FURNITURE

FURNITURE

LIGHTING

LIGHTING

CONSUMER TECH

CONSUMER TECH

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

INTERIOR GOODS

INTERIOR GOODS

Design Collaboration

Studio Profile

Studio Basso is an industrial design agency based in Vancouver, Canada.

Named after the legendary bar where designers congregate after-hours during Milan Design Week, our studio fosters the spirit of uninhibited, playful collaboration to create expressive, attention-catching designs.

Our international team of creatives, lead by Kevin Tsuyuki Tomlinson, is a hand-picked assortment of designers who possess an expansive track record of producing award-winning and market-leading experiences.

Who we’ve worked with

Kevin Tsuyuki Tomlinson

Kevin Tsuyuki Tomlinson is a Canadian design entrepreneur, and founder of creative agency, Studio Basso.

Using a story-focused design process, he has created a plenitude of award-winning designs for prestigious brands worldwide in categories across furniture, lighting, packaging, consumer electronics and interior goods. He is driven to achieve purity in concept and silhouette to create charismatic objects that connect with people.

Kevin leads the growing creative team at Studio Basso to create products that will help define the way we live, work and communicate in the future.

  • Kevin was born in 1989 to a multicultural family of doctors and artists in Vancouver, Canada. Graduating with a Bachelor of Design, Industrial Design Focus at Emily Carr University in 2012, he began his career in Tokyo at Nendo—one of the world’s most prolific and celebrated studios. During this time, he collaborated with a world-class team of designers to deliver highly successful designs for clients including Louis Poulsen, Cappelini, Emeco, Coca Cola, and Disney.

    Kevin returned to Vancouver as a freelance designer producing concepts for numerous local startups and international brands. With a growing breadth of experience and a network of creatives at the ready, Kevin took the opportunity to formally establish Studio Basso—named after the famous Milanese bar that serves as a social and collaborative hub during Milan Design Week, and where Kevin has discovered several members of his creative team.