Comments on: tips from the color guru http://www.designsponge.com/2007/06/tips-from-the-color-guru.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:05:27 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anonymous http://www.designsponge.com/2007/06/tips-from-the-color-guru.html/comment-page-1#comment-15302 Anonymous Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:52:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2007/06/19/tips-from-the-color-guru/#comment-15302 I saw the article about the frames too, very cool - it's in Elle Decor. It said he worked with the framing company Larson-Juhl to design them. I need to find some art asap! I saw the article about the frames too, very cool – it’s in Elle Decor. It said he worked with the framing company Larson-Juhl to design them. I need to find some art asap!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.designsponge.com/2007/06/tips-from-the-color-guru.html/comment-page-1#comment-15267 Anonymous Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:22:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2007/06/19/tips-from-the-color-guru/#comment-15267 I'm a big Jonathan fan. I've loved his pottery for years. I just read that he's also designed a frame line. I'm adding that to my "gotta have" list. In my opinion, he's found a way to make a great living doing what he loves - I can't find fault with that. I’m a big Jonathan fan. I’ve loved his pottery for years. I just read that he’s also designed a frame line. I’m adding that to my “gotta have” list. In my opinion, he’s found a way to make a great living doing what he loves – I can’t find fault with that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.designsponge.com/2007/06/tips-from-the-color-guru.html/comment-page-1#comment-15225 Anonymous Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:40:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2007/06/19/tips-from-the-color-guru/#comment-15225 i don't think adler has ever claimed to invent anything tho i'd say he sorta reinvented the potters wheel. seems to me he's been pretty forthcoming about his influences (read his manifesto)<br/><br/>i think design is a dialogue and if he reinterprets an idea in a new way that speaks to people then good for him. his refrences have only made me appreciate those designers he clearly admires.<br/><br/>did george nelson make his lamps into pottery? no<br/>did george nelson get his inspiration from japanese lanterns? yeah<br/>is anyone logging on to call nelson a hack? hell, no<br/><br/>ps. i went to the adler sample sale this morning. if you aren't -over- him then you should definitly go. esp. if you're a fan like me but a bit lean in the wallet. i got a bunch of vases for 10 to 15 bucks and there was this huge long table of woven pillows and needelpoint for $20 ea. the line was crazy but i couldn't help myself. can you say kid in a candy store??? i don’t think adler has ever claimed to invent anything tho i’d say he sorta reinvented the potters wheel. seems to me he’s been pretty forthcoming about his influences (read his manifesto)

i think design is a dialogue and if he reinterprets an idea in a new way that speaks to people then good for him. his refrences have only made me appreciate those designers he clearly admires.

did george nelson make his lamps into pottery? no
did george nelson get his inspiration from japanese lanterns? yeah
is anyone logging on to call nelson a hack? hell, no

ps. i went to the adler sample sale this morning. if you aren’t -over- him then you should definitly go. esp. if you’re a fan like me but a bit lean in the wallet. i got a bunch of vases for 10 to 15 bucks and there was this huge long table of woven pillows and needelpoint for $20 ea. the line was crazy but i couldn’t help myself. can you say kid in a candy store???

]]> By: CircleALine http://www.designsponge.com/2007/06/tips-from-the-color-guru.html/comment-page-1#comment-15215 CircleALine Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:12:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2007/06/19/tips-from-the-color-guru/#comment-15215 I'm a designer at Jonathan Adler and I have a couple of things to clear up.<br/><br/>One, there is no "publicity machine." We do have an in-house PR person to field media inquiries. That's just business, not an international conspiracy.<br/><br/>Two, I'm writing in on my own because I am a huge d*s fan. Neither Jonathan nor our PR person know I'm writing in, so I'm not claiming to speak on behalf of Jonathan or the company... it's just that I found the following comment particularly troubling:<br/><br/><i>Newbie designers note, someone from JA enterprises will knock on your door if you have an original idea that Mr. Adler thinks is just great, he will want you to produce it for him and then coopt the idea as his own original thought or creation. </i><br/><br/>Because without knowing it, you are blaming me too. If someone feels they have been unfairly treated or taken advantage of... it's only right that they reveal themselves so we can review what happened and make things right. I've been racking my brain trying to figure it out and honestly can't imagine what would have happened to make someone accuse us in that way.<br/><br/>And three, please remember that even though you are writing anonymously on a blog and even though Jonathan may seem to you just a character on tv, you are still talking about real people with real feelings.<br/><br/>Thanks Grace, for all the amazing things you do. I can't believe you just turned only 26. I’m a designer at Jonathan Adler and I have a couple of things to clear up.

One, there is no “publicity machine.” We do have an in-house PR person to field media inquiries. That’s just business, not an international conspiracy.

Two, I’m writing in on my own because I am a huge d*s fan. Neither Jonathan nor our PR person know I’m writing in, so I’m not claiming to speak on behalf of Jonathan or the company… it’s just that I found the following comment particularly troubling:

Newbie designers note, someone from JA enterprises will knock on your door if you have an original idea that Mr. Adler thinks is just great, he will want you to produce it for him and then coopt the idea as his own original thought or creation.

Because without knowing it, you are blaming me too. If someone feels they have been unfairly treated or taken advantage of… it’s only right that they reveal themselves so we can review what happened and make things right. I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure it out and honestly can’t imagine what would have happened to make someone accuse us in that way.

And three, please remember that even though you are writing anonymously on a blog and even though Jonathan may seem to you just a character on tv, you are still talking about real people with real feelings.

Thanks Grace, for all the amazing things you do. I can’t believe you just turned only 26.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.designsponge.com/2007/06/tips-from-the-color-guru.html/comment-page-1#comment-15213 Anonymous Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:36:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2007/06/19/tips-from-the-color-guru/#comment-15213 These kind of snarky, jealous comments about JA just make me sad. JA on his own made pottery mainstream chic. That is a pretty amazing, not to mention wildly improbable, accomplishment. These kind of snarky, jealous comments about JA just make me sad. JA on his own made pottery mainstream chic. That is a pretty amazing, not to mention wildly improbable, accomplishment.

]]> By: from someone else who had it so "easy" http://www.designsponge.com/2007/06/tips-from-the-color-guru.html/comment-page-1#comment-15209 from someone else who had it so "easy" Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:01:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2007/06/19/tips-from-the-color-guru/#comment-15209 You can call me on my bias, but that's only because I have actual experience and not just conjecture to back up my claims. I've been fortunate enough to have some advantages in life, but anytime I succeed at something, someone is always there to point out that it must've been easier for me for one reason or another. <br/><br/>I have had the pleasure of meeting both Jonathan and Simon Doonan in person. You couldn't ask for two more fun, quick-witted, and genuinely sweet people. Their dog, not so much. But I digress. They 100% deserve to own their successes, as they do their failures. C'mon people.<br/><br/>A response to some of the hateful comments said above: I think you set out to condemn Jonathan Adler because his alleged advantages made his success so "easy." Perhaps you think, if only I had it that easy, I would be as successful as he. Truth is, there is ALWAYS someone who had it "easier" than you. Condemning other people for it is one of the surefire easiest jobs in the world. So, you can keep your easy job, OR GET TO WORK on building your own success. Just be careful, because if you get there, there will always be more people just itching to discredit you. You can call me on my bias, but that’s only because I have actual experience and not just conjecture to back up my claims. I’ve been fortunate enough to have some advantages in life, but anytime I succeed at something, someone is always there to point out that it must’ve been easier for me for one reason or another.

I have had the pleasure of meeting both Jonathan and Simon Doonan in person. You couldn’t ask for two more fun, quick-witted, and genuinely sweet people. Their dog, not so much. But I digress. They 100% deserve to own their successes, as they do their failures. C’mon people.

A response to some of the hateful comments said above: I think you set out to condemn Jonathan Adler because his alleged advantages made his success so “easy.” Perhaps you think, if only I had it that easy, I would be as successful as he. Truth is, there is ALWAYS someone who had it “easier” than you. Condemning other people for it is one of the surefire easiest jobs in the world. So, you can keep your easy job, OR GET TO WORK on building your own success. Just be careful, because if you get there, there will always be more people just itching to discredit you.

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