Italian furniture brand Cappellini and British designer Jasper Morrison celebrated three decades of collaboration in 2018. Creative director Guilio Cappellini looks back at designs the pair have produced together, from the iconic Thinking Man's Chair to the seating at Tate Modern.
The Cappellini and Morrison partnership began in 1988, when Cappellini launched the first edition of the Thinking Man's Chair.
Made from lacquered metal, the chair was the first commercial commission of Morrison's career. It went on to become one of his best-known designs and set the tone for what was to follow.
"You can see the spirit of Jasper but you can also see the spirit of Cappellini, which is a little bit eclectic," explained Guilio Cappellini. "Cappellini can be a simple and clean product, or a more organic product. You can see Jasper's philosophy and the Cappellini DNA."
Cappellini exhibited the results of its three-decade collaboration with Jasper Morrison in an exhibition for London Design Festival 2018After that, the brand launched a steady stream of Morrison designs, including the Three Sofa De Luxe, the Hi Pad and Tate chairs, and the Bac table. Most recently, the pair worked together on the O Cap Chair, which launched this year.
Cappellini claims that, although the brand works with many high-profile designers from around the world, the relationship with Morrison has been the most important.
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