Air Chairs by Jasper Morrison for Magis, 1999, Set of 6

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About This Piece

Vintage Design

Air Chair was born out of a simple length of plastic moulded tube given to me by Perazza as a sample of a new plastic moulding technology called gas injection, which he suggested we use to make a new chair. The design began from the leg up, describing the tubular structure of a chair to which a thin skin is applied for the seat and back, in much the same way as the earlier Plywood Chair uses a thicker plywood for the structure and a thinner plywood panel for the seat. with each chair designed one gets a better sense of what makes a comfortable seat, and with this one I think we succeeded in delivering a combination of angles and curves which combine to give a high level of comfort to the long term occupant. At the time the office still worked mainly with 2-dimensional drawing software, which ensures that first prototypes are a complete surprise and usually need many adjustments before the proportions look right. For once this was not the case and we went from the first prototypes to the final model with very few changes. The technical development was considerably more complicated than the design development, and involved a great effort by Luca Scoti, who engineered the mould.

By means of air pressure, gas injection allows the moulding of volumes and forms which were previously unmouldable. A simple analogy would be to imagine blowing up a balloon inside a shoebox. In the case of gas injection moulding, where there is extra volume in the mould, the plastic is pressed against the mould leaving a hollow core. This allows tubular structural elements to be moulded together with thin surface skins (seat and back panels). The chair, which was modelled before it existed as a 3-dimensional drawing, had to be digitally measured to provide an accurate computer drawing of the 3-d form. Then began a lengthy process of computer controlled modelling, followed by hand modelling to establish a form which could be moulded in a two-part mould without any complex moving parts.

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Creator	Jasper Morrison
Manufacturer	Magis
Design Period	1990 to 1999
Production Period	1990 to 1999
Country of Manufacture	Italy
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Minimalist, Postmodern
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use
Product Code	SES-1550024
Materials	Polyamide Nylon
Color	Green, lime
Width	49 cm 19.3 inch
Depth	51 cm 20.1 inch
Height	78 cm 30.5 inch
Seat Height	18.5 inch
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Belgium
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.
Returns	Returns accepted within two days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

Delivery Options

Front Door Delivery: (Included in Every Order)	A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below). The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery.
In-Home Delivery: (For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)	A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers. The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery.

Front Door Delivery:
(Included in Every Order)

A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below).
The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

In-Home Delivery:
(For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)

A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers.
The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine every order upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damage or missing or incorrect pieces, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations of missing, damaged, or incorrect item(s) represents your acceptance of the complete order in perfect condition.

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About the Creator

Jasper Morrison

Born in London in 1959, English furniture and product designer Jasper Morrison studied at Kingston Polytechnic Design School, graduating in 1982. Between 1982 and 1985, he attended the Royal College of Art for postgraduate studies–including a year of studies at Berlin’s Hochschule der Kunst (HdK) on scholarship—ultimately earning his Master’s degree in design. After graduating, he opened his Office for Design in London in 1986. Soon after, two projects helped place him on the international design map: His work was included in the Documenta 8 exhibition in Kassel in 1987, for which he designed the Reuters News Centre. The next year, he was invited to take part in “Design Werkstadt,” part of the “Berlin, Cultural City of Europe” program, for which he created the plywood furniture and room installation Some New Items for the Home, Part I, at the DAAD Galerie.

From the outset, Morrison was determined to design for industrial production. As a young designer, he sought out small, London-based industrial workshops to fabricate his designs using ready-made industrial components. It didn’t take long, however, until major brands—SCP, Vitra, and especially Cappellini—began to pursue Morrison. Over the years, he has added Alessi, Alias, Canon, Flos, Magis, Muji, Olivetti, Rowenta, Rosenthal, Samsung, Sony, Established & Sons, and others to his portfolio of clients. Regardless of client, however, a minimalist aesthetic–driven by function over expression—characterizes Morrison’s work.

In 2005, Morrison partnered with Naoto Fukasawa to develop the Super Normal project, which resulted in a book and exhibition. The project served to articulate Morrison’s design philosophy, that design should be used to enhance the human environment, through simple, well-made, and nearly invisible functionality.

Morrison’s work has been exhibited in a number of solo exhibitions, including, but not limited to presentations at Tokyo’s Axis Gallery, Yamagiwa, and HH Style; Au Musée at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs Bordeaux in 2009; and the traveling career retrospective Thingness, first launched in 2015 at the Grand-Hornu, Belgium, accompanied by the monograph A Book of Things. In 2011, he curated the show Danish Design, I Like It, at the Copenhagen Design Museum. He has been recognized as a Royal Designer for Industry since 2001.

As of this writing, Morrison has offices in London, Paris (opened 2002), and Tokyo (opened 2007).