Curiosities about the All Plastic Chair by Morrison

Among the Vitra chairs — the Swiss company that leads the industrial design sector for home and office — the All Plastic Chair stands out: a chair that recalls the traditional, yet is thoroughly contemporary, designed in 2016 by the “super normal” designer Jasper Morrison. Let’s discover more about the APC chair, the manufacturer, and the designer behind it.

Vitra: The Timeless Swiss Company

Vitra has been producing innovative home furnishings — what we now call true industrial design — for over eighty years. Strongly rooted in tradition, this family-owned Swiss company has been passed down through generations to preserve the same concept, the same philosophy, a fluid continuum of ideas grounded in precise corporate values.

What are these values? Innovation and modernity, without ever compromising functionality — the first true cornerstone of effective furniture design. A production tradition marked by artisanal care combined with an industrial process, guided by the genius of the world’s top contemporary designers. Sustainability and environmental compatibility to look to the future. 

Jasper Morrison: The “Super Normal” Designer

Jasper Morrison is an English designer, born in London in the late 1950s. He studied and lived for much of his training in New York. Returning to London, he specialized at the Royal College of Art in 1985, before opening his first studio.

Today, he is considered one of the leading industrial designers of his generation. He has collaborated with the most prestigious global furniture companies, and his works are exhibited in major museums and international exhibitions, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Known as an unconventional designer, his creations embody the fusion of past, present, and future — the meeting of tradition and modernity. Along with Naoto Fukasawa, he is the clearest example of “super normal” design — a term Morrison himself coined to describe his design philosophy, based on the idea that a truly excellent design object must meet functional needs first, not just aesthetic ones. 

Features and Distinctive Qualities of the All Plastic Chair

Born from the synergy between Vitra’s corporate philosophy and Morrison’s genius, the All Plastic Chair (APC) was launched in 2016. This is a piece of furniture that recalls the classic wooden chair, yet it is innovative in its composition. Its structure is entirely made of polypropylene — a thermoplastic material that is non-toxic, highly resistant to fire, moisture, and wear.

Its contemporary feature is color: available in both classic and pop tones, with a dual-tone effect — darker for the frame and lighter for the seat and backrest. Key qualities include durability, compactness, and the ergonomic backrest that follows the body’s movements, offering high seating comfort. The Vitra APC chairs designed by Jasper Morrison are among the many pieces of furniture available in the Casarredo catalog, both online and in-store!