A New York City native, Jonathan Taylor’s creative ambition was cultivated by his parents, an accomplished art director and a commercial interior designer. Studies in fine art, marketing and communications at the Fashion Institute of Technology and UCLA led to work in the Los Angeles commercial film production industry. For thirteen years, Taylor collaborated with artists as diverse as Malcolm McLaren and William Claxton while marketing a stable of commercial directors to ad agencies. But it was a correspondence with the late architect Albert Frey, famed Palm Springs modernist, that led Taylor to his true avocation. Meeting Frey “was a turning point. He helped me uncover my true creative aspirations.” Relocating to northern California in 1998, his new path led to an affiliation with the branding consultancy Prophet. When the tech boom ended, Taylor saw the downturn as an opportunity. Interior and exterior design projects ensued. After a decade of design Taylor is most proud of his long-term relationships. "Nearly every one of my clients has allowed me to work with them multiple times. We challenge each other and the results only get better."