Jonathan Olivares
Jonathan Olivares | |
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Born | December 1981 Boston, Massachusetts |
Nationality | American |
Education | Pratt Institute |
Occupation | Industrial Designer |
Website | www.jonathanolivares.com |
Jonathan Olivares (born 1981)
Early life and education
Olivares grew up in the metropolitan Boston area, and skateboarded as a teenager.[6] He attended Boston College and The New School,[6] before graduating with a Bachelor of Industrial Design (B.I.D.) from Pratt Institute in 2004.[7] While a student, Olivares interned at Maison Margiela in Paris, where he worked on objects and interiors.[8] He was an apprentice to the designer Stephen Burks, and in 2005 he also apprenticed for the industrial designer Konstantin Grcic in Munich.[6][9][10] In 2006 Olivares began practicing industrial design independently,[11] and his first office was in his mother's garage in Boston.[12] His design practice is now based in Los Angeles.[13]
Designs
Olivares' early furniture designs are explorations in various forms of metal. In 2007 Olivares designed Smith, a multi-purpose cart made of sheet metal,
Olivares has worked on commercial and corporate interiors, for Vitra, Dropbox, and in 2019 he designed a retail store for the Mallorcan shoe brand Camper at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan.[26] [27] The store furniture is milled from Indiana limestone, a nod to the building's iconic facade made of the same material,[28] and the stock is housed in openly in sliding storage racks.[29]
In 2016 Olivares turned his attention to textiles.[30] Twill Weave Daybed, commissioned from Olivares by the Harvard Graduate School of Design for 9 Ash Street, was realized in 2017 with the support of Kvadrat.[31] The daybed is composed of twill weave textiles,[30] with its legs and cross beams made of woven carbon fiber, molded on mast-making mandrels, and its wool cushion dyed the color of graphite.[11] [6] The daybed is strong enough to support the weight of a car.[6] This combination of materials results in a design that is simultaneously visually homogenous and celebrates the different materials used to make it.[11] In 2022 Kvadrat's New York flagship showroom, designed by Olivares, opened. Based on the square unit of a woven textile, the showroom is square in plan with a catwalk that allows bolts of textiles to be hung from it.[32] Square Chair, produced by the Italian manufacturer Moroso, was designed for the showroom and extends the spatial concept down to the scale of furniture.[33] The chair is made of two square foam blocks, upholstered with textile, that allow the user to sit forwards, sideways, and backwards.[34] With each block being upholstered in a different textile, the chair is a vehicle for larger compositions of color in space.[34]
Reception
Interior Design magazine describes Olivares work in a 2018 article as “spare and formally rigorous, often concerned with high-tech manufacturing processes.”[35] The art and cultural critic Drew Zeiba describes Olivares works as carrying a “signature elegance and simplicity.”[36] Writing in the International Herald Tribune about Olivares' book A Taxonomy of Office Chairs in 2011, Design critic Alice Rawsthorn writes: "You'll never look at an office chair in quite the same way again."[37]
Grants and awards
- Graham Foundation, Research Grant, 2010[38]
- Compasso d’Oro, 2011[39]
- Graham Foundation, Exhibition Grant, 2011[40]
- GOOD Design Award, 2012[41]
- Metropolis Likes Award, 2012[42]
Collections
Olivares's work is held in the following museum collections:
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago[1]
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles[43]
- Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein
Publications
- Olivares, Jonathan. A Taxonomy of ISBN 978-0714861036[44]
- Morrison, J., Olivares, J., Velardi, M. Source Material. Weil am Rhein: Vitra Design Museum, 2015 ISBN 9783931936976[45]
- Olivares, Jonathan. ISBN 978-0714871202[46]
- Olivares, Jonathan. Jonathan Olivares Selected Works.ISBN 978-1576878606[48]
- A Life in Chairs with Industrial Designer Don Chadwick. Interview Magazine, 2018[49]
- Olivares, Jonathan. Don Chadwick Photography 1961–2005. Barcelona: Apartamento Press, 2019.
- Georgacopoulos, A., Olivares, J. The ISBN 9781838665173[51]
External links
- Jonathan Olivares website
- Jonathan Olivares’ working environment (Vitra)
- Pin-Up Magazine review of the designer's book Selected Works
- Rouse Visiting Artist Lecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, September 15, 2015[52]
- Industrial Designers Society of America (ISDA) Biography
References
- ^ a b "Jonathan Olivares". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Viladas, Pilar (2018-04-12). "How ship masts inspired this LA-designer's latest textile collection". Curbed. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Jonathan Olivares | Knoll". www.knoll.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Changes at the top for House Beautiful, Knoll's new SVP and more". Business of Home. 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ a b c d e Stratford, Oli (Summer 2018). "Eventually everything connects". Disegno. 19: 90.
- ^ "Prattfolio Fall/Winter 2011 "Generations Issue"". Issuu. p. 38. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Jonathan Olivares and Dozie Kanu". Pin–Up. 24: 103. Summer 2018.
- ^ Lanks, Belinda (January 1, 2008). "Multitasker". Metropolis Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ a b c "Jonathan Olivares's Twill Weave Collection for Kvadrat Conceptualizes Color". SURFACE. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Hirst, Arlene (September 2007). "Store It". Metropolitan Home: 41.
- ISBN 978-1-85669-661-6.
- ISBN 978-88-7570-308-0.
- ISBN 978-89-91111-27-1.
- ^ Wu, Su (April 2016). "Jonathan Olivares". L'Uomo Vogue. 470: 151.
- ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ a b Lange, Alexandra (19 September 2012). "A Chair for All Seasons". Domus. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-7148-7610-8.
- ^ Morris, Ali (2015-06-18). "Fabricate this: ShopFloor software heralds a new era of mass customised furniture". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Aluminum Bench by Jonathan Olivares". Disegno. 8: 199. Summer 2015.
- ^ "From the City to the Spoon". Domus. 985: 32. November 2014.
- ^ Taylor-Foster, James (2017-05-02). "In the Swedish City of Järfälla, Ten Radical "Superbenches" Are Unveiled as Community Incubators". ArchDaily. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ Peluso, Salvatore (14 May 2019). "Camper store is a tribute to 1930s New York". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "PIN–UP | JONATHAN OLIVARES". PIN–UP | JONATHAN OLIVARES. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Burrichter, Felix (May 2019). "Interview: Jonathan Olivares on Designing His First Store at Rockefeller Center". pinupmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Messina, Rab (16 May 2019). "How Can a Shoe Store Compete with the Bright Lights of Radio City Music Hall?". Frame. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ ISBN 978-94-91444-48-7.
- ^ Quito, Anne (June 2018). "At All Scales." Metropolis. p.26.
- ^ "An interview with designer Jonathan Olivares Jonathan about a new showroom for Kvadrat in New York". Disegno Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Photography, Hannah Silver last updated Contributions from Daniele Ansidei- (2022-05-14). "Kvadrat's flagship New York showrooms encompass colourful design codes". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b "PIN–UP | NOW YOU KNOW: AN ORAL HISTORY OF KVADRAT'S NEW YORK SHOWROOM BY JONATHAN OLIVARES". PIN–UP | NOW YOU KNOW: AN ORAL HISTORY OF KVADRAT’S NEW YORK SHOWROOM BY JONATHAN OLIVARES. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "10 Questions With... Jonathan Olivares". Interior Design. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Book Club: Jonathan Olivares – Selected Works". pinupmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Graham Foundation > Grantees > Jonathan Olivares". The Graham Foundation.
- ^ "Premio Compasso d'oro 2011", Wikipedia (in Italian), 2021-08-08, retrieved 2021-09-04
- ^ "Graham Foundation > Grantees > Jonathan Olivares". www.grahamfoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Good Design 2012: Awarded Product Designs and Graphics and Packaging" (PDF).
- ^ "Introducing the #MetropolisLikes Award at NeoCon". Metropolis. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Jonathan Olivares". collections.lacma.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "A Taxonomy of Office Chairs, Phaidon Press". www.phaidon.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Source Material". www.design-museum.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Richard Sapper, Edited by Jonathan Olivares, Phaidon Press". www.phaidon.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "BOOK CLUB: JONATHAN OLIVARES – SELECTED WORKS". archive.pinupmagazine.org. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Jonathan Olivares Selected Works, PowerHouse Books". powerHouse Books. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Olivares, Jonathan (2018-12-19). "A Life in Chairs with Industrial Designer Don Chadwick". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Don Chadwick Photography 1961–2005—Apartamento Publishing". Apartamento Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "The ECAL Manual of Style, Phaidon Press". www.phaidon.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "2x2: Jonathan Olivares with Kersten Geers and David Van Severen". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Photography, Hannah Silver last updated Contributions from Daniele Ansidei- (2022-05-14). "Kvadrat's flagship New York showrooms encompass colourful design codes". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.