Aer for Menu
The Aer vases are inspired by the spiralling movement of air, often seen through smoke or mist. Taking its name from the latin word for air or vapour, the vase’s asymmetrical silhouette undulates in liquid-like waves to bring a tactile, ethereal quality to glass. Offered in two sizes, the vases are made from mouth blown glass through a double cavity mould.
Sahara for Abstracta
Created for the Swedish brand Abstracta, this acoustic product is made of cork, a natural material that offers excellent sound diffusion properties. Its form reminds of sand formations carved by the wind, and one can create a multitude of patterns by rotating the panels. Sahara is a sustainable product made of recycled material from the production of wine corks in Portugal.
Fruit Altars for Wallpaper* Handmade
We designed five fruit containers in steam bent wood, made by Ton for the Wallpaper* Handmade Wellness + Wonder exhibition at Milan Design Week 2018, to encourage people to view fruits and vegetables in a different light.
A Quiet Reflection
Ariake furniture at Stockholm Design Week 2018 in a secret exhibition held at a former Embassy.
Gabriel Tan Studio presents two new products – Column chest, Shoji screen and our existing Ariake designs. The exhibition is curated by Hanna Nova Beatrice of My Residence and styled by Annaleena Leino.
Photography by
Sebastian Stadler
Andy Liffner
Stove for Blå Station
Stove is a compact chair with a short backrest and a seat shape inspired by the shaker stove. It can be hung on a wall peg or peg rail when not in use. Originally designed for the Furnishing Utopia Exhibition in New York Design Week 2016, Stove is now produced and distributed by Swedish design brand Blå Station.
Authentics
Door Stops
Authentics presents a new versatile and poetic product by Gabriel Tan. Three distinctive forms shaped from wood with a heavy base in granite convince with their formal beauty and craftsmanship.
The turned door stops with their soft sculptural forms are a characteristic, Shaker inspired product. The harmonic wood objects can also be used as paper weights or book ends.
Design Within Reach
We designed three product collections for Design Within Reach with simplicity, functionality and proportional harmony at their core.
Aero Collection
Edge Tables
Port Tables
Photography by
DWR
Ariake
Gabriel Tan Studio creative directed and designed seven products for Ariake, a new furniture brand from Japan. The collection features materials such as sumi ink brushed wood, indigo dyed ash, prismatic glass, paper cord, leather and charred cedar.
Ariake Chairs
Ariake Bench
Rikyu Consoles
Sky Ladder
Photography by
Sebastian Stadler
Wave Chairs
Gabriel Tan Studio designed linkable, stackable pew chairs for Gospel Light Christian Church.
1500 pieces were produced for this new church.
Architecture by Laud Architects
Furnishing Utopia
Biography
Gabriel Tan Studio is a design practice working at cultural intersections. Constantly exploring new ways to work across disciplines, reinterpret tradition, craft or technology, the studio has designed furniture and products for Blå Station, Menu, Design Within Reach, The Conran Shop, Ishinomaki Lab, Lemnos Clocks, Authentics and Abstracta. Gabriel Tan is also the creative director of Turn handles, Japanese furniture brand Ariake and Portuguese craft brand Origin.
His works have won the Industrial Designers Society of America's IDEA Award, Japan Good Design Award, the President's Design Award and been exhibited at design fairs globally. Aside from his design work, he has guest lectured at Lasalle College of the Arts, National University of Singapore, University of Oregon, Pratt Institute, and also served as a jury member at the Cannes Lions Festival and Core77 Design Awards.
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