Jon Goulder is one of Australia’s top furniture designers and a mentor and beneficiary of FORM’s Designing Futures cluster development program. Jon has forged a career that encapsulates diverse approaches, techniques and media to become an internationally recognised designer with an astute knowledge of making - honed through a family history of craftsmanship and specialised trades spanning four generations.

Jon was the inaugural winner of Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award, winner of the Hobart Art Prize and Peoples’ Choice Award and had work acquired by most state gallery collections and recently had two pieces collected by the National Gallery of Australia. His work has been showcased widely across the world. Jon is currently launching his Amore Mio chairs at the London Design Festival.

Some of Jon's designs – the Leda Seat, Stak stool are in production and are distributed internationally, he also has a collection of limited edition furniture pieces produced and distributed from the Midland Atelier. Jon has several international clients who work with him in different capacities including exhibitions, private commissions, one-off installation design, and design for royalty / license based agreements with manufacturers. Jon Is currently as the Head of Workshop at the Midland Atelier and is working on his second solo exhibition and product range launch set for release in 2012.

Jon Goulder’s first solo exhibition, 11.12, Furniture by Jon Goulder, opened at FORM gallery on the 4th February, 2010. For details click here.