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Bar Basso
Via Plinio, 39
Via Plinio, 39
Spanish artist-designer Jaime Hayon was born in Madrid in 1974. After studying industrial design in Madrid and Paris he joined Fabrica – the Benetton - funded design and communication academy in Italy – in 1997 where he directed the design department until 2003. Hayon set up his own studio practice in the year 2000 and dedicated himself fully to his personal projects from 2003 onward, today he is one of the most acclaimed creators worldwide.
Jasper Morrison set up his Office for Design in London in 1986. The 1990s brought collaborations with the Italian companies Alessi, Flos and Magis. In the 2000s, he began working with Muji, Samsung and Established & Sons. He founded Super Normal with Naoto Fukasawa in 2005 and launched an online shop in 2011. In 2015, a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Grand-Hornu, Belgium.