Jon studied at the Central School of Art and Design. Theatre credits include: Anything Goes (Barbican & UK tour); Richard III (Almeida Theatre); Top Hat (Olivier Award for Best Costume Design – Aldwych Theatre, UK tour, Japan); His Dark Materials (National Theatre). Opera credits include: La bohème (Glyndebourne); La Juive (Geneva); Un Ballo in Maschera (Den Norske Opera); Madama Butterfly (Graz Oper); Otello (Washington National Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Teatro Real Madrid, ENO); Jenůfa (ENO, Santa Fe Opera); Georgiana (Buxton International Festival); Katya Kabanova (Liceu Barcelona, Houston Grand Opera); Rigoletto (Scottish Opera, New Zealand Opera); Peter Grimes (Oper Frankfurt); Partenope (ENO, San Francisco Opera, Opera Australia); Maometto II (Canadian Opera Company, Santa Fe Opera); La finta giardiniera (Santa Fe Opera); Tannhauser (ROH, Lyric Opera Chicago). Ballet credits include: Carmen, Undine (Oper Graz Ballet); Cinderella, Blixen, Queen of Spades (Royal Danish Ballet); Symphonic dances (ROH); Tipping Point (Joffrey Ballet); Fearful Symmetries (San Francisco Ballet).