MARC KELLY
LEGENDARY INTERVIEW
Design Legends ("DL") had the distinct honour to interview legendary designer Marc Kelly ("MK") for their original perspective and innovative approach to design as well as their creative lifestyle, we are very pleased to share our interview with our distinguished readers.
DL: Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?
MK : I have been designing projects and sculpting various mediums from age 14. I completed a BTEC National Diploma In Art and Design in SRC, Northern Ireland before attending NCAD Dublin to study towards a degree in Sculpture. I worked within the creative industry in Ireland from there for 4 years before becoming a self employed artist.
DL: What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?
MK : Design is in everything I see, I am energised by great design and my passion each day is to create the very best creative work I can. I fell in love with design at a very young age, drawing and creating what was possible within the confines of my home. From that age I knew where my strengths and desire lay.
DL: Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?
MK : I choose design every day and still do with as much love and desire
DL: What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?
MK : I design sculptures generally, my work as I have matured verges more toward strong geometric forms and design. I work hard through reserch to choose mediums which truly reflect my design and sculptural techniques best
DL: What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?
MK : Work hard, study design through the ages and find what speaks to you best.
DL: What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?
MK : passion, it is evident through any great designers work. Good design is acknowledged but great design is never forgotten
DL: What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?
MK : Great design I feel speaks to you more than any other, the lines, tones, textures, quality, mediums, presentation all combine in true works of great art and design.
MARC KELLY
LEGENDARY DESIGNER
MARC KELLY IS AN ARTIST FROM EMYVALE, CO. MONAGHAN, A SMALL RURAL VILLAGE IN THE NORTH EAST OF IRELAND. THE ARTIST WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS BUT IS PERHAPS BEST RECOGNISED AS A STONE SCULPTOR. HAVING STUDIED AND TRAINED EXTENSIVELY WITHIN THAT INDUSTRY HE HAS WORKED AND IS RECOGNISED INTERNATIONALLY WITHIN THE REALM OF MODERN STONE SCULPTORS. HIS WORK CAN BE FOUND HOUSED IN THE GALLERIES OF PRIVATE BODIES AND COLLECTORS AROUND THE WORLD WHILE HIS LARGER THAN LIFE PUBLIC SCULPTURES CAN BE SEEN ACROSS IRELAND AND THE UK AT VARIOUS PUBLIC ARENAS. HE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY AND WORKED WITH SOME OF THE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FIRMS OVER THE PAST DECADE, DESIGNING AND SCULPTING BESPOKE WORKS FOR THEIR PROPERTIES AND MARKETING CAMPAIGNS.
Conflict Sculpture by Marc Kelly
