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
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Dora Maar Urn
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain Reverie. Our Dora Maar Urn gives good face from every angle, an unglazed finish highlighting the muse's flawless features in fabulously delicate detail. Inspired by Dora Ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
White Mongolian Bench with Brass Leg
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Posh Perch. A plush Mongolian lamb bench with brass legs for a surprising and glamorous twist. It's the perfect perch at the foot of a bed, a natu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Lucite, Wood, Burl
Pompidou Lucite Candleholder in Clear
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Pipe Up. Our Pompidou Candleholders pair 70s-inspired patterns with daring dimension for added ooomph. Featuring solid acrylic pipes fused together and accent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Gilded Porcelain Atlas Split Vase
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Great Divide. A surreal head-turner, our Atlas Split Vase features four dual looks—each flawlessly halved visage reveals a matte porcelain profile from one angle, and a glittering go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Beaumont Bouclé Lounge Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
New Traditionalism. Minimalist rigor meets cocoon-y comfort. Our Beaumont collection's architectural yet airy bases are juxtaposed with silhouettes softened by sculptural flair. Balance and geometry get a glamorous lift from shiny polished brass and luxe Olympus Ivory bouclé. Pairs perfectly with our Beaumont Settee.
Specs:
Upholstered in Olympus Ivory Bouclé upholstery (54% polyester, 41% acrylic, 5% wool)
Loose bench seat cushion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jacques Lucite and Brass Two-Tier Accent Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Clearly cool. Our Jacques collection is the perfect blend of simplicity and glamour, modern and traditional. In clear Lucite with brushed brass accents, this petite cube is perfect n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Caracas Task Tripod Floor Lamp
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Kinetic Modernism. Divinely dynamic, our Caracas Task Tripod Floor Lamp is a twinkly, mixed metal standout. Featuring soft brass stems of differing heights gathered with a polished n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Burl, Wood
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Faces Sculpture Vase in the Fornasetti Style
By Piero Fornasetti, Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
A relatively large white ceramic face or 'faces' vase in the style of Italian designer Piero Fornasetti. This sculpture vase can make a great statem...
Category
Early 2000s Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Globo Lucite Cabochon Cabinet
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic elegance. A glossy, white lacquer cabinet featuring two front doors capped with blue solid acrylic cabochons. Tapered brass legs give it an elegant edge. Guaranteed to del...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rider Gold Velvet and Brass Dining Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Parisian Flair. Our modern homage to an Empire style dining chair. Our rider dining chair is petite and glamorous, but ultra-comfy. Great as a dinin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Giant Frog Sculpture in Green Lucite
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
A mesmerizing must-have in solid green acrylic, our giant frog looks fab anchoring a tablescape or makes a great focal point in an unused fireplace.
Our ov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Harlequin Round Mirror in Multi-Blue
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Avant Wow. Featuring back-painted glass panes recessed between a generous, double-banded brass frame, our Harlequin Round Mirror is the ultimate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Dora Maar Porcelain Vase
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain Reverie. Inspired by Dora Maar, the French photographer, poet, and painter best known for being a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso. Jonathan throws the models for the Muse v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Versailles Porcelain Urn
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Formal, fresh, and futuristic. Traditional shapes, graphic patterns, and gobs of gold conspire to create this classic meets cutting edge collection. Our signature cubes pattern is dy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Gold
Ether Lounge Chair in Ice Blue Velvet
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Heaven sent. Our sleek Ether chair packs a powerful punch. The Minimalist gesture of the capsule-inspired Silhouette provides surprising comfort, while gle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jacques Lucite and Brass Column Table Lamp
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Clearly cool. The perfect blend of simplicity and glamour, modern and traditional. Our Jacques column table lamp features crystal clear acrylic framework with brushed brass corners t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Alphaville Polished Stainless Steel Cocktail Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic reflection. Minimalist and modern, our Alphaville cocktail table shines in polished stainless steel with a smoke mirror 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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Maxime Brass Daybed
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Modern elegance. Sinuous, sculptural, surprising, our Maxime daybed hits all the right notes. A gleaming brass frame cradles a gracious and soft cushion upholstered in a Palermo Dove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Goldfinger Velvet and Brass Dining Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Minimalist comfort. Pared down geometry in polished brass meets Rialto navy velvet in our Goldfinger collection. A little bit, 1970s, a lot today. Goldfinger is the winning ticket th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bacharach Reef 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 inky blue Rialto Reef velvet with an architectural brus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Talitha Nickel Waterfall Console
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Global glamour. Crafted from nickel-plated metal with hand-stamped patterns applied to a minimalist, modernist form. The surface is reminiscent of silver leaf—it emits that same lust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Beaumont Bouclé Settee
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
New traditionalism. Minimalist rigor meets cocoon-y comfort. Our Beaumont collection's architectural yet airy bases are juxtaposed with silhouettes softened by sculptural flair. Bala...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Globo Colored Lucite and Brass Five-Light Chandelier
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Lustrous sculpture. A constellation of colored Lucite spheres floats on a brass stem with five interspersed globe bulbs to create a glamorous rhythm of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Scalinatella Brass and Marble Cocktail Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural and surreal. Made from a single sinuous brass tube base with a Carrara marble top. Simple form, glamorous details, memorable twinkle. At home in a fantastical hotel in Cap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Maxime Shearling and Brass Lounge Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Modern elegance. A gleaming brass frame with an intriguing crisscross back and our signature sabots cradles a softly curved seat and sculptural back in sumptuous shearling upholstery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Paper, Plastic
Pair of Bookends Happy Chic White Arrow
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Jonathan Adler bookends happy chic Katie white arrow in white plaster finish.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Jacques Lucite and Brass Console
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Clearly cool. Our Jacques collection is the perfect blend of simplicity and glamour, modern and traditional, in crystal clear Lucite with brushed brass corners. Fitted with a low gla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Delphine Mirrored Credenza
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Reflectology. Minimalist forms meet Maximalist glamour. Antiqued mirror with a polished brass base. Two double-door compartments open to reveal a bright robin's egg blue interior fitted with two adjustable shelves. Quatrefoil handles and escutcheons add a decorative flourish to the simple form. Use our reflective Delphine credenza...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Caracas Black and Brass Sixteen-Light Chandelier
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Kinetic modernism. Simple geometric shapes cones and spheres collide with dynamic results. Ideal scale for a dining room or a spacious foyer, the architectural Caracas sixteen-light chandelier will wow your world. Antiqued brass and black lacquer create a chic and classique contrast with a hint Mid-Century Modern. It's the perfect piece to update your 16th century palazzo or to add a touch of French 1950s style...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jacques Grand Cocktail Table in Lucite and Brass
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Clearly cool. Our Jacques collection is the perfect blend of simplicity and glamour, modern and traditional. In clear Lucite with brushed brass accents, it's low and lounge. The size...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Delphine Mirrored Dresser
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Reflectology. Minimalist forms meet Maximalist glamour. Our Delphine six-drawer dresser features antiqued mirror with a polished brass base and jewel-like quatrefoil escutcheons. Eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Modern Square Coffee Table by Jonathan Adler
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century style coffee table features a black and white zebra patterned design. The elaborate style and sturdy construction make this contemporary modern piece an im...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Wood
Johnathan Adler Couture Bowl Early Handmade
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Westport, CT
Johnathan Adler handmade ceramic couture bowl circa 1980s made for a friend early and rare.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Jonathan Adler Sofa
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Hudson, NY
Jonathan Adler sofa, newly covered.
Category
Late 20th Century American Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Jonathan Adler Jacques Acrylic And Brass Dining Table
By Jonathan Adler
Located in London, GB
Designed by Jonathan Adler, this contemporary Jacques dining table has an elegant mid century aesthetic.
Constructed from clear acrylic, the large rectangular dining table features...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Brass
Giant Hippo Sculpture in Orange Lucite
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Posh Pachyderm. A mesmerizing must-have for sizzling safari chic, our giant acrylic hippo looks fab anchoring a tablescape or makes a great focal point i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Talitha Nickel Armoire
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Global glamour. Crafted from nickel-plated metal with hand-stamped patterns applied to Minimalist and modernist forms. The surface is reminiscent of silver leaf—it emits that same lu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Jonathan Adler Furniture
Materials
Nickel
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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