Kevin Tsuyuki Tomlinson

About

Industrial Designer with 10+ years of experience; specializing in lighting, furniture, home goods, and fashion. Now designing accessories for Lululemon.

Experience

• lululemon (Permanent Full-time · 3 yrs 9 mos)
  • Designer, Trims
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Junior Designer, Accessories
    Oct 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Owner and Principal Designer at Studio Basso
  Jun 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

  • I provide industrial design consulting services to local and international clients. • Assembled and collaborated with an international network of designers. Duties include: • discovery & creative brief creation • product strategy • concept development • 3D CAD development • photorealistic rendering & animation • 3D printing & prototyping • client presentations • IP strategy • work delegation • general business administration • accounting Clients: • Aromatech • Hawkers Modular • Kosan Travel • Brave Technology Coop • Cerberus Consulting • Magnuson Group • Montisa

• Lead Product Designer at G-Pak Technology Inc.
  Feb 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

  Sustainable Packaging Design I was tasked with bringing a Keurig-compatible compostable coffee capsule from concept into reality, and in doing so I designed a compostable pod that allows for more coffee per pod then other leading competitors. Responsibilities included: • Product development & design • Prototyping & testing • Process development • Materials sourcing and feasibility assessment • Manufacturing processes assessment • Vendor quality control • Utility/design patent research, strategy, writing & filing • Sales presentations

• Owner and Principal Designer at Kazuo Tsuyuki Industrial Design
  Jul 2014 - Jun 2016 · 2 yrs

  • Industrial design services, research & insights generation, form development, prototyping, 3D modelling, 3D rendering • Clients: Amazon, Logitec, Patkau Architects, G-Pak Technology

• Product Designer at Nendo
  Feb 2013 - Aug 2013 · 7 mos

  Furniture • Product • Fashion • Interior • Other I collaborated in a fast-paced work environment with a team of talented designers and helped develop award-winning design concepts for high-profile "dream" clients. Responsibilities included: • sketching • 3D modelling (Rhino) • rendering (V-Ray) • prototyping using 3D printers, foam, paper, and fabric • visual mockups and design document creation in Illustrator and Photoshop Clients included: • Baccarat • BoConcept • Bombay Sapphire • Cappellini • Emeco • Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano (FPM) • Louis Poulsen • Shu Uemura • Tod's • Walt Disney Japan • Coca Cola Japan