Jasper Morrison

 
Portrait of Jasper Morrison Jasper Morrison (*1959 in London/UK), studied at the Royal College of Art in London before pursuing further studies at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin on a fellowship. In 1986 he founded his own design studio in London. Two early projects that gained attention were room installations, "Reuters News Centre" for Documenta 8 in Kassel, and "Some New Items for the Home" at the DAAD Gallery in Berlin. The stringent concepts of these projects, which featured starkly reductive objects, represented a reaction to the formal excesses of postmodernism. Jasper Morrison became a leading figure of "New Simplicity", a movement that advocated a more modest and also more serious approach to design. In addition to furniture, he has also created lamps, home accessories, textiles, a tram system for the city of Hanover, Germany, and a bus shelter for the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein. His joint 2006 exhibition with the Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa, entitled "Super Normal", put forth provocative theses that once again stimulated great discussion. Through designs such as Cork Bowl, his Morrison Bench or his Park Sofa and Armchair family Jasper Morrison has, together with Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and Hella Jongerius, made an essential contributions to the steadily growing Vitra Home Collection.

Basel Chair
Soft Sims
Park Sofa
SIM
Morrison Bench
Plate Table
Park Swivel Armchair
NesTable
Monopod
Park Armchair
Cork Family

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2010 Designer Furniture World Cup: England 3 - Israel 1, 29.06.2010

...Despite the rumours flying around ahead of this match, England stuck with Jasper Morrison rather than pitting Tom Dixon against Ron Arad. Whereas many would...the Morrison/Arad encounter was every bit as entertaining. Unmoved by Ron Arad's Bookworm, Jasper Morrison concentrated on his chair work and took the lead with his Basel chair...



Vitra Design Museum: The Essence of Things. Design and the Art of Reduction, 28.06.2010

...that your - probably completely superfluous - work is seen. Which design blog is going to feature Jasper Morrison's Ply-Chair when they have photo of a bookcase that looks like...Museum runs until September 19th 2010. More details can be found at http://www.design-museum.de...



2010 Designer Furniture World Cup: England 4 - Japan 0, 17.06.2010

...The first meeting between Jasper Morrison and Isamu Noguchi proved to be a truly one-sided affair; a result...victory however was never in doubt. The Group C table and all Group C results can be found here....



(smow)offline: Dieter Rams - Less and More, 18.05.2010

...time, there is universal agreement on the importance of his work and his design philosophy. Or as Jasper Morrison put it, "I have thought a lot about this statement [less, but more]...in Frankfurt runs until September 5thFull details can be found at www.angewandtekunst-frankfurt.de...



(smow)offline: The Essence of Things. Design and the Art of Reduction, 19.03.2010

...exhibition features works from, for example,' Michael Thonet, Le Corbusier, Charles and Ray Eames, Jasper Morrison and naturally the doyen of "less is more" Dieter Rams. In addition...the wonderful cherry blossom in the orchard between the VitraHaus and the Vitra Design Museum....



Jasper Morrison "Jugs, Jars and Pitcher" exhibition in Stockholm, 18.01.2010

...We're indebted to Dave Report for drawing our attention to the forthcoming Jasper Morrison exhibition in Stockholm. Organised by the Hallwyl Museum in conjunction...yet and already we're planning for the Stockholm Furniture Fair" We are terrible !!!...



World Usability Day 2009, 09.11.2009

...argued for clear, defined and properly thought through design. The work of Charles and Ray Eames, Jasper Morrison, Philippe Starck or Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec wonderfully reflects...Good design is as little design as possibleIt's that simple. Happy World Usability Day!...



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