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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.
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.
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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 >>>.
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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.
