Jasper Morrison
Jasper Morrison (* 1959 in London ) is an English product and furniture designer.
biography
Jasper Morrison was born in London in 1959 and grew up in New York . In 1982 he received his Bachelor of Design from Kingston Polytechnic Design School in London. He received his master’s degree from the Royal College of Art in London in 1985 . He also studied at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin.
In 1986 Morrison founded his design studio Jasper Morrison Ltd , with which he worked for Alessi , Alias Design Group , Cappellini, FLOS , Franz Schneider Brakel (FSB), MAGIS , Rosenthal , Rowenta , Vitra , among others . He is also responsible for the design of the Hanover city railways and specially designed the bus stops for the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein , which have now become part of the architecture exhibition.
Morrison's design is characterized by a reduced and at the same time elegant design. Together with the Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa , he conceived an exhibition and wrote a book in which he deals with the “super normal”, a form of design for everyday objects that is characterized by subtle improvements to classic types but not necessarily recognizable. On the grounds of his London studio, Morrison continues this concept when he juxtaposes his own designs and, so to speak, nameless objects from all over the world in a discreet sales room, i.e. deliberately refrains from displaying his own designs. “The quality of design should be conveyed less through its shape than through its use.” Morrison stands in the tradition of the design concept of Dieter Rams or Max Bill .
Morrison has received numerous prestigious design awards, including a. the red dot design award , the iF Design Award , the Design Plus Award and the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany . The first comprehensive retrospective of his work took place in 2017 in the Grassimuseum Leipzig.
Publications
- A Book of Things. Lars Müller Publishers, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-03778-463-1 .
- The Good Life. Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-03778-423-5 .
- The Hard Life. Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-03778-514-0 .
- with Naoto Fukasawa (ed.): Super Normal - Sensations Of The Ordinary. Lars Müller Publishers, Baden 2006, ISBN 978-3-03778-106-7 .
- A World Without Words. Lars Müller Publishers, Baden 2010, ISBN 978-3-03778-207-1 .
- Everything But The Walls. Lars Müller Publishers, Baden 2006, ISBN 978-3-03778-064-0 .
- with Michael Horsham: International Design Yearbook. Abbeville 1999, ISBN 978-0-78920-511-7 .
literature
- Charles-Arthur Boyer, Federica Zanco: Jasper Morrison. 1998, ISBN 978-2-90657-173-0 .
See also
- TW 2000 , a light rail designed by Jasper Morrison
- Samsung SGH-E590 , a cell phone designed by Jasper Morrison (launched in 2007, black and silver body)
- BUSSTOPS , a bus stop designed by Jasper Morrison in Hanover at Aegidientorplatz
Individual evidence
- ↑ Design or no design? Jasper Morrison's London store . In: Inventory blog by Dirk Hohnsträter . June 11, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ↑ Jasper Morrison. Interview. In: Designline Living, April 2, 2009 ( Memento of August 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morrison, Jasper |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English product and furniture designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |