Jonathan Adler is known as the King of Happy Chic. What exactly is Happy Chic? Take a look through the interiors and products designed by Jonathan Adler and you will come to understand this happy, bold, modern, eclectic, glamorous style. Happy Chic is maximalist and modern. It is sophisticated and bold. If nothing else, it will leave a smile on your face.
Jonathan Adler is a designer, potter and author. He has opened 28 stores, designed homes and hotels, teamed with Kravet, Lacoste and the Rug Company to produce fabrics and rugs. He has written a series of books where he shares his knowledge and insight to the Happy Chic way of living. He designs pottery, lighting and furniture, and is now embarking on fashion design. His design style is a mixture of mid-century, modern glamour and bold, where sophistication exists side-by-side with maximalist style. There are notes of subtlety in his designs, but most notably Adler brings color and excitement to his interiors.
There is a distinct mid-century modern vibe to Jonathan Adler’s interiors as well as his line of furniture and accessories.
Jonathan Adler is a designer that appreciates the lighter side of glamour, creating dynamic maximalist interiors that exhibit personal style.
Mixing the understated with the bold, Adler is able to create interiors that are comfortable and meaningful.
Along with comfort, Jonathan Adler combines touches of sophisticated modern glamour through lighting and accessories. Adler’s color schemes are bright, bold and crisp. The result is a fresh and very modern aesthetic.
Adler’s interiors have a life of their own, with eclectic mixes of objects that portray a distinct character.
Bold designs, modern fabrics and midcentury-inspired furnishings integrate into a space that is comfortable and playfully sophisticated.
Jonathan Adler’s desire is to create products that are timeless, chic and elegant. Although at times extravagant, Adler’s roots are tied to sophistication.
In addition to interiors, furniture, fabrics and rugs, Jonathan Adler designs lighting. His creations are modern with a nod toward mid-century style.
Jonathan Adler’s pottery is distinct, modern and, at times, edgy. Each piece is designed and a prototype created in Adler’s Soho studio. He launched his first collection in 1993 at Barney’s of New York. Since then, his pieces appeal on a global scale. The pottery includes many human forms and animals.
Jonathan Adler’s pottery, as well as furnishings and other accessories, can be found at http://www.jonathanadler.com/.
