Jonathan Baron, CEO and Founder, Jonathan Baron Interiors Inc and BarON Design Collection Inc. Jonathan was born in New York City and raised in New Orleans. He is sought after and in demand for design of public spaces, specifically apartment buildings lobbies and hallways in the New York metropolitan area. He is in the development of a private label collection of sustainable contract furnishings for public spaces for the hospitality market. Educated in interior design with a Bachelors of Interior Design (BID), graduate studies at Pratt Institute Industrial Design and trained and educated in Landmark Worldwide. NCIDQ Certified in1992 and one of the first NYS Certified Interior Designers, Lic. #0035. Past Board Member of the American Society of Interior Designer New York Metropolitan Chapter (ASID), Past Board Member and current Advisor to the International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD). Member of the Art Students League of NY, Member Salmagundi Arts Club of NY, Currently the Strategic Partnerships Officer Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) NYC Chapter.