This sumptuously illustrated monograph includes accounts of Johnson's humble beginnings in Minnesota, his life in the culturally changing times of the late sixties and seventies in New York, his importance in Andy Warhol's life, and his rise to the highest echelons in the rarified world of design and decoration. Yet, with success and acclaim, he never lost his shy humility, generous spirit and quiet grace.Through a series of essays by publisher Sandra Brant, writer Bob Colacello, interior designer Arthur Dunnam, critic Paul Goldberger and his twin brother Jay Johnson, we see the influences on his nascent career and how he influenced others in his brief life.

JED JOHNSON: OPULENT RESTRAINT charts the fascinating career of the acclaimed interior designer whose life was cut short in 1996 by the disastrous explosion of TWA Flight 800. This sumptuously illustrated monograph includes accounts of Johnson's humble beginnings in Minnesota, his life in the culturally changing times of the late sixties and seventies in New York, his importance in Andy Warhol's life, and his rise to the highest echelons in the rarified world of design and decoration. Yet, with success and acclaim, he never lost his shy humility, generous spirit and quiet grace.Through a series of essays by publisher Sandra Brant, writer Bob Colacello, interior designer Arthur Dunnam, critic Paul Goldberger and his twin brother Jay Johnson, we see the influences on his nascent career and how he influenced others in his brief life.

LAUNCHING A CAREER BY PIERRE BERGE

ON JED JOHNSON BY PAUL GOLDBERGER

WORKING WITH JED BY ARTHUR DUNNAM

ANDY WARHOL, NEW YORK CITY, 1977

PIERRE BERGF,, NEW YORK CITY, 1978

SANDRA & PETER BRANT, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, 1982

JED JOHNSON & ALAN WANZENBERG, NEW YORK CITY, 1982

JERRY HALL & MICK JAGGER, NEW YORK CITY, 1987

IRJA & JEFFREY STEINER, NEW YORK CITY, 1988

GLENN DUBIN, NEW YORK CITY, 1992

MAUREEN & MARSHALL COCAS, NEW YORK CITY, 1993

STEPHANIE & CARTER McGLELLAND, NEW YORK CITY, 1993

MARILYN & SAM FOX, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 1994

BARBARALEE DIAMONSTEIN & CARL SPIELVOGEL, SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK, 1994

TWIN FARMS, BARNARD, VERMONT, 1995

BROOKE & DANIEL NEIDICH, NEW YORK CITY, 1996

MAUREEN & MARSHALL COGAN, SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK, 1996

KATHERINE BRISTOR & WILLIAM PRIEST, NEW YORK CITY, 1996

ANGELA WESTWATER & DAVID MEITUS, NEW YORK CITY, 1996

EARLY YEARS BY JaY JOHNSON

JED JOHNSON REMEMBERED BY BOB COLACELLO

JED JOHNSON BY SANDRA J. BRANT