After growing up in Bridgeton, New Jersey, Jonathan Adler studied semiotics and art history at Brown University, as well as ceramics at the Rhode Island School of Design. In September 2008, he married his partner of 14 years, Simon Doonan, in California. Doonan and Adler live in New York City with their Norwich Terrier, Liberace. Jonathan Adler is an advocate for gay rights, Adler has publicly expressed his support for gay marriage.
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If there are two things that can describe designer Jonathan Adler’s aesthetic, it’s eccentricity and a love of ceramics. First, a healthy dose of eccentricity seems to be inherent in his every project. To his constant love for ceramics that has followed him long before he became a designer. Adler now has 26 stores worldwide, an e-commerce site and a wholesale operation with over 1,000 locations worldwide. In addition to ceramic design, Jonathan Adler Enterprises has expanded into a design brand offering decorative objects, table collections, linens, bath accessories, gifts, candles, furniture, rugs, pillows, lighting and most recently handbags.
THE PROJECTS
Jonathan Adler’s inspirations have come from mid-century modern, art and global pop culture. Ceramic artist Jonathan Adler is best known for his “cheerful” decor and home decor. He owns a design firm dedicated to bringing “grooviness to your home” with ceramics, furniture, rugs, stationary, etc. Adler has created lavish interiors for venues such as the Parker Palm Springs Hotel and Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, and has also designed for the fashion house 7 For all mankind.
EST DESIGN INSTALLATIONS: DREAMLAND BY JONATHAN ADLER
New York-based interior designer Jonathan Adler, best known for his vibrant and lavish interiors, was the genius behind ‘Dreamland’. Previously featured at the esteemed Interior Design Show in Toronto, Dreamland is a unique installation that was described as a portal to the world of fantasy. This extravagant and impressive installation was created in collaboration with the Israeli luxury quartz brand Caesarstone.
