Jonathan Hindle

Jonathan originally trained as a designer and practiced at leading architectural and design and build companies before moving into sales and marketing in fit-out, property development and office furniture design & manufacture. He founded KI’s international subsidiary in the UK in 1994, subsequently developing its operations across the EMEA and South East Asia regions. Jonathan founded the Design Guild Mark in 2007, now the UK’s leading recognition for volume production furniture, textiles and finished surfaces. He also established the corporate membership and fundraising programmes at The Furniture Makers Company, the furnishing industry’s charity and livery company, prior to becoming its Master in 2013-14. Jonathan is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers and is also the Chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), the single voice of the furniture, furnishing and bed industries to the UK government. Outside of work, Jonathan enjoys golf, tennis, swimming and gardening.