JASON THAWLEY
DESIGNER. ENGINEER. MAKER
MY WORK
ABOUT ME
Luminair is a UK design & manufacturing studio born from my passion for sustainable design, creative engineering & craft - offering award winning industrial product design services, unique and exciting small space architecture and creatively engineered small batch interior and outdoor product manufacture.
My work lives in the space where imagination meets structure - spanning industrial product design, small-scale architecture and thoughtfully engineered interior and outdoor products that are as expressive as they are practical.
Engineering is my foundation, but creativity is what gives the work its edge. A deep understanding of how materials behave - how they bend, carry load, age and respond - allows me to push them beyond the expected. From there, design becomes an act of exploration: shaping structure, process and material into something purposeful, efficient and quietly distinctive. I see constraints not as limits, but as creative catalysts that help reveal better, more elegant solutions.
With over two decades of experience, I specialise in turning complex ideas into buildable realities - balancing artistic intent with manufacturing logic, budgets and timescales. The result is work that feels honest and considered, is efficient to produce, and offers something genuinely different to the market. Design that’s not only well made, but thoughtfully imagined and built to last.
MY CLIENTS
“Jason’s ability to offer a no compromise solution, on budget and on time is truly outstanding. We’ve had nothing but great comments about the buildings they’ve created for us”
Tim Bullen – Owner, The Secret Campsite.
“We’ve worked with Jason at Luminair on many occasions and are always amazed at the fresh concepts and attention to detail that he gives to his work. Highly recommended!”
Ben Ver – Engineering Director, Linea Research Ltd.
“It’s rare to find an amazing designer with the technical, manufacturing and engineering background. Creative engineering at its best!”
John Houriahane – Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Gibson Pro Audio.
Gibson Pro
CONTACT ME
If you have a project and think we could be a good fit or if you have interest in my work, please feel free to get in touch.
We work internationally and based in the UK, from our studio in Brighton and workshop within the South Downs at Barcombe, East Sussex.
E: jason@luminair.co.uk


