Jane Dillon

Jane Dillon, born Mary Jane Young in 1943 in Manchester, UK, is a British designer, educator, and artist. She is known for her significant contributions to furniture and architectural lighting design across America and Europe. Dillon's work includes contract and domestic furniture, lighting, textiles, and glassware. She studied interior design at Manchester College of Art and completed a Master's degree in furniture design at the Royal College of Art in London. Dillon worked at Olivetti in Milan under Ettore Sottsass and later founded her own studio, Charles and Jane Dillon Associates, in London. She taught design at the RCA for over 30 years and was made an Honorary Fellow in 2007. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds her complete studio archives.