The increasing prominence of craft in design amid dwindling commercial opportunities has echoes of the scene in 1980s London, British industrial designer Jasper Morrison tells Dezeen in this interview .

Despite pondering the wider industry "as little as possible", Morrison says that the current rise of craft-based, bespoke furniture reminds him of shifting conditions that he experienced at the start of his career in the early 1980s.

"In London, [designers] are starting to reinvent themselves in a way, and are doing more craft-based work, which is quite interesting," the designer told Dezeen.

"I have a lot of sympathy for them, because I don't see what else they can do, really, and that's a sensible way of doing it, if you can."

Jasper Morrison is known for his practical designs with brands such as Cappellini.…