Jasper Morrison

Jasper Morrison
CBE RDI
Cover of the Icon Design magazine, February 2016: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore with Jasper Morrison
Born1959 (1959) (age 65)
London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationBryanston School
Alma materKingston Polytechnic
Royal College of Art
Berlin University of the Arts
OccupationIndustrial designer
Known forChair design; founder of Jasper Morrison Ltd; co-originator of the Super Normal design manifesto
HonoursCommander of the British Empire
Royal Designer for Industry
Websitejaspermorrison.com

Jasper Morrison CBE RDI[1][2](born 1959) is an English product and furniture designer.[3] He is known for the refinement and apparent simplicity of his designs. In a rare interview with the designer, he is quoted as saying: "Objects should never shout."[4]

Thinking Man's Chair first exhibited at Aram Gallery and later manufactured by Cappellini (1985–1988)[5]
Samsung SGH-E590 (2007)
TW 2000 Hanover light rail vehicle designed with Herbert Lindinger (1990s)
SCP side table drawing with annotations (1986)
Air Chair production process
  1. ^ "Order of the British Empire". The London Gazette. UK. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Royal Designers for Industry, Jasper Morrison". Royal Designers for Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ Rawsthorn, Alice (28 May 2015). "Review: Jasper Morrison's Praise of Normal Things". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ Gugliotta, Francesca (25 October 2021). "Morrison: 'Gli oggetti non devono urlare mai'" ["Morrison: 'Objects should never shout' "]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ Bertoli, Rosa (4 October 2023). "When Jasper Morrison met Giulio Cappellini". Wallpaper Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2023.