Jonathan Olivares

Background

Jonathan Olivares was born in Boston in 1981 and graduated from Pratt Institute. He established his Los Angeles industrial design practice in 2006.

Approach

Knoll describes his designs as engaging form and technology, intended to be used rather than merely observed, and conceived in relation to architecture.

Work

His projects include the Olivares Aluminum Chair for Knoll, the Aluminum Bench for Zahner, Vitra Workspace, retail and exhibition interiors, and the 2018 monograph Selected Works.

Knoll

Olivares joined Knoll as SVP of Design in 2022. As Creative Director he leads product, environments and art direction.