Gabriel Tan

Background

Gabriel Tan is a designer born in Singapore. He studied industrial design at the National University of Singapore, co-founded the collective Outofstock, started Gabriel Tan Studio in 2016 and moved to Porto in 2020.

Signature Style

Before 2020 his work was marked by solid wood, visual lightness and minimalism. His recent pieces explore the interaction between people and furniture and how pieces relate to each other visually and functionally.

Notable Works

His first products for Herman Miller are the Luva Modular Sofa Group and the Cyclade Tables, designed while he lived in Porto during the pandemic.

Legacy

Outofstock first showed at the Salone Satellite in Milan in 2007, and Tan won multiple international design awards while at university.