London, UK, 1959

With an approach which demonstrates a new simplicity in design, the work of Morrison interprets formal and functional values which are recreated according to traditional principles.

Graduating from Kingston Polytechnic School of Design in 1982 and the Royal College of Art in 1985; in 1984 he won a scholarship to study at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. In 1986 he opened his studio Office for Design and began working with a number of firms. His work also includes exhibition design and public spaces. He took part in the exhibition “Documenta 8” in Kassel (1987) – for which he created the Reuters New Centre – and “Design Werkstadt” (1988) at the gallery DAAD in Berlin with the project “Some new items for the house, I”.
In 1992, along with James Irvine, he organised the collection of household objects “Progetto Oggetto” for Cappellini. Since 1994 he has been a consultant for the transport company of Hannover (ـstra) and in 1997 designed the new tram for the Expo 2000, awarded the IF Transportation Design Prize and the Ecology Award. Since 1996 his objects “Lima” and “Bottle” have been in the permanent collection at MoMA. He has had a number of exhibitions in Europe between 1993 and 1999.
Studio
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