Jake Tilson (born 1958) is an artist, graphic designer, publisher and author working in London. Rooted in everyday culture and a pervading sense of place, Tilson’s practice spans publishing, cultural commentary, photography and audio work, and often focuses on the unremarkable and the everyday whilst purposefully avoiding any sense of spectacle.

Film and Video Umbrella first commissioned Tilson to create a sound work for the touring exhibition ‘Black Box’ in 1998. In 2009, Tilson was commissioned to make ‘A Net of Eels’, which also featured the work of Japanese artist Kyoichi Tsuzuki.

A pioneer of early website design and an active sound-recordist, Tilson founded ‘Atlas’ magazine in 1984 and the award winning website ‘The Cooker’ in 1994. His cookbook, ‘A Tale of 12 Kitchens’, published in 2006, won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award and was shortlisted for both the Andre Simon Food & Drink Award and the Glenfiddich Food & Drink Award. Tilson studied painting at Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art, where he has also taught Communication Design.