JODR is an industrial design office founded in 2006 by Jonathan Olivares. The office is run on the belief that research and writing on design informs and provokes the design process, and identifies objective goals for it. In addition to providing design services JODR is engaged in sociopolitical and historical research for its clients, which include innovative producers of contemporary furniture and lighting, distinguished museums for design and art, and leading publications on design and architecture. Olivares has taught design workshops at ÉCAL in Lausanne, Switzerland, at ENSAD in Paris, France and has been a guest designer in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Designed Objects program. His products question conventional archetypes and define a culture of function that is specific for today’s activity and technology.