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Gift Fair: New Designs from Jonathan Adler

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AT_Gift-Fair.jpg There is tons of new stuff for spring from Jonathan Adler. In addition to the Tie and Belt needlepoint pillows above, there is an expanded Utopia collection (we're especially fond of the small totem lamp), beautiful new wooden lamps, a great modern mirror and an attractive metal coffee table with arrows for legs. For these pictures and more...

 
 

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Comments (14)

Love, Love, Love the table, but are we just supposed to blindly follow JA...I mean the pillows are too much for me. It seems as you would own one only so people would know that you have a JA pillow.

posted by jlg on 2008-02-07 10:14:54
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jlg: you're not supposed to blindly follow anyone! I would agree with the pillows...that's partly why there are new ones every year. After all, there are only so many people that really love pills...

posted by Aaron on 2008-02-07 10:39:37
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The arrow table has been around multiple times, starting in the 18th century. Here's another interpretation:
http://www.timothy-corrigan.com/tchome/item.html?sku=6

Or here:
http://www.flessasdesign.com/tables.htm

JA is brilliant at mass-marketing what the public will buy, but very few of his designs aren't imitations of someone else's work.

posted by wende in the twin cities on 2008-02-07 10:45:09
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i love the belt needlepoint and the sun-goddess head.

posted by SD913 on 2008-02-07 11:19:37
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overrated

posted by labchick on 2008-02-07 11:30:25
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I agree with labchick.
And those tie and belt needlepoint pillows are disgustingly tacky.

posted by Daily Nuance on 2008-02-07 11:37:28
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Love the new lamps.

And love the arrow table, derivative or not.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2008-02-07 11:47:20
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I think, in the right setting, the belt and tie pillows are fun.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2008-02-07 11:47:55
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silly, silly and kitschy and not for me. but i do agree that one of the word pillows in the right context could be fun. i'm just not a fan of JA's aesthetic. that he has become a multi-million $ enterprise, well, good for him.

i, too, would like to see some less derivative work.

posted by BB on 2008-02-07 12:12:21
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Do the pillows come with a bonus copy of the Official Preppy Handbook?

posted by Lisa Hunter on 2008-02-07 12:59:32
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Those wooden (bamboo?) base lamps are incredible.

posted by ARC on 2008-02-07 13:25:12
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ARC - the wooden lamps were my favorite, also. (and apparently Mr. Adler's, too)

posted by Aaron on 2008-02-07 13:55:15
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I'm so over JA. So very over. If I want his designs, I'll buy the vintage versions he so skillfully re-markets.

posted by readingglasses on 2008-02-07 14:12:15
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Your story has grown tiresome. But mazel tov on your empire, totes.

posted by sandrine on 2008-02-15 18:50:30
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