Wooden Cutlery Just Got an Upgrade, Courtesy of Jasper Morrison
The “Super Normal” designer has launched a collaboration with French brand Puiforcat.
Summary
- Designer Jasper Morrison has collaborated with French silverware brand Puiforcat to create a new cutlery collection called “Jersey.”
- The simple collection is crafted from Japanese cherry wood with a Japanese lacquer finish, reflecting Morrison’s “Super Normal” design approach.
Purveyor of the pared-back Jasper Morrison has brought his minimalist eye to a set of cutlery crafted from Japanese cherry wood.
Designed for the French silverware brand Puiforcat, the “Jersey” collection comprises a fork, knife, spoon, serving cutlery, and a pair of chopsticks.
Each piece has been glazed with an ultra-fine coat of Japanese lacquer, which highlights the textures and patterns of the wood’s grain. “This method allows the embellished wood to breathe while protecting the pieces with a fine yet solid antibacterial film,” the brand adds.
The design of the set is stripped back and humble, with Morrison wanting the material to be the focus of attention. It is typical of his so-called “Super Normal” approach, which he described as being a reaction to the fact that the design world had “forgotten its roots and the basic notion that we designers are supposed to take care of the man-made environment and try to improve it”.
“Super Normal is a bridge between the two worlds, an attempt to reunite them,” he continues.
The use of wood marks a departure for the collections of the luxury brand, which was founded in 1820 by Emile and Joseph-Marie Puiforcat. The initial idea behind the collection was to develop something that would accompany a set of serving pieces designed by Donald Judd, named “Dinner Service“.
Jersey is available to purchase now, with buying information available via the Puiforcat website.
