For all the people who think designer objects need to make bold statements with attention-grabbing forms and materials, the revered British designer Jasper Morrison has a message: The quieter objects are often the better products.
Some of Morrison’s earliest creations, such as the 1986 Thinking Man’s chair, with its snaking tubular steel armrests, and the 1991 3 sofa deluxe, whose sculpted seat resembles an enormous wave (both produced by the Italian manufacturer Cappellini, one of the planet's preeminent producers of cutting-edge home decor), display the eye-catching moves that were expected among his contemporaries.
At the same, Morrison was clearly searching for a different language. In 1988, just three years after he graduated from London’s Royal College of Art, he stunned many in the design world with “Some New Items for the Home,” an exhibition in Berlin featuring simple plywood furniture he had designed and made himself as a direct rebuke to the over-the-top colors and geometries of the Memphis movement. As Morrison increasingly came to see statement-making design as flawed and wasteful, he began producing the subtler objects that eventually became his greatest hits and inspired a new generation of designers.
Morrison’s Glo-Ball lamps for FLOS, for instance, feature opalescent blown-glass diffusers that resemble ever-so-slightly squished spheres with a striking visual softness. Designed in 1998, the pieces were instantly popular and have remained a best seller for the legendary Italian lighting maker. Morrison’s Cork Family stools for Vitra, designed in 2004, have proved similarly timeless, with simple silhouettes reminiscent of thread spools whose unexpected material — solid cork — makes them particularly alluring.
By 2005, Morrison had befriended another designer working in a similar manner — Japan’s Naoto Fukasawa. That year, Fukasawa introduced his Déjà-vu stool for Magis at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and was dismayed when fairgoers barely noticed it. Crestfallen, Fukasawa talked to Morrison, who saw the scenario differently: The fact that people instinctively used the stool meant that it was successful. To cheer up Fukasawa, Morrison described his design as “super normal.” Morrison and Fukasawa latched onto this phrase as an ideal term for what they were up to.
Launched in 2006, Morrison and Fukasawa’s “Super Normal” — a traveling exhibition and a book that served as a visual manifesto — documented more than 200 utilitarian yet beautiful objects, ranging from a paper clip, a plastic bucket and a ballpoint pen to an Alessi citrus basket, Vitsoe’s 606 universal shelving system by Dieter Rams and Vitra’s Joyn office system by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. That same year, Morrison began playing with extreme simplicity and introduced the Crate, a wooden bedside table for Established & Sons that was modeled on an old wine crate he used for his own bedside table.
Today, Morrison delights in finding the correct balance in his designs, turning out products that seem appealingly natural and precisely what they should be.
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Set of 4 Air chair in Black by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Air-Family takes its name from the “air-moulding” technology that makes it possible to create highly resistant yet super-lightweight products out of polypropylene added with fibregla...
Plastic
Pair of "Low Pad" Leather chairs By Jasper Morrison For Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison
Located in Toronto, ON
This chic and stylish vintage pair of leather Low Pad chairs by British designer Jasper Morrison for Cappellini are beautifully designed for maximum c...
Stainless Steel
$1,130Sale Price / set|30% Off
Vitra Hal Sledge Chairs by Jasper Morrison, Set of Five
By Jasper Morrison, Vitra
Located in Rochester, England
Introducing the Hal Sledge Chair by renowned designer Jasper Morrison for Vitra. This sleek and modern chair features a minimalist design with a comfortable sled base, making it the ...
Plastic
Bac fixed upholstery Chair in massive ash by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison, Cappellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bac chair collection, designed by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini, is the natural evolution of the table of the same name, echoing its proportions and formal restraint. The projec...
Ash
Jasper Morrison 2-Seat Two-Tone Blue "Vega" Bench for Artifort with Chrome Base
By Jasper Morrison, Artifort
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jasper Morrison 2-seater "Vega" bench for Artifort 1990's. In original two toned upholstered seats on a chrome wire frame. Seat width 22" each. Visible wear, consistent with age and ...
Chrome
Customizable Artifort Vega Armchair by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Jasper Morrison, this refined and thoughtful collection of chairs seamlessly integrates circular design principles, functionality, and modern aesthetics. Vega is defined...
Upholstery
$1,207 / item
Customizable Artifort Vega Chair by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Jasper Morrison, this refined and thoughtful collection of chairs seamlessly integrates circular design principles, functionality, and modern aesthetics. Vega is defined...
Upholstery
Set of 4 Air Armchair in Beige by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Air-Family takes its name from the “air-moulding” technology that makes it possible to create highly resistant yet super-lightweight products out of polypropylene added with fibregla...
Plastic
Magis Motta Chair - Jasper Morrison - Green Steel and Natural oak - Set of 2
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, characterized by its essential...
Steel
Bac Chair in massive ash by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini
By Jasper Morrison, Cappellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bac chair collection, designed by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini, is the natural evolution of the table of the same name, echoing its proportions and formal restraint. The projec...
Ash
Alias 715 Tagliatelle Outdoor Chair in White Belt Seat and Stainless Steel Frame
By Alias, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 715 Tagliatelle Outdoor Chair in White Belt Seat and Stainless Steel Frame by Jasper Morrison Stacking chair for outdoor use with structure in brushed stainless steel 316. S...
Steel
$26,285 / set
Jasper Morrison Ply Chair Plywood for Vitra Set of 8
By Vitra, Jasper Morrison
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Classic Jasper Morrison Chair was designed 1988/1989 “Some New Items for the Home, Part I” at the DAAD gallery, in Berlin. In 1989, the Ply...
Birch, Plywood
Magis Motta Chair - Jasper Morrison - Green Steel and Polypropylene - Set of 2
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, characterized by its essential...
Steel
Jasper Morrison 2 Soft Sim Stackable Chairs and a Stool
By Jasper Morrison, Vitra
Located in Delft, NL
Jasper Morrison (1959-) 2 soft sim stackable chairs 2004, Switzerland 2 chairs with 1 stool At the pictures you can see 4 chairs showing the stackable position, but selling ...
Chrome
Set of 4 Air Armchair in Grey Antracite by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Air-Family takes its name from the “air-moulding” technology that makes it possible to create highly resistant yet super-lightweight products out of polypropylene added with fibregla...
Plastic
Alias 717 Tagliatelle Outdoor Armchair in Blue Seat with Stainless Steel Frame
By Alias, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 717 Tagliatelle Outdoor Armchair in Blue Seat with Stainless Steel Frame by Jasper Morrison Stacking chair for outdoor use with arms with structure in brushed stainless stee...
Steel
Set of 2 Plato Stacking Chair by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Plato chair designed by Jasper Morrison is versatile in use and well suited for domestic, professional, and public spaces - indoors and outdoors. Under- stated and with a neoclassical inspiration, hence the name that references one of the pillars of ancient philosophy, the Plato chair is the manifestation of a perfect balance between form and function. It features a sleek yet robust structure with a curved seat for maximum comfort. As Jasper Morrison declares, “a fully recyclable chair...
Aluminum
Magis Air-Chair by Jasper Morrison, Red Stackable Outdoor Chair, Set of 4
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Chair Price refers to the purchase of four chairs. Air-Chair is a stackable chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, appreciated...
Plastic
Set of 2 Pipe Stacking Chair by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pipe is an essential chair. It has an aluminium tube structure and an option of seat and back in punched aluminium plate with holes (in white, black or mustard colours) for outdoor u...
Beech
Set of 4 Air chair in White by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Air-Family takes its name from the “air-moulding” technology that makes it possible to create highly resistant yet super-lightweight products out of polypropylene added with fibregla...
Plastic
Magis Motta Chair - Jasper Morrison - Red steel and Polypropylene - Set of 2
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, characterized by its essential...
Steel
Set of 2 Folding Air Armchair in White by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Air-Family takes its name from the “air-moulding” technology that makes it possible to create highly resistant yet super-lightweight products out of polypropylene added with fibregla...
Plastic
Magis Air-Armchair by Jasper Morrison, Orange Stackable Outdoor Chair with Arms
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Magis - Air-Armchair Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Armchair Air-Armchair is a stackable chair with armrests designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis. The design cont...
Plastic
Magis Air-Armchair by Jasper Morrison, Red - Chair with Arms - Set of 4
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Armchair Air-Armchair is a stackable chair with armrests designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis. The design continues the philosophy o...
Plastic
Magis Motta Chair - Jasper Morrison - Brown Steel and Natural oak - Set of 2
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, characterized by its essential...
Steel
Padded Chair Magis Motta by Jasper Morrison, Blue Steel - Set of 2 chairs
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, defined by its essential struc...
Steel
Magis Motta Chair - Jasper Morrison - Red Steel and Natural oak - Set of 2
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, characterized by its essential...
Steel
Magis Air-Chair by Jasper Morrison, Orange Stackable Outdoor Chair, Set of 4
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Chair Price refers to the purchase of four chairs. Air-Chair is a stackable chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, appreciated...
Plastic
Magis "Air-Chair" by Jasper Morrison Anthracite Stackable Outdoor Chair Set of 4
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Chair Price refers to the purchase of four chairs. Air-Chair is a stackable chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, appreciated...
Plastic
Magis Air-Chair by Jasper Morrison, White Stackable Outdoor Chair, Set of 4
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Chair Price refers to the purchase of four chairs. Air-Chair is a stackable chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, appreciated...
Plastic
Magis Air-Chair by Jasper Morrison, Dark Green Stackable Outdoor Chair, Set of 4
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Magis - Air-Chair Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Chair Price refers to the purchase of four chairs. Air-Chair is a stackable chair designed by Jasper Morrison for...
Plastic
$1,708Sale Price / item|30% Off
Molteni & C Tea Dining Chair by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Molteni & C
Located in Boston, MA
Designed by Jasper Morrison The Tea chair is a tribute to lightness. The structure, completely made of solid wood, outlines and reveals the profile of the chair in its entirety. Wi...
Leather, Oak
Set of 6 Air Chairs by Jasper Morrison for Magis, 1999
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Izegem, VWV
Air Chair was born out of a simple length of plastic moulded tube given to me by Perazza as a sample of a new plastic moulding technology called gas injection, which he suggested we ...
Plastic
Set of 2 Plato Chair in White by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Plato chair designed by Jasper Morrison is versatile in use and well suited for domestic, professional, and public spaces - indoors and outdoors. Under- stated and with a neoclassical inspiration, hence the name that references one of the pillars of ancient philosophy, the Plato chair is the manifestation of a perfect balance between form and function. It features a sleek yet robust structure with a curved seat for maximum comfort. As Jasper Morrison declares, “a fully recyclable chair...
Aluminum
Set of 2 Plato Chair in Black by Jasper Morrison for MAGIS
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Plato chair designed by Jasper Morrison is versatile in use and well suited for domestic, professional, and public spaces - indoors and outdoors. Under- stated and with a neoclassical inspiration, hence the name that references one of the pillars of ancient philosophy, the Plato chair is the manifestation of a perfect balance between form and function. It features a sleek yet robust structure with a curved seat for maximum comfort. As Jasper Morrison declares, “a fully recyclable chair...
Aluminum
Alias 717 Tagliatelle Outdoor Armchair in White with Stainless Steel Frame
By Jasper Morrison, Alias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 717 Tagliatelle Outdoor Armchair in White with Stainless Steel Frame by Jasper Morrison Stacking chair for outdoor use with arms with structure in brushed stainless steel 31...
Steel
Padded Chair Magis Motta by Jasper Morrison, Green Steel - Set of 2 chairs
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, defined by its essential struc...
Steel
Padded Chair Magis Motta by Jasper Morrison, Red Steel - Set of 2 chairs
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, defined by its essential struc...
Steel
Padded Chair Magis Motta by Jasper Morrison, Brown Steel - Set of 2 chairs
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, defined by its essential struc...
Steel
Magis Motta Chair - Jasper Morrison - Blue Steel and Natural oak - Set of 2
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, characterized by its essential...
Steel
Magis Motta Chair - Jasper Morrison - Blue Steel and Polypropylene - Set of 2
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, characterized by its essential...
Steel
Magis Motta Chair - Jasper Morrison - Brown steel and Polypropylene - Set of 2
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Motta Price refers to the purchase of two chairs. Motta is a chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, characterized by its essential...
Steel
Magis RE Air-Armchair by Jasper Morrison, Grey - Chair with Arms - Set of 4
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: RE Air-Armchair RE Air-Armchair is a stackable chair with armrests designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis. The chair represents a sustaina...
Plastic
Magis Air-Armchair by Jasper Morrison, Green - Chair with Arms - Set of 4
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Armchair Air-Armchair is a stackable chair with armrests designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis. The design continues the philosophy o...
Plastic
Magis Air-Armchair by Jasper Morrison, Grey - Chair with Arms - Set of 4
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Armchair Air-Armchair is a stackable chair with armrests designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis. The design continues the philosophy o...
Plastic
Magis Air-Armchair by Jasper Morrison, Beige Stackable Outdoor Chair with Arms
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Armchair Air-Armchair is a stackable chair with armrests designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis. The design continues the philosophy o...
Plastic
Magis Air-Armchair by Jasper Morrison, White Stackable Outdoor Chair with Arms
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Armchair Air-Armchair is a stackable chair with armrests designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis. The design continues the philosophy o...
Plastic
Magis RE Air-Chair by Jasper Morrison, Stackable Chair in Recycled Plastic
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Magis - RE Air-Chair Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: RE Air-Chair RE Air-Chair is a stackable chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, developed as an environmental...
Plastic
Magis Air-Chair by Jasper Morrison, Beige Stackable Outdoor Chair, Set of 4
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Magis Design: Jasper Morrison Model: Air-Chair Price refers to the purchase of four chairs. Air-Chair is a stackable chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis, appreciated...
Plastic
4er Set Vitra Stühle HAL Wood mit Sitzpolster Jasper Morrison Design
By Vitra, Jasper Morrison
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten ein wunderschönes 4er Set Vitra HAL Wood Stühle mit Sitzpolstern zum Verkauf an. Die Stühle stammen aus dem Jahr 2021 und weisen nur geringe Gebrauchsspuren auf. Insgesamt...
Plastic, Oak