AND ACCESSORIES, YOU'VE PROBABLY
SEEN THE WORK OF OUR FIRST
GUEST.
>> YOU MAY HAVE BEEN SHOPPING IN
ONE OF HIS STORES.
HE CREATES LUX INTERIORS THAT
ARE SERIOUSLY DESIGNED BUT DON'T
TAKE THEMSELVES TOO SERIOUSLY.
HERE WITH A LOOK AT HIS LATEST
PROJECT AND HOW YOU CAN FRESHEN
UP ANY SPACE WITH LITTLE MODERN
AMERICAN GLAMOR, PLEASE WELCOME
JONATHAN ADLER.
HELLO, JONATHAN.
>> HELLO, HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
>> WE'RE SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU
HERE TODAY.
YOU HAVE A PACKED SCHEDULE IN
HOUSTON.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
EARLIER TODAY WERE YOU
SPEAKING -- TALK TO ME ABOUT
THAT EVENT IN HOUSTON.
>> I WAS HERE IN HOUSTON
SPEAKING FOR THE DESIGN WEEK.
I WAS AT THE DESIGN CENTER
CELEBRATING MY COLLABORATION
WITH THE SHADE STORE.
AND I SPOKE TO FELLOW DESIGN
PROFESSIONALS ABOUT MY LIFE, MY
CAREER, AND MY DESIGN ODYSSEY,
WHICH YOU SEE ARRAYED BEFORE YOU
TODAY.
>> AND HERE'S SOME VIDEO FROM
THE DECORATIVE HOUSTON FALL
MARKET WHEREVER YOU GAVE THE
KEYNOTE THIS MORNING.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES
IN DESIGN AND I THINK YOUR BACK
STORY IS SO INTERESTING, BECAUSE
PEOPLE IN HOUSTON HAVE BEEN TO
YOUR STORE ON WESTHEIMER AND
KIRBY.
THEY'VE SEEN YOUR STYLE DOESN'T
TAKE ITSELF TOO SERIOUSLY.
WE'RE NEVER AFRAID TO ADD
PANACHE AND SPARKLE HERE AND
THERE.
BUT YOU WERE RAISED IN A
FARMTOWN IN NEW JERSEY.
>> YEAH, I GREW UP IN A FARM
TOWN IN NEW JERSEY.
I TOUCHED CLAY AT SUMMER CAMP
WHEN I WAS 12 AND THERE THAT
MOMENT IT WAS ON.
I KNEW I HAD TO BE A POTTER AND
NOW HERE I AM.
MANY YEARS LATER, I WON'T SAY
HOW MANY -- BECAUSE THERE ARE A
LOT OF YEARS.
AND I'VE MADE A CAREER AS A
POTTER AND I'VE TURNED THAT FROM
JUST MAKING POTTERY INTO MAKING
EVERY TYPE OF FURNISHING FOR THE
HOME FROM PILLOWS TO RUGS TO
LIGHTING, SOFAS.
AND ALL WITH MY SIGNATURE STYLE,
WHICH I CALL MODERN AMERICAN
GLAMOR.
>> I LOVE THAT.
AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.
WHAT I LOVE, TOO, IS THAT KIND
OF ONE OF YOUR MANTRAS IS NOT TO
TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY AND
WE SHOULD REALLY DO THAT WHEN
WE'RE ADDING PIECES INTO OUR
HOME, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
IT'S FUNNY.
I -- IF I SAY I DON'T TAKE
MYSELF SERIOUSLY, I'M LYING.
I THINK I TRI TO APPEAR LESS
SERIOUS THAN I AM.
AS A DESIGNER I'M
EXTRAORDINARILY SERIOUS AND
RIGOROUS ABOUT WHAT I DO.
AS A PERSON I MIGHT BE A LITTLE
LESS SO.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> ALSO, YOUR FIRST STORE OPENED
IN 1998.
NOW LESS THAN 20 YEARS LATER
YOU'VE GOT 30 STORES.
AND I THINK IT'S SO GREAT TO
THINK OF YOU AS IS LITTLE KID
WORKING ON A POTTER'S WHEEL.
YOU HAD A PROFESSOR WHO TOLD YOU
YOU HAD NO TALENT AS A POTTER
AND YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING
ELSE?
>> THAT'S REAL NEWS.
YEAH, BUT I THINK IT'S ALWAYS
GOOD FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE A
NAY SAYER TO REBEL AGAINST.
SO I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A
MEAN PROFESSOR WHO TOLD ME NOT
TO DO THIS.
BUT WHETHER THAT WAS A LONG TI
AGO --
>> HE WAS WRONG.
AND YOU ROLLER BLADED EVERY
MORNING TO MAKE POTTERY?
>> YOU'RE PLAYING OLD TAPES.
DURING MY YOUTH WHEN I DIDN'T
HAVE A FULLY DEVELOPED SENSE OF
DANGER, I USED TO ROLLERBLADE
AROUND NEW YORK CITY.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S HARDER
THAN ROLLER BLADING?
TELLING YOUR PARENTS YOU'RE GAY.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> I DO IT ALL THE TIME.
>> I'M SORRY IT FELL OUT OF
FASHION BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY
GREAT.
SOMEBODY MADE FUN OF ME FOR
ROLLER BLADING AND PEOPLE SAID
THAT'S SO GAY.
AND PEOPLE WHO HATED DISCO
MISSED OUT ON THE PARTY.
SO YOU HAVE TO EMBRACE THOSE
THINGS WHILE THEY'RE HAPPEN,.
>> I LOVED ROLLERBLADING.
>> IT'S FUN.
GOOD EXERCISE, TOO.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR NEWEST
VENTURE, BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE INTO
FABRIC AND WINDOW COVERINGS.
>> I'LL THRILLED TO BE
COLLABORATING WITH THE SHADE
STORE, WHICH IS LIKE THE GO-TO
PLACE FOR WINDOW TREATMENTS.
I'VE BEEN USING THEM FOR YEARS.
I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AT THE
SHADE STORE, SO I'M GETTING A
LITTLE BIT OF IT BACK.
>> THEY'RE PRETTY.
I LOVE THAT.
>> WINDOW TREATMENTS ARE LIKE A
VARSITY UNDERTAKING.
AND THEY'RE INTIMIDATING.
I THINK THE SHADE STORE IS THE
PLACE TO GO TO CONQUER YOUR FEAR
OF WINDOW TREATMENTS.
I'M THRILLED TO BE WORKING WITH
THEM AND BRINGING MY SIGNATURE
PATTERNS AND PALATES TO THE
WIND -- PALLETS TO THE WINDOW.
>> WE USUALLY LEAVE IT ALONE
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW.
>> I'M HERE TO HELP.
>> AND ARE PEOPLE ABLE TO FIGURE
OUT WHATEVER FABRIC THEY WANT
AND IT'S CUSTOM MADE?
>> YES AND WE CAN DO SOME CUSTOM
OR JUST CHOOSE FROM MY PALLET OF
PANDERSES -- PALETTE OF
PATTERNS.
>> CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THESE
PILLOWS?
>> YES.
>> THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A METAL
DETAIL.
>> THOSE ARE BRASS BEADS HAND
EMBROIDERED IN INDIA AND I USE
LOTS OF BRASS AND I'M
OBINVESTIGATED WITH
CRAFTSMANSHIP.
THIS OBSESSED WITH
CRAFTSMANSHIP.
AND THESE ADD SPARK TOLL YOUR
SOFA.
I THINK -- SPARKLE TO YOUR SOFA.
I THINK THROW PILLOWS ARE MY
TRICK TO ADDING A LITTLE
SURPRISE AND SOME BLING AND
NEWNESS.
>> I LOVE THESE, TOO.
AND I LOVE COLOR.
I LOVE POPS OF COLOR.
HOUSE IS MOSTLY WHITE BUT I LOVE
THIS SURPRISE.
THESE ARE AMAZING.
>> BACK TO VARSITY DECORATING
CONCERNS.
OBELISKS ARE A VARSITY
DECORATING MOVE THAT EVERYONE
SHOULD STRIVE TO EMBRACE,
BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE AN OBELISK,
WHICH IS THIS FORM.
THE SHAPE OF THE WASHINGTON
MONUMENT.
>> YES.
>> ARE GREAT FLANKING A
FIREPLACE, GREAT ON A DESK.
AND I LIKE TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE
BIT MORE COLORFUL AND IMPACTFUL
THAN NORMAL.
>> WHAT'S THE INTERPRET YOU JUST
USED?
VARSITY -- DESIGN CHOICE?
>> WHAT WAS -- VARSITY.
>> DOES THAT MEAN MAKING A BOLD
MOVE IN DESIGN?
>> IT JUST MEANS SOME -- SOME
CHALLENGES ARE KIND OF JUNIOR
VARSITY AND THEN THE NEXT LEVEL
UP IS VARSITY.
LIKE MOST PEOPLE WOULDN'T KNOW
WH TO TO WITH AN ONLY -- TO DO
WITH AN OBELISK.
I KNOW IT'S FLANKING A
FIREPLACE.
>> DO YOU ALWAYS NEED TWO, ONE
ON ANOTHER SIDE?
>> IF YOU'RE BUYING THEM FROM
ME, YOU SHOULD BUY TWO.
ABSOLUTELY.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO SOME OF
THESE BEAUTIFUL -- ARE THESE
ALSO BRASS?
>> THESE ARE BRASS.
AND I ACTUALLY MAKE THE MODELS
FOR THESE IN MY STUDIO IN
NEW YORK.
I MAKE THEM OUT OF CLAY AND THEN
CAST THEM IN BRASS.
AND I AM OBSESSED WITH HANDS.
I KIND OF LIKE TO INTRODUCE
SURREALISM INTO MY WORK, SO I
GET A LITTLE HANDSY WITH YOUR
TABLESCAPE.
>> YOU PERSONALLY DESIGN THESE
IN YOUR POTTERY STUDIO?
>> I PERSONALLY DO IT.
>> I LOVE IT.
YOU STILL HAVE THAT TOUCH, EVEN
THOUGH YOU ARE BIG-TIME -- YOU
STILL HAVE THAT TOUCH.
SOME PEOPLE LOSE THAT.
>> YEAH, NO.
I WOULD LIKE TO LOSE IT, BUT I'M
STILL KEEPING -- TOTALLY REAL.
I'M A POTTER AND I'M LUCKY TO
HAVE A DESIGN CAREER AND
BUSINESS THAT ENABLES ME TO BE
AS CREATIVE AS I WANT TO BE.
SO YEAH, MAKING STUFF IS MY
FAVORITE PART.
THE BUSINESS PART IS A MEANS
ALLOW ME TO BE CREATIVE.
>> THAT MAKES ME LIKE YOUR STUFF
EVEN MORE BECAUSE I'VE GOT THE
MINIATURE GOLDEN BANANA, THE
PARTRIDGE BIRDS.
>> I HAVE THE CONTAINER.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUR STUFF.
SO KNOWING YOU HAD A KEY IN
DESIGNING, YOU DESIGNED EVERY
PIECE --
>> I'M GLAD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR -- YEAH --
>> HAND.
>> SO AMAZING.
>> NO ONE EVER CAN FIGURE OUT
WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR DINING
TABLE WHEN IT'S JUST SITTING.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT ALL SET UP,
YOU NEED SOME SORT OF
CENTERPIECE THAT IS KIND OF LOW.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> ON THE TABLE AND I THINK THIS
HAND BOWL IS JUST THE TICKET.
AND GREEN APPLES ALWAYS.
>> OKAY.
JUST ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.
BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE
CAND LESS.
>> THESE ARE -- CANDLES.
>> THESE ARE GREAT GIFT IDEAS.
>> I STRIVE TO BE THE GO-TO
PLACE FOR GIFTS AT EVERY PRICE
POINT.
I MAKE SOME SUPER EXPENSIVE AND
FANCY FURNITURE, BUT YOU CAN GET
STUFF FOR AS.
AS 24 BUCKS OR YOU CAN GET THESE
COASTERS THAT ARE VERY GIFTABLE
AND COME IN NIFTY PACKAGES.
>> THE PACKAGING IS GREAT.
YOU PUT A BOW ON TOP AND YOU'RE
GOOD TO GO.
>> YOU ARE PART OF THE HOLIDAY
SHOPPING CARD, WHICH IS GOING ON
RIGHT NOW.
SO YOU CAN SAVE 20% OFF AT
JONATHAN ADLER'S STORE.
AND THIS BENEFITS THE AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY.
SO A GREAT CHARITY.
YOU'RE A CHARITABLE MAN.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON.
AND THIS IS MY PERSONAL ONE.
SO GOING TO USE IT AT THE STORE,
OF COURSE.
>> GREAT.
>> YES, YES.
>> EVERYONE SHOULD COME DOWN TO
MY WEST AVE STORE, CHECK IT OUT.
AND VISIT THE SHADE STORE AND
I'M SO GLAD I GOT TO SPEND TIME
WITH Y'ALL.
>> YOU ARE SO THIETION.
>> AND WELCOME TO HOUSTON -- SO
NICE.
>> AND WELCOME TO HOUSTON.
>> GO ASTROS!
>> ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> YOU CAN CHECK OUT JONATHAN'S
NEW COLLECTION OF ROLLER SHADES
AT THE SHADE STORE AND HIS STORE
IS IN RIVER OAKS OFF KIRBY DRIVE
AND WESTHEIMER.