Jon Marshall is an industrial designer whose work fuses product design with strategy, packaging, digital and physical experiences.
He studied BA product design at Ravensbourne and then MA industrial design at the Royal College of Art, beginning his professional career working for Ross Lovegrove before moving to Pentagram, where he worked with Daniel Weil. In 2003 he joined Edwar Barber & Jay Osgerby as Studio Director developing furniture and product designs including the 2012 London Olympic Torch. He then co-founded industrial design consultancy Map with Barber and Osgerby where he created products and experiences for clients like IBM, Honda and Virgin Atlantic.Since becoming a partner at Pentagram in 2018, Jon has designed products, packaging and experiences for clients from startups to multinationals. His interest lies in working with abstract and emerging technologies, creating accessible user experiences and projects embracing sustainability. He has developed industrial design language programmes for pioneering tech companies Graphcore, Quandela and Lightmatter. In 2022 Jon was commissioned by UEFA to design the trophy for its new European club football competition, the Europa Conference League.
His design for the Yoto Player, a screen-free audio player for children was honoured as one of TIME's 2020 Best Inventions. In 2024, the third generation Yoto Player won an IDSA gold award, Red Dot Award, D&AD Graphite Pencil and a Good Design Award.He has designed plastic-free packaging for telecoms giant Verizon, and sustainable, letterbox-friendly packaging for brain health and wellness startup Heights. In 2022, he developed the 50th anniversary box set for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.
In 2023 he designed a DIY Flashlight to teach children STEM skills for Ambessa Play. Filmmaker Andrés Fraga filmed Jon and his team visiting the factories that manufacture the DIY Flashlight for a documentary called Three Days in China.
Jon was listed as one of Creative Review’s top 50 creative leaders and has served on the jury of numerous design awards including IDSA, D&AD and Pentawards.
