John Black was a furniture designer and founder of the creative design firm J Black Design. He was the creative visionary behind some of the most compelling furniture designs in the world of interiors. Known for an understated, classic approach to furniture forms that captured the essence of traditional silhouettes combined with modern touches, John was an artist and a mechanic with an unfailing, critical eye for scale and proportion. His 30-year design career included collaboration with interior design leaders such as Barbara Barry, Michael Vanderbyl, Reed Krakoff, Dan Carithers and Michael Connors.