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Jonathan Adler Furniture

American

Potter-turned-home-design guru Jonathan Adler is a man with a peripatetic mind, inspired in equal parts, it seems, by classic modern design, Surrealism and pop culture.

Although his namesake company has expanded into a mini empire touching just about every aspect of modern living — chairs and ice buckets, wallpaper and menorahs, chandeliers and rugs — made in myriad materials, Adler still creates almost every object in clay first. His guiding principle is a simple one: “I make the stuff I want to surround myself with, and I surround myself with it.”

Adler grew up in a New Jersey farm town. His grandfather became a local judge, and his father returned home after graduating from the University of Chicago. “My pop was a brilliantly talented artist. At one point, he had to decide whether to become an artist or a —,” he pauses, searching for the right word, “person.” His father became a lawyer but spent all his free time in his studio, “making art, unencumbered by the need to make money from it. It was a totally pure pursuit.” Adler’s mother, who had worked at Vogue and moved to the rural town reluctantly, was also creative, and both parents encouraged their three children’s creativity.

When he was 12, Adler went to sleepaway camp, where he threw his first pot. “And it was on,” he says. His parents bought him a pottery wheel, and he spent the remainder of his adolescence elbow-deep in clay. Even while majoring in semiotics and art history at Brown University, he hung out at the nearby Rhode Island School of Design, making pots.

Adler moved to New York City, worked briefly in entertainment, and in 1993 returned to his true love, throwing pots (in exchange for teaching classes) at a Manhattan studio called Mud Sweat & Tears. One day, at Balducci’s food market, he ran into Bill Sofield, an old friend who had recently cofounded, with Thomas O’Brien, the now-legendary Aero Studios, a design firm and shop. Sofield paid a studio visit and promptly gave him an order. Then, another friend introduced Adler to a buyer at Barneys New York, who also wrote an order.

For about three years after Adler began devoting himself to ceramics full-time. Despite the street cred of both Aero and Barneys, he also wasn’t really making enough money to live on. Then, in 1997, he teamed with Aid to Artisans, a nonprofit aimed at creating economic opportunity for skilled artisans in developing countries, and traveled to Peru to hire potters who could follow his designs, thus increasing production.

Adler’s first store opened in 1998, in the Soho shopping mecca in Manhattan. He now operates about two dozen shops, as far-flung as London and Bangkok. During Adler’s trip to Peru, he connected not only with potters but also with several talented weavers and decided to branch out into textiles. Other categories followed, leading him to travel the world in search of artisans who could execute his endless supply of ideas. In India, Adler found a man who’s expert at beadwork; he has his limed furniture made in Indonesia, his honey-colored wood pieces in Vietnam.

After a friend asked him to decorate her house, Adler expanded to interior design, taking on hotels as well as private residences — projects for which he remains “agnostic,” using pieces by other designers. “I really try to get to know my clients and then make them seem more glamorous and more eccentric than they think,” he says. “I see myself as a slimming mirror for them.”

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Creator: Jonathan Adler
Eyes Hand-Beaded Wall Art
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Beaded Brilliance. Dazzlingly detailed, our hand-beaded eyes beaded wall art is a truly subversive showpiece at 52 inches wide by 25 inches high. Stret...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Beads, Glass

Bond Burled Wood Credenza
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Timelessly Chic. Pieced, burled mappa between Lucite legs with stainless steel accents. Pieced veneer cabinet faces showcase naturally occurring patterns in the wood, and an adjustab...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Acrylic, Burl, Wood

Bond Burled Wood and Lucite Cocktail Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Timelessly chic. From our chic burled wood collection, pieced warm mappa wood floats atop a simple but glamorous X-shaped acrylic base. At 40 in. x 40 in., the bond cocktail table...
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Acrylic, Wood

Jonathan Adler Acrylic Pop Art Pill Sculpture, 150 MG Red
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Get your daily prescription of surrealism with Jonathan Adlers’ lustrous homages to fab pharmaceuticals. Crafted from solid acrylic in poppy colors with laser-etched dosages. Use as ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Acrylic

Talitha Credenza
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Global glamour. Our Talitha Collection is crafted from nickel-plated metal with hand-stamped patterns applied to Minimalist, modernist forms. The surface is reminiscent of silver lea...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Nickel

Bond Burled Wood Six-Drawer Dresser
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Timelessly Chic. From our chic burled wood collection—warm mappa wood floats between acrylic legs with stainless steel accents. Six generous drawers showcase naturally occurring patt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Lucite, Wood, Burl

Lampert Upholstered Queen Bed
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Neo-Classical Modernism. Gracious enough for a Park Avenue parlor or modern enough for a Soho loft. The Louis XVI-inspired base, the soft down cushions, and the clean modern lines makes our Lampert Queen Bed...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Upholstery, Velvet, Wood

Bond Burled Wood and Lucite Desk
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Timelessly chic. A Minimalist world of burled wood, acrylic panels, and stainless steel. Pieced, burled mappa wood floats between Lucite legs with stainless...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Acrylic, Wood

Bond Cantilevered Side Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Timelessly Chic. Perfect for bedside or sofa-side, our cantilevered table features warm burled mappa wood in an eye-catching c-shape with polished stainless...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Stainless Steel

Alphaville Honed Brass Cocktail Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic reflection. Minimalist and modern, our Alphaville cocktail table shines in honed brass with a black glass top. The simple drum form is a solid anchor for any room, while the reflective surface keeps the feeling light and glamorous. An ideal complement to leggy sofas and chairs. Modernize a Park Avenue penthouse or add traditional elegance to a Tribeca loft.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Brass

Reform Hammered Brass Credenza
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
The Reform credenza is inspired by the Brutalist architecture of modernist temples and churches from Le Corbusier's Ronchamp to Miami's Temple Israel to the Cathedral of Brasìlia. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Brass

Bacharach Champagne Velvet Swivel Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Louche glamour. Think Halston, think Studio 54, think sybaritic style. But also think cozy, comfy swivel chair. Upholstered in luxurious blush Como Champagne velvet...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

Materials

Brass

Bond Burled Wood Six-Drawer Dresser
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Timelessly Chic. From our chic burled wood collection—warm mappa wood floats between acrylic legs with stainless steel accents. Six generous drawers showcas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

Materials

Lucite, Wood, Burl

Bond Burled Wood Dining Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Timelessly chic. From our chic burled wood collection, a Minimalist dining table that feels organic, worldly, and wonderfully warm. Naturally honey-hued, pieced mappa wood...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Brass, Nickel

Playing Cards Set in Box by Jonathan Adler
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool bright orange plastic case with pin stipes and two decks of playing cards by Jonathan Adler, circa 2000s. #1336.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Paper, Plastic

Channeled Goldfinger Lounge Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Shock Waves. Minimalist comfort gets a modernist makeover—we've taken our definition of leaned-back luxury to the next level with our Channeled Goldfinger Lounge Chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Brass

Contemporary Modern Window Bench by Jonathan Adler
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Mid-Century Modern style window bench in the style of Paul McCobb features unique tapered and splayed legs. Stylish design with plush white tufted upholstery and thick padde...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Jonathan Adler Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Hudson, NY
Jonathan Adler sofa, newly covered.
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Late 20th Century American Jonathan Adler Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

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Jonathan Adler furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Jonathan Adler furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jonathan Adler furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 11 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 74 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Jonathan Adler were created in the modern style in north america during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Sam Hecht + Kim Colin, John Eric Byers, and Peter Sandback. Prices for Jonathan Adler furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $125 and can go as high as $6,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,900.

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