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I make connections that create opportunities.

Drawing on my years of experience in the design world I help designers and brands to refine their vision, define their trajectory, and then make personal, strategic recommendations and connections for the world’s most innovative designers, cutting edge galleries, relevant brands and leading cultural institutions.

Get in touch to get connected.
My experience & connections create successful collaborations. STEVEN
Ara Thorose
Sélavy by DiDonna
Cada Estudio
Hering Berlin
Ara Thorose
Mario Milana
Cada Estudio
Mario Milana
Ara Thorose
Mario Milana
Sélavy by DiDonna
Hering Berlin
Cody Hoyt & Calco at The Future Perfect
Claste Collection
Ara Thorose
Claste Collection
ABOUT

After many years leading his eponymous design firm, Steven Learner launched Collective Design, the first collectible design fair in New York. Through Collective Design’s in-person and online platforms he has developed global alliances between designers, clients and brands.

Now Learner is taking his personal approach and unique understanding of the design world one step further with his consulting practice, helping studios to refine their trajectory, introducing brands to new markets and connecting designers with collectors, firms and press.

Get in touch to get connected.

© 2022 Steven Learner | Photo by Vadim Daniel
Artists & Designers
19501stDibsADN GaleriaAdrian SassoonAnother ViewApparatusArchitectural DigestArtsyAvrokoAzadeh Shladovsky StudioBang & OlufsenBDDWBenjamin MooreBilly CottonBrian ThoreenBSL GalerieCadillacCallidus GuildCalvin KleinCarpenters Workshop GalleryCarwan GalleryChic by AccidentChristie's Private SalesChristopher BootsClaste CollectionCody HoytCooper HewittCranbrook Academy of ArtCristina Grajales GalleryCulturedDavid Gill GalleryDemisch DanantDesign Academy EindhovenDonzellaDutch CultureDWREdition HotelsElle DecorErik BruceEsrawe StudioEtage ProjectsEWEFarrah SitFernando MastrangeloFlatiron ResidenceFort StandardFriedman BendaFriezeGalerieGermans ErmicGianluca PacchioniGuggenheim MuseumHarry NurievHector EsraweHotel AmericanoJonathan HansenLaliqueLarose & GuyonMarc Jacobs BookmarcMemphisMonstruosusMuseum of Arts and DesignNADANew MuseumObjects of Common InterestPatrick Parrish GalleryPellePeter LanePhillip Johnson Glass HousePomellatoPrewar ResidencePrivate MuseumR & CompanyRobert StadlerRockwell GroupSam StewartSean Kelly GallerySight UnseenSimon JohnsSlash ObjectsStacklabSuperflowerSurfaceThe Armory ShowThe Noguchi MuseumTribeca PenthouseTribeca ResidenceVISSIOVitraVolume GalleryWallpaper*Wentrecek ZebulonWexler GalleryWill ChouiYancey Richardson GalleryYossi Milo Gallery

APPARATUS ARA THOROSE ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST ARTSY AVROKO BANG & OLUFSEN BILLY COTTON BRIAN THOREEN BSL GALERIE CADILLAC CALLIDUS GUILD CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY CARWAN GALLERY CHRISTOPHER BOOTS CODY HOYT COLLECTIVE DESIGN FAIR COOPER HEWITT CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART CRISTINA GRAJALES GALLERY CULTURED DAVID GILL GALLERY DEMISCH DANANT DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN DWR EDITION HOTELS ELLE DECOR ERIKA CROSS ESRAWE STUDIO ETAGE PROJECTS EWE STUDIO FERNANDO MASTRANGELO FORT GANSEVOORT FORT STANDARD FRIEDMAN BENDA FRIEZE GAETANO PESCE GERMANS ERMIČS GUFRAM GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM HARRY NURIEV HECTOR ESRAWE HELLA JONGERIUS HOTEL AMERICANO ICFF INGO MAUER JOHANNA GRAWUNDER JONATHAN HANSEN LALIQUE MARC JACOBS BOOKMARC MARIO MILANA MATTIA BONETTI MEMPHIS MILANO MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN NENDO NEW MUSEUM OBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST PATRICK PARRISH GALLERY PETER LANE PHILLIP JOHNSON GLASS HOUSE POMELLATO R & COMPANY ROBERT STADLER ROCKWELL GROUP SAM STEWART SEAN KELLY GALLERY SURFACE THE ARMORY SHOW THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM VITRA WALLPAPER* WRINKLE YANCEY RICHARDSON GALLERY

ADRIAN SASSOON APPARATUS ARA THOROSE ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST ARTSY AVROKO AZADEH SHLADOVSKY STUDIO BANG & OLUFSEN BDDW BENJAMIN MOORE BILLY COTTON BRIAN THOREEN BSL GALERIE CADILLAC CALLIDUS GUILD CALVIN KLEIN CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY CARWAN GALLERY CHIC BY ACCIDENT CHRISTIE’S PRIVATE SALES CHRISTOPHER BOOTS CLASTE COLLECTION CODY HOYT Collective Design Fair COOPER HEWITT CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART CRISTINA GRAJALES GALLERY CULTURED DAVID GILL GALLERY DEMISCH DANANT DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN DONZELLA DUTCH CULTURE DWR EDITION HOTELS ELLE DECOR ERIK BRUCE ERIKA CROSS ESRAWE STUDIO ETAGE PROJECTS EWE STUDIO FARRAH SIT FERNANDO MASTRANGELO FLATIRON RESIDENCE FORT GANSEVOORT FORT STANDARD FRIEDMAN BENDA FRIEZE GAETANO PESCE GERMANS ERMIčS GIANLUCA PACCHIONI Gufram GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM HARRY NURIEV HECTOR ESRAWE Hella Jongerius HOTEL AMERICANO ICFF INGO MAUER Johanna Grawunder JONATHAN HANSEN LALIQUE LAROSE & GUYON MARC JACOBS BOOKMARC MARIO MILANA Mattia Bonetti MEMPHIS MILANO MONSTRUOSUS MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN NADA Nendo NEW MUSEUM OBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST PATRICK PARRISH GALLERY PELLE PETER LANE PHILLIP JOHNSON GLASS HOUSE POMELLATO PREWAR RESIDENCE PRIVATE MUSEUM R & COMPANY ROBERT STADLER ROCKWELL GROUP SAM STEWART SEAN KELLY GALLERY SIGHT UNSEEN SIMON JOHNS SLASH OBJECTS STACKLAB SUPERFLOWER SURFACE THE ARMORY SHOW THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM TRIBECA PENTHOUSE TRIBECA RESIDENCE VISSIO VITRA VOLUME GALLERY WALLPAPER* WENTRECEK ZEBULON WEXLER GALLERY WILL CHOUI WRINKLE YANCEY RICHARDSON GALLERY

projects
19501stDibsADN GaleriaAdrian SassoonAnother ViewApparatusArchitectural DigestArtsyAvrokoAzadeh Shladovsky StudioBang & OlufsenBDDWBenjamin MooreBilly CottonBrian ThoreenBSL GalerieCadillacCallidus GuildCalvin KleinCarpenters Workshop GalleryCarwan GalleryChic by AccidentChristie's Private SalesChristopher BootsClaste CollectionCody HoytCooper HewittCranbrook Academy of ArtCristina Grajales GalleryCulturedDavid Gill GalleryDemisch DanantDesign Academy EindhovenDonzellaDutch CultureDWREdition HotelsElle DecorErik BruceEsrawe StudioEtage ProjectsEWEFarrah SitFernando MastrangeloFlatiron ResidenceFort StandardFriedman BendaFriezeGalerieGermans ErmicGianluca PacchioniGuggenheim MuseumHarry NurievHector EsraweHotel AmericanoJonathan HansenLaliqueLarose & GuyonMarc Jacobs BookmarcMemphisMonstruosusMuseum of Arts and DesignNADANew MuseumObjects of Common InterestPatrick Parrish GalleryPellePeter LanePhillip Johnson Glass HousePomellatoPrewar ResidencePrivate MuseumR & CompanyRobert StadlerRockwell GroupSam StewartSean Kelly GallerySight UnseenSimon JohnsSlash ObjectsStacklabSuperflowerSurfaceThe Armory ShowThe Noguchi MuseumTribeca PenthouseTribeca ResidenceVISSIOVitraVolume GalleryWallpaper*Wentrecek ZebulonWexler GalleryWill ChouiYancey Richardson GalleryYossi Milo Gallery

APPARATUS
ARA THOROSE
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
ARTSY
AVROKO
BANG & OLUFSEN
BILLY COTTON
BRIAN THOREEN
BSL GALERIE
CADILLAC
CALLIDUS GUILD
CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY
CARWAN GALLERY
CHRISTOPHER BOOTS
CODY HOYT
COLLECTIVE DESIGN FAIR
COOPER HEWITT
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART
CRISTINA GRAJALES GALLERY
CULTURED
DAVID GILL GALLERY
DEMISCH DANANT
DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN
DWR
EDITION HOTELS
ELLE DECOR
ERIKA CROSS
ESRAWE STUDIO
ETAGE PROJECTS
EWE STUDIO
FERNANDO MASTRANGELO
FORT GANSEVOORT
FORT STANDARD
FRIEDMAN BENDA
FRIEZE
GAETANO PESCE
GERMANS ERMIČS
GUFRAM
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
HARRY NURIEV
HECTOR ESRAWE
HELLA JONGERIUS
HOTEL AMERICANO
ICFF
INGO MAUER
JOHANNA GRAWUNDER
JONATHAN HANSEN
LALIQUE
MARC JACOBS
BOOKMARC
MARIO MILANA
MATTIA BONETTI
MEMPHIS
MILANO MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
NENDO
NEW MUSEUM
OBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST
PATRICK PARRISH GALLERY
PETER LANE
PHILLIP JOHNSON GLASS HOUSE
POMELLATO
R & COMPANY
ROBERT STADLER
ROCKWELL GROUP
SAM STEWART
SEAN KELLY GALLERY
SURFACE
THE ARMORY SHOW
THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM
VITRA
WALLPAPER*
WRINKLE
YANCEY RICHARDSON GALLERY

ADRIAN SASSOON
APPARATUS
ARA THOROSE
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
ARTSY
AVROKO
AZADEH SHLADOVSKY STUDIO
BANG & OLUFSEN
BDDW
BENJAMIN MOORE
BILLY COTTON
BRIAN THOREEN
BSL GALERIE
CADILLAC
CALLIDUS GUILD
CALVIN KLEIN
CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY
CARWAN GALLERY
CHIC BY ACCIDENT
CHRISTIE’S PRIVATE SALES
CHRISTOPHER BOOTS 
CLASTE COLLECTION
CODY HOYT
ColLective Design Fair
COOPER HEWITT
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART
CRISTINA GRAJALES GALLERY
CULTURED
DAVID GILL GALLERY
DEMISCH DANANT
DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN
DONZELLA
DUTCH CULTURE
DWR
EDITION HOTELS
ELLE DECOR
ERIK BRUCE
ERIKA CROSS
ESRAWE STUDIO
ETAGE PROJECTS
EWE STUDIO
FARRAH SIT
FERNANDO MASTRANGELO
FLATIRON RESIDENCE
FORT GANSEVOORT
FORT STANDARD
FRIEDMAN BENDA
FRIEZE
GAETANO PESCE
GALERIE
GERMANS ERMIčS
GIANLUCA PACCHIONI
Gufram
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
HARRY NURIEV
HECTOR ESRAWE
Hella Jongerius
HOTEL AMERICANO
ICFF
INGO MAUER
Johanna Grawunder
JONATHAN HANSEN
LALIQUE
LAROSE & GUYON
MARC JACOBS BOOKMARC
MARIO MILANA
Mattia Bonetti
MEMPHIS MILANO
MONSTRUOSUS
MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
NADA
Nendo
NEW MUSEUM
OBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST
PATRICK PARRISH GALLERY
PELLE
PETER LANE
PHILLIP JOHNSON
GLASS HOUSE
POMELLATO
PREWAR RESIDENCE

PRIVATE MUSEUM
R & COMPANY
ROBERT STADLER
ROCKWELL GROUP
SAM STEWART
SEAN KELLY GALLERY
SIGHT UNSEEN
SIMON JOHNS
SLASH OBJECTS
STACKLAB
SUPERFLOWER
SURFACE
THE ARMORY SHOW
THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM
TRIBECA PENTHOUSE
TRIBECA RESIDENCE
VISSIO
VITRA
VOLUME GALLERY
WALLPAPER*
WENTRECEK ZEBULON
WEXLER GALLERY
WILL CHOUI
WRINKLE
YANCEY RICHARDSON GALLERY

What Our Friends Are Saying
STEVEN is a trusted advisor who knows where art and commerce converge.
Jonathan Hansen
Jonathan Hansen
What STEVEN and his team are offering is essentially a personalized Rolodex of creative talent for design firms.
NIck Solomon, Chief Creative Officer
STEVEN’S vast knowledge and intimate connection to the design space provides a credibility from which to start new conversations.
Gabriel Hendifar, Creative Director
Apparatus
Through his rare ability to understand the now, STEVEN is able to intuit the next. This pan optical vision coupled with exquisite taste is a powerful combination.
Andrew Zuckerman, Founder
Superflower
STEVEN’S Collective Design Fair made a profound contribution to the New York design scene.
Dakin Hart, Senior Curator
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
Noguchi
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