the nation at the ''European Glass Context'' exhibition in Denmark.Whitty, Audrey (National Museum of Ireland"Marcus Notley - Ireland"
''European Glass Context'', Official Catalogue p280-281, Bornholm Denmark 2008. Retrieved on 5 October 2011
References
External links
www.marcusnotley.com
official website.
Marcus Notley
on Behance {{DEFAULTSORT:Notley, Marcus 1973 births Living people Product designers Industrial designers Irish designers Alumni of the National College of Art and Design Alumni of the University of Limerick People from County Leitrim