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Designer
Gabriel Tan
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.
Biography
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.
Products
Quiet Lines bench
A leather-covered bench with a lower shelf and a precise linear frame.
Quiet Lines screen
An adjustable leather-covered screen offered with three or four hinged panels.
Cyclade Tables
Three nesting occasional tables shaped by curves, openings, and changing heights.
Luva Modular Sofa Group
Gabriel Tan's modular sofa with a back that opens and closes, inspired by boxing gloves and futons.
Quiet Lines
Quiet Lines Small Table by Gabriel Tan, 2023
Quiet Lines writing-desk
A compact leather-lined writing desk with a glass top and lower display shelf.
