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The Cork Family of side tables/ stools for Vitra makes use of a pressed cork granulate made with the waste material of the wine bottle cork stopper business. Cork is the only material that can be pressed in one direction without expanding in another and is also waterproof, rot proof and termite proof.
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Moulded plastic trays for Vitra. Red (set of three shades) and Green (set of three shades).
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hat to Jasper Morrison and the word ‘atmosphere’ will invariably crop up and it is arguably the idea that drives his design thinking. As he once explained, ‘atmosphere is also a function. When you bring a chair into a room, it changes the atmosphere and that’s an important effect of a product, because we feel different in different atmospheres. I’ve kept pretty much the same goal [since the beginning of my career], which is the idea that objects should create an atmosphere. In my head, there’s a certain ideal atmosphere, so I’m always designing for that imaginary space or mood, and looking for shapes or solutions that achieve this. It is hard to put into words, but I think you know what I mean if I say there are certain rooms you walk into where you feel good or inspired.’ This idea that rooms can make you feel good or not first occurred to Jasper when he was a young boy. Growing up in London in the early 1960s, the average living room interior was one of heavy, upholstered furniture and thick curtains which, he says, he found ‘very claustrophobic and quite gloomy.’ However, his grandfather’s room was altogether different - working for a Danish company, Jasper’s grandfather had discovered Scandi style. ‘I think he had quite a good eye, and the room was well-lit with lots of daylight, wooden oors, and ust a few rugs,’ recalls as er. ightweight seating was arranged in front of an o en fire, and music played from a Braun record player by German designer Dieter Rams. ‘Suddenly I just felt way better in that space, and realizing that there were
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Jasper Morrison
