KIM: Hello Jasper. When you have a chance, could you answer
some questions about Zampa?
JASPER: Thanks for the questions. Answers below.
KIM: I know that ‘everyday’ things are important to you in what
you collect, what you document and also what you often exhibit.
How does Zampa fit with your interest in ‘everyday’ objects?
JASPER: I noticed some old country stools, handmade with
curved stick legs and roughly connected to circular solid wood
seats, and this design is a reminder of this very direct solution to
having something to sit on. Their charm and character are
irresistible though they couldn’t be more direct and everyday in
a practical sense. This new version should be light and adaptable
for use as a stool or a small side table, beside the bed or in the
bathroom, wherever they’re needed.
KIM: How is Zampa an ‘everyday object’ itself (or not)?
JASPER: It’s everyday in a functional and also a visual sense,
there’s no pretence to be anything special.
KIM: This stool seems to be an exercise in just how few
elements there can be –to be a stool– just two: a flat, round seat,
and four curved wooden legs. That’s all we can see. The two
elements make one piece. Why does it interest you to make the
joining of these two elements so discreet, meaning that it is not
apparent? (Or why should ‘the whole’ piece look as one?)
JASPER: The seat is flat but flexible, because it’s quite thin, but
the expression is as direct as possible. It’s a little bit of a protest
against fashion and fakeness in our industry.
KIM: How do you describe the character of Zampa, in other words,
it has some personality and perhaps even some levity or joy?
