Jonathan Adler

This article is about the potter and designer. For the American legal commentator and law professor, see Jonathan H. Adler.
Jonathan Adler
Born 1966
New Jersey, U.S.
Residence Manhattan, New York City
Nationality American
Education Brown University

Jonathan Adler (born 1966 in New Jersey, United States) is a potter, designer, and author. Adler launched his first ceramic collection in 1993 at Barneys New York. Five years later he expanded into home furnishings, opening his first namesake boutique in Manhattan.

Jonathan Adler Enterprises

Adler now has 28 stores worldwide, an e-commerce site, and a wholesale business with over 1,000 locations worldwide. In addition to ceramic design, Jonathan Adler Enterprises has expanded to become a design brand offering decorative objects, tabletop collections, bedding, bath accessories, gifts, candles, furniture, rugs, pillows, and lighting.

Inspiration

Adler's inspirations have come from Mid-century modern, art and global pop culture.[1]

Collaborations

In addition to designing furniture and product, Adler has collaborated with other brands. In 2004 Adler redesigned the Parker Palm Springs hotel. In 2009 Mattel asked him to design the modern-glam interiors for the "real" Barbie Dream House as part of Barbie's 50th anniversary.

In 2010 he designed the Starbucks (RED) card and mug which directly benefits The Global Fund, and most recently Adler was selected as Lacoste's 6th Annual Collectors series artist, debuting Holiday 2011.

Author

Adler is the author of four books, My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living and part of the Happy Chic Book series, Jonathan Adler on Happy Chic Colors and Jonathan Adler on Happy Chic Accessories. Jonathan's third book in the series 100 Ways to Happy Chic Your Life was published in November 2012.

Television and public appearances

Adler was the lead judge on the Bravo series Top Design and a frequent presenter at design fairs and university seminars.

Personal life

After growing up in Bridgeton, New Jersey, Adler studied semiotics and art history at Brown University, as well as ceramics at the Rhode Island School of Design.[2] In September 2008, he married his partner of 14 years, Simon Doonan, in California.[3] Doonan and Adler live in New York City with their Norwich Terrier, Liberace.

Gay rights advocacy

An advocate for gay rights, Adler has publicly expressed his support for gay marriage.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wong, Dickson (2011-07-12). "Alexander Girard: Prolific Mid-Century Designer (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  2. ↑ Colman, David. "His Guiding Light? Mom, of Course", The New York Times, December 7, 2012. Accessed December 9, 2012. "One might guess that Mr. Adler, 46, who studied semiotics at Brown University and ceramics at the Rhode Island School of Design, had developed his careful balancing act of cynicism and sincerity – cynicerity, for short – as an adult. But, it turns out, he had a lucky star guiding him right from the day he was born. A wholly artificial star, of course: the chandelier that hung above his family’s dining table in their house in Bridgeton, N.J."
  3. ↑ Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler, The New York Times, September 21, 2008. Accessed December 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Adler on Gay Rights". Blogs.reuters.com. June 8, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
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