Henry Sun is an industrial designer, maker and entrepreneur. Since founding a studio practice in 2014, he creates products for production as well as one of a kind commissioned pieces for both private and commercial clients. His design practice encompasses furniture, lighting, interiors and objects for the home.
His studio is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Aside from his studio practice, he also co-founded Tonico, a collaborative platform for Canadian designers and makers, as well as Season, a small home goods brand.
Philosophy: Design is a means to address the needs and desires we have to make a more accommodating environment. Everyone is included in this process, from designers and companies, to the end users and ultimately the sector of waste management. Therefore, these things that we materialize for the purpose of providing support to us in our lives inevitably become our responsibility to look after. The nature of this symbiotic relationship generates complex emotions that make us become sentimental to those things. To that end, it is the designer’s job to help foster good, long-lasting sentiment by creating useful and beautiful things that serve us well, so that we can truly make a positive impact on our environment.