Jasper Morrison

The Good Life

Perceptions of the Ordinary

Just what is it that catches the eye, and why? What’s the significance of a broken flowerpot, a pair of identical tables side by side, a garden hose wrapped around an old car wheel? In this collection of photo essays, the famous designer Jasper Morrison examines and imagines the life behind a series of seemingly ordinary situations.

Just what is it that catches the eye, and why? What’s the significance of a broken flowerpot, a pair of identical tables side by side, a garden hose wrapped around an old car wheel? In this collection of photo essays, the famous designer Jasper Morrison examines and imagines the life behind a series of seemingly ordinary situations.

Author(s): Jasper Morrison

With photographs by Jasper Morrison

Design: Jasper Morrison and Integral Lars Müller

17 x 23 cm, 6 ¾ x 9 in

80 pages, 37 illustrations

hardback

2014, 978-3-03778-423-5, English
CHF 25.00

Jasper Morrison

Born in London in 1959, Jasper Morrison works as a designer and travels between London, Paris and Tokyo. His designs are produced in Europe, the USA and Japan by leading manufacturers of furniture, lighting, electronics, shoes, wristwatches and more. He has also published a number of books including A World Without Words, Super Normal (co-authored with Naoto Fukasawa), Everything but the Walls and A Book of Things at Lars Müller Publishers.