Jasper Morrison says that the inspiration behind this chair, which has been reduced to its bare structure, came from seeing a chair without its seat in front of an antiques shop. Constructed from tubular steel and strips of sheet metal, the piece of furniture is indeed reminiscent of a comfortable armchair that has been stripped down to its inner frame. The choice of materials is a reference to the classic modern trend for tubular steel furniture, whilst the design moves away from the typical straight-lined impression with its curved form. The chair was originally called The Drinking Man’s Chair thanks to the small trays at the end of the armrests, however it owes its final name to the slogan “The Thinking Man’s Smoke” which was on a packet of pipe cleaners that Morrison used to build a model of his design.
Text: Mathias Remmele
