BORN IN AUSTRALIA, JONATHON ORIGINALLY TRAINED AS A SET DESIGNER FOR THEATRE. BASED IN NEW YORK, HE WORKS AS A PRODUCTION DESIGNER FOR LIVE EVENTS IN THE FASHION, LUXURY, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MEDIA FIELDS, AS WELL AS FOR NON-PROFIT AND PRIVATE CLIENTS.
FOR FASHION, LUXURY AND BEAUTY, JONATHON HAS DESIGNED EVENTS FOR CLIENTS INCLUDING HERMÊS, GIVENCHY, LANVIN, BVLGARI, BALMAIN, CELINE, UNGARO, DIOR HOMME, KRIS VAN ASSCHE, MONCLER, GUCCI, HELMUT LANG, H&M, MOSCHINO, MICHAEL KORS, OPENING CEREMONY, UNIQLO, VICTORIA’S SECRET, THOM BROWNE, PROENZA SCHOULER, 3.1 PHILLIP LIM, HELMUT LANG, JIMMY CHOO, VICTORIA BECKHAM, Y-3, NIKE, TOMMY HILFIGER, BANANA REPUBLIC, ESTEE LAUDER, HUGO BOSS, GQ MAGAZINE, LA MER, LAURA MERCIER, ESTEE LAUDER, RODAN + FIELDS, NARS AND SK-II.
FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMERCIAL FIELDS, JONATHON HAS CREATED EVENTS FOR CLIENTS INCLUDING VANITY FAIR, INSTAGRAM, BEYONCÉ KNOWLES , HUGH JACKMAN, BAZ LURHMANN, WILL SMITH, APPLE BEATS, YAHOO!, CNN, HBO, ANHEUSER BUSCH [BUD LIGHT HOTEL], SONY, AMERICAN EXPRESS AND 20TH CENTURY FOX.
IN 2012, JONATHON WAS PART OF THE DESIGN TEAM FOR THE NEW PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM OF MAMMALS IN THE U.K. - WHICH WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 DESIGN WEEK AWARDS AND THE MUSEUM'S + HERITAGE PERMANENT EXHIBITION AWARD.
JONATHON HAS BEEN FORTUNATE TO PARTNER WITH SOME OF THE BEST PRODUCERS IN THE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING: DIZON INC, KCD WORLDWIDE, VILLA EUGENIE, OBO, IMG, AO PRODUCTION, SIDLEE, PSA, WCMG EVENTS, LDJ PRODUCTIONS, CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, ANCHOR STREET COLLECTIVE AND LARA BETH SEAGER.