Gallery: 18 of the Best Designs of All Time, Picked by Jony Ive and Marc Newson
01Macpro
A customized Mac Pro that is estimated to sell for $40,000 to $60,000. *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
02Braun
Dieter Rams' vintage Hi-Fi System for Braun is a pre-digital beauty. It will come with a certificate of authenticity signed by Rams (estimate: $10,000-$15,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
03Snoopy
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni's Snoopy Lamp was originally designed in 1967 and has been customized for the (RED) Auction. The classic lamp is estimated to sell for $15,000-$20,000. *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
04Turntable
This Rega RP8 Skeletal turntable boasts an electronically controlled low-vibration motor and a specially designed shelf (estimate: $5,000-$10,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
05Olivetti
This Olivetti Valentine portable typewriter comes in its original red carrying case. It remains one of the designs most emblematic of 1960s Italian design (estimate: $15,000-$20,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
06Rams
This sofa from Dieter Rams' 620 Chair Program is being auctioned off before it goes into production (estimate: $20,000-$30,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
07Cosmonaut
This "Zveda" cosmonaut suit was worn on a Soviet space agency mission in 1990. Newson says he and Ive chose items whose designers were not immediately obvious. In the case of this suit, a whole team was tasked with designing it (estimate: $50,000-$75,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
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This hardcover copy of Norman Mailer's *MoonFire* sits in a custom-designed case by Ive and Newson. It comes with a lunar rock and a framed print signed by Buzz Aldrin (estimate: $60,000-$80,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
09Newson-2
The lunar rock that accompanies Norman Mailer's *MoonFire* (estimate: $60,000-$80,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
10Lambretta
This is an exact replica of Jimmy's Lambretta from the film *Quadrophenia*, signed by Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey (estimate: $30,000-$50,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
11Valtrexa
This three-piece Valextra luggage set comes with custom-designed red tags and red inner belt straps. Well-heeled travelers can expect to shell out $25,000-$35,000 for the Italian-made set. *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
12Camera-1
The Leica digital rangefinder camera that Newson and Ive designed together is expected to sell for $500,000-$750,000. *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
13Table
The desk designed by Ive and Newson is made from 2,600 lbs. of aluminum (estimate: $300,000-$500,000). *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
14Table-2
The top is made from more than 100 hand-polished tiles. *Image: Andrew Zuckerman*
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