TANNER SLADEProduct DesignerW: tannerslade.comE: tannerslade@gmail.comP: +1 801.822.9172

WORKSWARM Design July- Sept 2014UTAHInternship

COTOPAXI July-Sept 2014UTAHInternship

RICH BRILLIANT WILLING April-July 2014Brooklyn, NYInternship

HENCIL Jan-Mar 2014UTAHInternship

BESTWAY INTERNATIONAL June-Sept 2013Shanghai, CHINAInternship

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LANGUAGESEnglish Native

Mandarin Chinese

RECOGNITIONLe Lieu du Design Paris, France 2014Milan Design Week Milan, Italy 2014

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Notch is a step back from the cloud and a step forward in file sharing simplicity. Notch with it’s external USB drive allows for simple file sharing across devices. No chords, no clouds no confusing photo streams. Just load what you want on the flash drive and plug it in.

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Step out of “the Cloud” and enjoy the tangibility of your Notch phone.

A 3D Printed prototype of Notch was Shown at Le Lieu du Design in Paris, France 2014.

Wan is a Chinese inspired bowl and elegant alternative to tupperware. Use them as serving bowls and then stack the leftovers in the fridge. Clean, Functional and fresh.

Sketchbooks are the my favorite. When I was introduced to Scientific Glass Blowing I couldn’t stop thinking about the possibilities. La bouteille is my first experiment with the craft. But what started out as an experiment soon turned into much more.

Scientific Glass Blowing is a unique craft that requires both the skill of the human hand and specialized machines to make almost perfect scientific and chemistry equipment. The stopper aparatus allows for no metal mounting parts and a fully enclosed tube.

La Bouteille was shown and sold at the Milan Design Week 2014. I look forward to experiementing further with both tradtional and scientific glass blowing.

Tubular was shown and SOLD at the Milan Design Week 2014.

As a group e we started exploring folding and Polycarbonate with the end goal of creating a luminaire. There was a question from the very beginning whether or not we should pursue a pattern based shade or use the folding to make a form. We ultimately decided to do both.

We used a laser cutter to scor the folds and then each lamp was folded individually by hand and each base was milled out of walnut. We manufactured a total of 17 lamps.

After designing and manufacturing our lamp we didn’t stop there. Joining with other designers we organized a public show and sale. Each lamp was sold for $30. We sold out in under an hour and took several orders.

IMPACTnoun/‘im,pakt/1. the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.2. a colloboration project with TREK Bontrager Helmets.

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With regular feedback from the masters at TREK I set out to design a fresh aesthetic for a bike helmet with the daily commuter in mind. Air vents are both functional and graphic. So thats where I started.

Most often inflatable furniture is seen as ciche, immature and cheap. It’s functionality however intrigued me and I wanted to see if I could somehow change the way we look at inflatables.

Internal structure is the key to forming an inflatable. By making some baffles smaller and some larger you can manipulate the form and in the case of a chair make it more or less stable. I went through many iterations on a miniature scale before I moved on to full size.

The cover is the real game changer. By adding a padded upholstery cover the inflatable doesn’t feel like the usual sticky, cheap pool toy. Now it;s like any modern lounge chair. Ch-air is great for those who move often or live in small apartments.

Ch-air was shown at Le Lieu du Design in Paris, France 2014 and at the Milan Design Week 2014.

TANNER SLADEProduct DesignerW: tannerslade.comE: tannerslade@gmail.comP: +1 801.822.9172

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