jasper morrison: lightwood for maruni wood industry

'lightwood' is the london-based designer's first collaboration with japan's maruni wood industry.

anita hackethal April 12, 2011 2 min

lightwood chair (birch, webbing seat) by jasper morrison image copyright maruni wood industry inc. photo by yoneo kawabe

at the milan triennale for milan design week 2011, maruni wood industry presents ‘lightwood’, a new furniture collection designed by london-based jasper morrison who has collaborated with the company for the first time on this occasion.

jasper morrison: lightwood for maruni wood industry - 1 lightwood chair by jasper morrison images © designboom

‘lightwood’ includes a chair made from solid birch that features either webbed, cushioned (upholstered leather or fabric) or woven mesh seating options. in the case of the upholstered leather and fabric, the material is detachable making it easy to clean.

jasper morrison: lightwood for maruni wood industry - 2 detail of lightwood chair shows webbing seat image © designboom

the collection also includes ‘table 30’ made from birch and maple veneer as well as ‘table 200’ made from Corian® and birch.

jasper morrison: lightwood for maruni wood industry - 3 lightwood chair (webbing seat) by jasper morrison image copyright maruni wood industry inc. photo by yoneo kawabe

jasper morrison: lightwood for maruni wood industry - 4 lightwood chair – cushioned with detachable fabric (right), cushioned with detachable leather (left) images copyright maruni wood industry inc. photo by yoneo kawabe

jasper morrison: lightwood for maruni wood industry - 5 lightwood chair with mesh seat image copyright maruni wood industry inc. photo by yoneo kawabe

jasper morrison: lightwood for maruni wood industry - 6 detail of lightwood chair with mesh seat image copyright maruni wood industry inc. photo by yoneo kawabe

jasper morrison: lightwood for maruni wood industry - 7 image © designboom

as part of the maruni wood industry presentation, jasper morrison is asking visitors to the exhibition to show their support for the japanese at this time of need, through donations:

‘japan’s troubles as we all know, the earthquake and tsunami in japan has caused terrible loss of life, homes and untold damage. what is less known is the collective sense of disaster felt by the whole nation. showing your support for the japanese at this time in any way you can will do more than help pay to put things right, it will help them find the strength to rebuild the country and their confidence.

thank you for your support.’

– jasper morrison