Small Town Son of a Gun.
Stories run through glass, textile, and brass.
After cutting his teeth at various prominent Toronto firms in his early career, industrial designer Jake Oliveira founded his eponymous practice in 2021. 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.The studio now operates out of Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood.
Since it’s founding in 2021, Jake Oliveira Studio has collaborated with brands internationally — such as Boyd Lighting, A. Rudin, and Powell & Bonnell on a broad offering of designs including furniture, lighting, and more. The studio’s creations have exhibited in shows internationally, and adorn iconic showrooms including Dennis Miller (New York) and R Hughes (Atlanta); as well as showrooms in France, Germany, the UAE, and the UK.
The studio’s work has been profiled by numerous publications on the cutting edge of design; including Interior Design Magazine, Azure Magazine, ELLE Decor, Designboom, Luxe, NUVO Magazine, Interiors Magazine, Canadian Interiors, DesignTO, and more.
Recent Press
Interior Design Magazine, The Lily Series: profile | Spire Collection spring tabloid | Spire Chandelier fall tabloid | Botero Lounge Chair | Mesa Stool: detail feature
Azure Magazine, Creating A Nest with Jake Oliveira Studio
Interiors, Details of the Bao Lounge & Strut Chair | Sand-casting the Celeste Sconce | The Mesa Stool: details
NUVO Magazine, Designer Profile: Jake Oliveira Studio
ELLE Decor, The Notables: The Celeste Sconce
Designboom, Jake Oliveira turns the iconic image of the halo into a contemporary light fixture
Business Of Home, 100 Years of Boyd Lighting
Canadian Interiors, Product designer Jake Oliveira’s new additions for Powell & Bonnell
DesignTO, Work from home with Jake Oliveira Studio
Awards
Interior Design, Best Of Year Awards Honoree, Strut Stool
2024
NYC x DESIGN Finalist, Lily Collection
2023
Interior Design, Best Of Year Awards Finalist, Spire Chandelier
2022
Interior Design, Best Of Year Awards Honoree, Spire Collection
2021
NYC x DESIGN Finalist, Celeste Sconce
2021
NYC x DESIGN Finalist, Mesa Stool
2021
SBID Awards Finalist, Celeste Sconce
2021
SBID Awards Finalist, Mesa Stool
2021
Interior Design, Best Of Year Awards Honoree, Celeste Sconce
2020
Shows
Los Angeles, Art & Design: Los Angeles show, A. Rudin 2025
Toronto, From Design to Headline, The Interior Design Show (IDS) 2025
Chicago, NEOCON: Jake Oliveira x A. Rudin collection release, A. Rudin 2024
San Francisco, Archetype Lighting Showcase, Boyd Lighting 2024
Toronto, Sessions: Toronto Industrial Design, Sessions 2024
Toronto, Canadian Made, Founded By Garcia 2023
San Francisco, Extraordinary Elegance, Archetype Lighting 2023