Designer, potter and Livingetc's only ever guest editor, Jonathan Adler is known for the wit he brings to interiors. He has just opened a new flagship store on 135 East 65th Street at Lexington Avenue in New York.
PIP RICH It's been two years since we started talking about your guest editorship of Livingete for the June 2021 issue. Back then, you were heralding the start of a new roaring twenties, a hedonism that was going to make itself felt in the way we wanted to decorate.
How roaring are you feeling now?
JONATHAN ADLER I'm feeling roaring...ish. I'm eternally optimistic, and feeling creatively inspired by what's happening on social media. Because of Instagram, people have learned the art of the vignette, training eyes to compose moments in their homes. And that has thrown down a gauntlet to us designers, demanding that we make things more extra add more colour, use bolder shapes and create pieces that truly stand out. People are being so outrageous and that's a roaring twenties of sorts.
PR I agree. There is a sense of what we're calling 'new eclecticism' in the air, of a brilliantly curated approach to design. Another of your tenets as guest editor was that every room should have a plinth, which I've personally embraced since. Not literally, but figuratively – every room should be geared up to display your favourite pieces.
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