Jason Collingwood, born May 1963, learned rug weaving from his father, and established his own studio in 1986 in the village of Nayland in Suffolk, U.K.
Over last 31 years Jason has woven nearly 2500 rugs. Most have been commissions for private individuals but he has also worked with corporate clients, numerous architects and interior designers. Large commissions include 24 rugs for the Sheraton hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and a series of rugs for a castle in Switzerland. Jason is currently working in partnership with the Spanish Fashion house LOEWE, producing all the rugs for their Madrid flagship store, their Tokyo store in Japan and Qingdao and Shanghai stores in China.
Exhibitions include a one man show in Amsterdam and two man shows in Oxford, Connecticut (USA), and Portland (USA)
In addition to designing and weaving, Jason also spends 3 – 4 months each year teaching at various art schools in North America, Australia and Europe and estimates that he has taught nearly 10,000 people to weave. This has led to Jason having his own brand of rug wool available in the USA, as well as instructional DVD’s and publications. In recognition of his work, Jason was awarded the Heritage Crafts ‘trainer of the year’ 2016, and ‘inducted’ into the ‘wool carpet & rug hall of fame’ in the same year.