Course Overview

Join master potter and designer Jonathan Adler for a unique 13-episode series on how to use design and decoration to communicate your particular style and brand. Discover your design style and learn the rules of good design and decoration to transform your spaces.

In this engaging series, you’ll explore the history of design, Jonathan’s influences, and practical tips to make your space truly yours. From understanding branding to making effective use of light and color, you’ll gain insights to express your unique design vision.

Video Lectures

01: Decorate to Communicate

Jonathan shares his foolproof formula for effectively communicating your identity through design choices, along with insights on major design movements.

Duration: 28 min

02: Find Your Style

Learn about the three style tentpoles—pop, natural, and deluxe—that can help you define your personal style and create mood boards.

Duration: 29 min

03: All about Color

Discover how color adds character to your design space and learn techniques for effectively introducing it into your rooms.

Duration: 30 min

04: Use Branding as Your Design Guide

Create a three-word branding guide to define your personal style, helping you stay focused as you design your space.

Duration: 25 min

05: Salvage, Save, Purge, Splurge

Jonathan offers tips on resourceful designing on a budget, including how to salvage and save while knowing when to splurge.

Duration: 30 min

06: Layout and Flow

Understand how shapes interact within a room and how flow affects movement, helping you design based on geometry and experience.

Duration: 29 min

07: Design Do-Overs

Learn to conquer decorating challenges and correct past design mistakes with effective tools and solutions tailored to your budget.

Duration: 25 min

08: Minimal versus Maximal

Explore the balance between minimalism and maximalism, and understand the key role careful curation plays in your design.

Duration: 28 min

09: Put Wasted Spaces to Work

Transform wasted spaces into functional areas or canvases for self-expression with creative ideas and inspiration.

Duration: 27 min

10: Decorating with Light

Explore effective lighting choices and discover how to use natural light and various lighting categories to enhance your rooms.

Duration: 29 min

11: Take Design Outdoors

Learn how outdoor design principles can enhance your interior designs and apply the same fundamentals to exterior spaces.

Duration: 26 min

12: Say It with Accessories

Master the art of scaping and learn how to select accessories based on content, scale, shape, and color to set the mood.

Duration: 31 min

13: In the Pottery Studio with Jonathan

Join Jonathan in his pottery studio to see him in action making a pot, along with insights into his life, career, and design journey.

Duration: 13 min