Jed Johnson (designer)
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Jed Johnson was an American interior designer and film director
. Initially hired by Andy Warhol
to sweep floors at Warhol's Factory
, he subsequently moved in with Warhol and became his lover. He died in the TWA Flight 800
explosion in 1996.
. Two weeks later, he delivered a telegram to the Decker building
which was being renovated by Paul Morrissey
before it became the new home of [Andy Warhol's Factory. Johnson accepted an on the spot job offer to sweep floors, but quickly moved into directing Andy Warhol's Bad
and editing several films including Andy Warhol's Dracula and L'Amour
.
He picked out a townhouse for Warhol on East 66th street and designed its interiors. He lived there with Warhol for a number of years.
magazine. Through that work, he met Sandra and Peter Brant. He worked with them on eleven projects. He built on this career, eventually forming a partnership in both business and life with the architect Alan Wanzenberg, and taking on clients such as Mick Jagger
, Richard Gere
, and others.
He was awarded the Interior Design
Magazine Hall of Fame
Award in 1996.
. He, along with 230 passenger and crew members, were killed when the plane exploded off the coast of Long Island, New York.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Initially hired by Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
to sweep floors at Warhol's Factory
The Factory
The Factory was Andy Warhol's original New York City studio from 1962 to 1968, although his later studios were known as The Factory as well. The Factory was located on the fifth floor at 231 East 47th Street, in Midtown Manhattan. The rent was "only about one hundred dollars a year"...
, he subsequently moved in with Warhol and became his lover. He died in the TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800
Trans World Airlines Flight 800 , a Boeing 747-131, exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at about 20:31 EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff, killing all 230 persons on board. At the time, it was the second-deadliest U.S...
explosion in 1996.
Warhol years
In 1967, Johnson and his twin brother Jay moved from Minnesota to ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. Two weeks later, he delivered a telegram to the Decker building
Decker Building
The Decker Building, periodically also named the Union Building, located at 33 Union Square West in Manhattan, New York City was built in 1892 for the Decker Brothers piano company, to designs by the radical anarchist architect John H. Edelmann, working in the office of Alfred Zucker...
which was being renovated by Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey is an American film director, best-known for his association with Andy Warhol.Morrissey attended Ampleforth College, a private Roman Catholic boarding school and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army...
before it became the new home of [Andy Warhol's Factory. Johnson accepted an on the spot job offer to sweep floors, but quickly moved into directing Andy Warhol's Bad
Andy Warhol's Bad
Andy Warhol's Bad is a 1977 comedy film, directed by Jed Johnson, starring Carroll Baker, Perry King and Susan Tyrrell. It was written by Pat Hackett and George Abagnalo, and produced by Andy Warhol....
and editing several films including Andy Warhol's Dracula and L'Amour
L'Amour (film)
L'Amour , also known as Andy Warhol's L'Amour, is an underground film written by Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol and directed by Morrissey and Warhol...
.
He picked out a townhouse for Warhol on East 66th street and designed its interiors. He lived there with Warhol for a number of years.
Designer
Among other offshoot projects, Johnson designed the offices of InterviewInterview (magazine)
Interview is an American magazine which has the nickname The Crystal Ball Of Pop. It was founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol. The magazine features intimate conversations between some of the world's biggest celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers...
magazine. Through that work, he met Sandra and Peter Brant. He worked with them on eleven projects. He built on this career, eventually forming a partnership in both business and life with the architect Alan Wanzenberg, and taking on clients such as Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol...
, and others.
He was awarded the Interior Design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
Magazine Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
Award in 1996.
Death
On July 17, 1996, Johnson was a passenger on TWA Flight 800TWA Flight 800
Trans World Airlines Flight 800 , a Boeing 747-131, exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at about 20:31 EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff, killing all 230 persons on board. At the time, it was the second-deadliest U.S...
. He, along with 230 passenger and crew members, were killed when the plane exploded off the coast of Long Island, New York.