Tantalus Design is a Vancouver-based product design and fabrication firm founded in 2012 by brothers Shawn and James Kay. Our process is driven by experimentation, meticulous attention to detail, and a love of the materials we work with.
Shawn Kay is an industrial designer with more than a decade of experience building custom homes. Shawn holds a degree in Environmental Design from the UBC School of Architecture.
James Kay’s background is in materials science and industrial fabrication. He has a BASc in Integrated Engineering and a PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of British Columbia. James also teaches engineering design at Capilano University.
All Tantalus products and custom works are designed and manufactured in-house at our studio workshop in North Vancouver.