Jonathan Osofsky is the director and curator of Kasuri, a fashion boutique offering avant-garde designs from Japanese, American, and European labels. He lives and works in Hudson, NY and is a graduate of Bard College. 

Jonathan was born in Ancramdale, a hamlet on the border of Columbia and Dutchess County located about twenty miles from Hudson. His family ran a dairy farm, which is still active today, and he recalls working on the farm from a young age and having a deep appreciation for nature as a boy. He remembers visiting Hudson in his youth, and remarks on how the town has changed in the last few decades. After graduating from high school in 1991, he attended SUNY Purchase to study film but did not complete his degree, which he attributes in part to his late-diagnosed Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. 

In this interview, Jonathan recalls his experiences with addiction and the culture of drug use; after leaving SUNY Purchase, he moved to New York City and became involved in the punk and club scene, where drug usage was common. He spent some time involved with Emmaus House, a radical Catholic community that served addicts and the homeless. After a relapse that led to hospitalization in early 2000, he has been sober for 26 years.