Ouch. Catchphrase aside, I don't think Mon. Adler came across well on this reality show. Observations were anecdotal, not empirical. And for someone who makes such beautiful things, how can he be so sartorially-challenged. Tie knots the size of a bento box. Boggles the mind.

A Few Key Facts:

• Born 1966 in New Jersey.
• Started out throwing pots at a young age
• Sells first order of pots to Barneys in 1994.
  
• Opened his first store in SoHo in 1998, and then took his "kooky creative odyssey" into all manner of home decor.
• In November 2005 he wrote his first book, called My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living >>>.

What do you think of Jonathan as lead judge? Add your $.02! How should the designers score points with Jonathan? Give them your advice!

Jonathan's Style

His work is now described as "happy" "handcrafted" "luxe", and has been seen on shows as diverse the “Today Show,” “Sex and the City,” “Will & Grace,” and “The Apprentice.”




Bio (from BravoTV.com)
Jonathan Adler, the lead judge of Top Design, has been celebrated for the mod shapes, vibrant colors and organic eye-popping patterns that are the signature of his work today.
His business encompasses seven retail outlets in Soho & the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Los Angeles, East Hampton, Miami, San Francisco, and Chicago; a thriving interior design business, responsible for the re-design of the Parker Palm Springs hotel in modernist style with a comfy residential feel; a burgeoning licensing business under the brand name Jonathan Adler Happy Home that's expanding into bedding, bath accessories, stationary, dinnerware and table linens at accessible prices; and he continues to sell his wares to high-end boutiques around the world.