WHO?
After six years as a inventive model strategist for corporations similar to The North Face, Smirnoff and Adidas, Jonathan Wormser was able to construct his personal model. On the time, he was going by means of a severe breakout and could not discover a magnificence answer that felt proper for him – a make-up novice searching for a genderless product – so he determined to dedicate his entrepreneurial ambitions to inventing one.
“There have been tons of choices at Sephora and Walgreens, but it surely did not really feel like something was made with me in thoughts,” he recollects. “It was costly to purchase, all the pieces required a brush and a primer, and I did not know what my coloration was. It simply felt old style.”
Jonathan teamed up along with his greatest buddy Stephen Yaseen to launch Good Bizarre, an approachable, gender-neutral line of multi-purpose merchandise that mix make-up and skincare. Designed for the cosmetically curious and wonder outsiders, the gathering focuses on attaining a pure, radiant look quite than a dramatic transformation. “It is about exhibiting your greatest facet,” explains Jonathan.
What?
Good Bizarre’s nostalgic, playful branding is impressed by ’90s surf and skate tradition, however Jonathan leaned to an earlier period to embellish the 1857 Tribeca loft he shares with a roommate. As an alternative, the ethereal, open home, with its unique wooden beams and concrete flooring, is crammed with hip ’70s furnishings. “We attempt to keep true to a mid-century trendy aesthetic, with a little bit of a bohemian aptitude,” he says.
Of all of the classic treasures in Jonathan’s residence, essentially the most notable is a pair of sculptural accent chairs with fiery crimson cushions and matte grey tubular metallic frames. With a spherical seat and a cylindrical, cantilevered again, their silhouette is psychedelic and minimalist on the similar time. “They’ve a novel form, so once you have a look at the area, that is the very first thing that catches your eye,” he says.
When the place?
Jonathan by chance found the 2 tube chairs throughout a visit to Portland, Oregon, in the summertime of 2021. Whereas strolling round aimlessly shopping vintage shops, he and his pals had stopped to seize some smooth serve ice cream. Realizing their cones had been melting, they retreated to a mid-century showroom known as the Good Mod to eat their desserts.
