Jack Morton

Toni&Guy Australia’s National Technical Director On Colour, Craft, And Creative Discovery 

Jack Morton is the National Technical Director for TONI&GUY Australia and a Wella ANZ Ambassador. British-born, he has lived and worked in Australia for 20 years. His career spans technical education, editorial colour work, and a signature style built on the tension between artificial and natural, optimistic and confronting.

Jack Morton’s Path Into Hairdressing. 

Jack studied art and design at university. He then completed his hairdressing apprenticeship with TONI&GUY and has stayed with the brand ever since, working his way up to National Technical Director for TONI&GUY Australia.

Where Jack Morton’s Creativity Began. 

Jack’s father worked in design and printing and would bring home giant packs of A2 cardboard. Jack used it constantly. He built a mermaid fin he could sit inside and a full Flintstones car. There was always a project on the go. That habit has never changed. Jack has always wanted to turn his imagination into something real.

Jack Morton’s Signature Colour Style: Artificial vs Natural. 

Jack has experimented for years, but he says he found his true stride in the last six to seven years. His work carries a strong duality, artificial versus natural, optimistic versus confronting. Colour placement is bold and architectural, often rebellious, and always designed to provoke deeper thought and drive self-discovery in the viewer.

Inside the Spectrüm Creative Colourist Collection.

Spectrüm is Jack’s most recent major body of work and, by his own account, one of the most fulfilling projects of his career. He spent eight months in preparation. The collaboration with photographer Andrew O’Toole was central to the result. Jack says O’Toole understood the assignment immediately, and the two pushed each other out of their comfort zones. The final images were, in his words, utterly satisfying.

The Mentors Behind Jack Morton’s Career.

Jack credits many people for opening doors throughout his career. A key turning point came when Laurie Creasy and David Mannah asked him to mentor within the FAME Team, a national mentor program. He later became Creative Director of the program. The role pushed him in a new direction and opened up professional opportunities he had never imagined.

Project Ü: Jack Morton’s Personal Development Program. 

About eight years ago, Jack developed Project Ü, a personal development program for hairdressers. He felt compelled to create it and was deeply passionate about the idea, even while feeling out of his depth and unsure whether people would engage with it. Once the program launched and delivered the results he wanted, the pride and gratitude he felt exceeded his expectations. Jack names it as the proudest moment of his career.

What’s Next for Jack Morton? 

Jack has his hands in many projects and is happy to keep it that way. He is not looking to take on more. His focus now is on raising the quality of everything he already does, while staying balanced.

Jack Morton’s Advice for New Hairdressers. 

Show care and empathy with your clients. Work on your self-esteem. Be patient. Drink plenty of water and look after your body. Jack treats the fundamentals of self-care as part of the job, not separate from it.

Jack Morton’s “A Levity In Faith / The Weight Of Doubt” Wins Beauty in Motion Awards 

Jack’s collection “A Levity In Faith / The Weight Of Doubt” won the Colour Extra category for the 2026 Beauty in Motion Awards. The win reflects the same duality that defines his signature style: artificial versus natural, optimistic versus confronting, carried through into a body of work built entirely around tension and contrast.