Jonathan Adler is an American potter interior decorator and author Adler launched his first ceramic collection in 1993 at Barneys New York Five years later he expanded into home furnishings opening his first namesake boutique in Soho Manhattan He now has 17 stores and runs an eponymous home interiors business In 1993 he founded Jonathan Adler Enterprises LLC He started as a production potter producing on his own for years Adler opened his first store in SoHo Manhattan in 1998 and today his designs are sold in 30 stores and over 1000 retailers His designs include pots and sofas In 2004 he styled the Parker Palm Springs Hotel the former Merv Griffins Resort and Givenchy Spa property in Palm Springs California In 2016 he redesigned the hotel extensively redoing the property including installing a sevenfoottall bronze banana on the main lawn He speaks at home interior industry events and designcentric museums such as IDS IDS West KBIS and the Mint Museum He has appeared as a guest on Good Morning America The Oprah Winfrey Show and several other national programs In September 2008 Adler married his partner Simon Doonan in California