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"I have a lot of sympathy" for young designers says Jasper Morrison

Dezeen·Ellen Eberhardt·21 days ago
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The increasing prominence of craft in design amid dwindling commercial opportunities has echoes of the scene in 1980s London, British industrial designer Jasper Morrison tells Dezeen in this interview . Despite pondering the wider industry "as little as possible", Morrison says that the current rise of craft-based, bespoke furniture  reminds him of shifting conditions that he experienced at the start of his career in the early 1980s. "In London, [designers] are starting to reinvent themselves in a way, and are doing more craft-based work, which is quite interesting," the designer told Dezeen. "I have a lot of sympathy for them, because I don't see what else they can do, really, and that's a sensible way of doing it, if you can." Jasper Morrison is known for his practical designs with brands such as Cappellini.…

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