Designer Spotlight : Jonathan Adler

I'm going to start a new Monday series... going through different designers A-Z. 
I love to learn about new designers, as well as the old, so if anyone has a suggestion of someone I should spotlight please let me know!!

I will start with an obvious choice for the letter A, one of my favorites - Jonathan Adler.

I love love love his 'manifesto'

We believe that your home should make you happy.
We believe that when it comes to decorating, the wife is always right.
Unless the husband is gay.
We believe in carbohydrates and to hell with the puffy consequences.
We believe minimalism is a bummer.
We believe handcrafted tchotchkes are life-enhancing.
We believe tassels are the earrings of the home.
We believe in our muses: David Hicks, Alexander Girard,
Bonnie Cashin. Hans Coper, Gio Ponti, Andy Warhol, Leroy Neiman,
Yves Saint Laurent, and Madonna.
We believe in the innate chicness of red with brown.
We believe in being underdressed or overdressed always.
We believe in infantile, happy emblems like butterflies and hearts.
We believe celebrities should pay full price.
We believe in rustic modernism: Big Sur, A-Frame beach houses,
raw beams, and geodesic dome homes.
We believe in Palm Beach style:
Louis chairs, chinoiserie, Lilly Pulitzer, The Breakers circa '72.
We believe our designs are award winning even though
they've never actually won any.
We believe in Aid to Artisans.
We believe dogs should be allowed in stores and restaurants.
We believe in mantiques - suits of armour,
worn chesterfield sofas, heraldic tapestries.
We believe you should throw out your Blackberry
and go pick some actual blackberries.
We believe colors can't clash.
We believe in blowing your nest egg on our pots.
We believe our lamps will make you look younger and thinner.
We believe in irreverent luxury.

Someday I too will have such a manifesto.  I must start writing it now.  I wish he hadn't used the line "we believe that minimalism is a bummer"  that could very well be my life's motto.

these images are from his awesome, jam packed, website

He is so fun!! Please check out his 10 commandments for a Happy Chic Home

and just a few more of my favorite rooms from him...