Founder & Creative Director, StudioNest Designs

Ryan Ross has spent a lifetime immersed in the worlds of design and storytelling. Long before founding StudioNest Designs, Ryan was building sets in his backyard, sketching room layouts in the margins of school notebooks, and performing onstage in community theater productions as a kid and teenager. Those early experiences—where creativity, collaboration, and transformation lived side by side—instilled a deep love for the way spaces can shape stories and bring community together.

That passion led Ryan to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, where he graduated summa cum laude and quickly made a mark in the design world. His work has been honored with first place in the PAVE Global Design Competition, as well as top awards in both the IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter Charette and the Western Regional Charette, celebrating his ability to merge his collaborative approach with creative vision.

Over the years, Ryan has designed for a wide range of residential interiors, known for his ability to listen closely, think deeply, and create environments that are both highly personal and functionally refined. At the same time, he’s stayed close to his theatrical roots through set design work with Vashon Center for the Arts’ youth musicals and the island’s beloved Drama Dock, creating imaginative, immersive spaces that support young performers and community storytelling.

Founding StudioNest Designs was a natural next step—blending a deep love of interiors and stagecraft into one boutique studio that honors both the art of design and the heart of the people who live and perform within it.

Ryan lives on Vashon Island with his spouse, two kids, and their agreeable labradoodle and endlessly opinionated dachshund. Whether crafting a home or a set, he believes every space has the potential to be a nest—a place of beauty, story, and transformation.