PRODUCT AUTHORS
Ourse is honoured to collaborate with top talents in the contemporary design scene. Our design partnerships have flourished into close friendships; where experimentation, curiosity, and humility capture lightning in a bottle.
Meet Our Designers
Jake Olivera is a Toronto based industrial designer; his studio collaborates with international brands on a broad offering of furniture, lighting, and more. The studio’s ethos sees deeply personal concepts smashed together with classical analogue technique to result in forms that are novel, instantly recognizable, and yet pleasantly functional.
Oliveira’s designs are recognizable through their juxtaposition of architectural restraint and drama — where materials are both honoured and manipulated; re-imagining their potential to awe inspiring effect. Jake’s work has exhibited internationally and his designs adorn iconic showrooms, projects, and publications across North America, France, Germany, the UAE, and the UK.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
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Toronto-based, multidisciplinary MSDS is a design practice that works in interior, furniture, and product design. Their work synthesizes considerations of material, form, space, and brief into resolved works of interior, furniture, and lighting design. This informs the resourcefulness that is the hallmark of their multidisciplinary practice.
MSDS is committed to ensuring that their design is executed as intended. They remain closely involved at every stage of a project's development, and embrace the iterative, collaborative process that leads to good built work.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
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Nicole Marion is an independent furniture designer and the founder of Studio Marion, based in Winnipeg, Canada. She began working in the furniture industry while completing a Master’s degree in Architecture at The University of Manitoba.
Since then, she has held key roles in the product teams of several notable furniture companies, contributing to the design and development of hundreds of products. In 2018, she established Studio Marion and has since collaborated with several international brands. Nicole is also an Instructor at the University of Manitoba, and her award-winning work has been featured in publications including: The Wall Street Journal and Azure Magazine.
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
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Founded by Sharlene and Juliette in 2022, smallmediumlarge is a multidisciplinary design studio working across objects, spaces, and everything in between. Their work is defined by clean lines, thoughtful geometries and singular pieces that endure beyond trends. Whether designing furniture or spatial experiences, smallmediumlarge is driven
by curiosity, precision, and a belief in the elegance of simplicity.
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC
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Thom Fougere is a Montréal-based designer whose studio spans architecture, interiors, furniture, and product design. He partners with international brands and clients to develop distinctive designs shaped by simplicity, functionality, and material honesty. His work considers how elemental compositions can give rise to objects and spaces that feel both essential and lasting.
Since establishing his studio in 2021, he has continued to expand its scope, collaborating with artists, developing exhibitions, and creating immersive experiences. His work has been exhibited internationally, including in Milan, Stockholm, Toronto, and New York.
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC
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