Take a look at our film of new book The Good Life by product designer Jasper Morrison, which documents unorthodox inventions, functional but imperfect objects and humorous vernacular design found on his travels.
With product design, context plays a huge part in how you perceive and value objects. Place the same item amid a chaotic Poundland shelf and on a plinth at the Salone del Mobile, and the reaction will be quite different. In this new book by Jasper Morrison, the product designer has presented a photo essay of everyday objects, furniture and storage systems that he has captured when travelling across the globe. Here the pieces of design are interesting because of their context, charm, or downright bizarreness, but all have captured the designers imagination. Take a look a look at this though-provoking book in our flick-though film.
