Jonathan Browning

Jonathan Browning is an interior designer and business executive who is a current principal and creative director of Jonathan Browning Studios, Inc. From 2001 to 2003, Browning served as the Executive Vice President of Design at Starwood. He is primarily known as a lighting designer and his work has appeared in buildings in the retail, residential, and hospitality industries. Luxe Magazine, Elle Decor, the Robb Report, and mainstream publications like Forbes, The New York Times,

Education Browning earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and, later, a Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture. He served as the director of visual merchandising for The Gap, the vice president of store design and visual merchandising for Guess, and the lead designer for Levi's store concepts. In 2001, Browning became the Executive Vice President of Design at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. His firm produces sconces, chandeliers, lamps, pendants, and other furnishings, most of which are cast in bronze using an 18th-century casting process. Browning's work is commonly thought to evoke French Industrial and Beaux-Arts aesthetics. Browning has created bronze fixtures for numerous Tiffany & Co. stores, including the 5th Avenue flagship store. The same year, Browning started the Jonathan Browning Design Group which is dedicated to the art of product design for residential and commercial applications. The group focuses on pure, unique product design available for licensing to manufacturers around the globe. Product categories consist of home decor accessories, hardware, tabletop, rugs and furniture.