JASPER MORRISON
Born in London in 1959, Morrisson studied design at Kingston Polytechnic, the Royal College of Art, and Berlin’s HdK, before opening his Office for Design in London. He seeks to design objects that fit seamlessly into everyday surroundings. He works with leading manufacturers of furniture, lighting, electronics, and more, including Capellini, Vitra, Flos, Alessi, and Muji.
"When we visited the old Shiroiya Hotel, it didn’t have a very welcoming atmosphere. I wanted the room we designed to be the opposite: warm and protective. I started to think of wooden paneling for the walls, and that led me to the idea of the room being a wooden box. There’s a big window that looks onto the hotel atrium so you can enjoy the atmosphere of the public space. Still, if you want to be more private, you can close the wooden window shutters and the room becomes a kind of packing case like the ones made to transport art, and the precious content is you!"
Jasper Morrison