5 minutes with … Chris Jones at 10 Design

2023-10-26T06:00:00

The firm’s managing principal (Europe and Middle East) considers the need to work collaboratively, the impact of the pandemic, why he went to art college – and his secret skill learnt while funding his studies

Why did you choose construction as a career?

My parents were both teachers and inevitably brought their work home with them, specifically their passion and enthusiasm for the arts, notably music, art, and architecture. Childhood weekends and holidays were spent visiting castles, stately homes, and museums.

On rainy weekends, the focus would turn to music lessons and an invitation to the magical world of vinyl records played on a squat turntable in the corner of our living room. By my teens I had a growing interest in the history of art, music and architecture.

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