YOU might not know Jonathan Adler's name but you'll recognise his style. It's one of interior design's most recognisable signatures.
Do you have anything at home inspired by pop art? Anything gold, brass or a little bit "Hollywood" - maybe in a bright shade like aqua or orange? Perhaps a pottery animal or two, or a glossy ceramic banana (peeled of course), or something with a touch of good old-fashioned glamour?
In short, anything that brings a smile to your face each time you look at it, chances are it's been sprinkled with a little Adler dust. It might not have been designed by the man himself but it's probably been inspired by him. 
The New York-based potter (as Adler likes to describe himself) is without doubt one of the world's most influential designers and last week he flew into Australia for the first time as a guest of furniture and homewares retailer Coco Republic.
I was lucky enough to grab some time with him in Sydney.
With a multi-million dollar empire that has grown in two decades from pottery to include furniture, lighting, rugs, manchester, tabletop, bathroom accessories and every imaginable type of homeware (I even have a Jonathan Adler bottle stopper in my kitchen drawer), I ask Adler if he really, genuinely considers himself a potter.
"If I meet somebody on a plane and they ask me what I do, I say I'm a potter," he explains. "And it's not faux humility, it's actually the truth. I still think of myself as a potter. That's how I started my business. My approach to pottery is about elegant proportions and silhouette - and that spirit informs my entire oeuvre." But it seems that the man who coined the phrase "happy chic" now wears that tag reluctantly. "I think people have a mistaken perception of me," he confides.
"'They think I'm fun and happy. Not so much. I'm rigorous and moderately tortured and extremely analytical." And then Adler breaks into the biggest grin I've seen since the Cheshire Cat. These days he's all about Modern American Glamour. "Modern in the sense that it must always be new and innovative," he says.
"American because I think there is something innately American about what I do - optimistic, free, the land of possibility - and glamour because I think everything in life, from what you wear to how you decorate should be glamorous, luxe and twinkly." If Adler is one of the most influential designers, he must also be one of the most copied.
Does it worry him?
"The only thing worse than being copied is not being copied. I'm not really upset by it. I'm kind of flattered.
"I find it interesting that the idea of authorship has become obscure. We live in a world where everything can be shared and traded." And even though he's been on our shores for just 24 hours, I ask him what he thinks of Australia.
"I love Australians! My hero-slash-heroine in life is Dame Edna. I love her." So what does he love about us? "You're irreverent, you're fun and you're tres chic.
"You always look good. Australian interior design has always tingled my chakras," he laughs.
"Your decorating magazines in particular are the most inspiring and there's a sense of clarity. It's about newness and possibility and space, the wide openness." I'm sure I'm asking Jonathan Adler questions he's been asked many times before but he makes me feel like an intimate confidant. He's charming and engagingly honest.
He talks a great deal about his husband, British-born fashion commentator Simon Doonan. They've been together a long time.
"I'm very lucky because I have a fab life and a great husband and the fact that I get to make whatever comes into my insane little head is just a delightful miracle."I'm a lucky dude."