FIG. 01 · SPECS
Chore coat · front snap grid, 1 in. apart · snap-on tool strip and chore pocket · hidden seam pocket · custom fleece lining · patterns drafted in CLO3D
"a pegboard you can wear"
Industrial designer + engineer · open to relocate
I design modular systems. Some float. Some you wear.
I'm Jared Harlan. I've spent nearly 15 years across naval architecture, marine engineering and industrial design. These days I turn first-principles analysis into sewn prototypes and products built for harsh environments, and I like it best when the parts can move.
01 · PATTERN
3D form to flat pattern
Garment patterns drafted and fit-checked in CLO3D, then cut digitally on a modified Silhouette Cameo so the pieces repeat.
02 · PROTOTYPE
Sewn, not rendered
Canvas toiles, bags and coats built by hand and iterated quickly. Tech packs and small-batch production when something earns it.
03 · TEST
Engineered for hard use
Structural analysis and FEA, failure modes and durability, plus field testing in the places things actually get used.
Work, numbered
Everything here is built from parts. Filter by thread, flip a card for the specs, or let the site pick one for you.
FIG. 02 · SPECSBent aluminum rail with cord-wrapped grips · hardboard deck with a grid of magnets · magnetic sewn bags and straps · cover for storage · wall bracket · doubles as a camp table · companion: Barrow wheeled cooler
"burgers in the car"
FIG. 03 · SPECSConcept, renders and sketches · four seasonal uppers on one shared sole · recycled wool, sail cloth, rubber, nylon webbing and cork · anodized aluminum hardware
"replace the part, not the shoe"
FIG. 04 · SPECSConcept · goal of an estimated 3 to 5 liters a day, under 5 lbs · powder-coated aluminum frame, titanium hinges · sil-nylon, aluminum and insulating layers · cam-lock drain
"dew, not mist"
FIG. 05 · SPECSArtCenter thesis, 14 weeks · wall rail system · cabinet with spool holder · speed-rack drawers, tray to 12 in. deep · pull-out table, 30 or 36 × 48 in. · power and light on a track
"too attached to part with"
FIG. 06 · SPECSFreestanding aluminum slat wall · French cleat accessories · power runs through the slats like track lighting · reaches the ceiling so it can't tip, no holes in the wall
"the wall Hutch grew out of"
FIG. 07 · SPECSAquaponic wall garden · modular planters on a grid frame · grow light, pump, pH and water temperature run by a Raspberry Pi
"dinner grows in the hallway"
FIG. 08 · SPECSConcealed LEDs · stretched dispersive fabric · adjustable color temperature
"light like under trees"
FIG. 09 · SPECSConcept, renders · H2OBOX PET-lined cardboard · plant fiber blend trays with Eastar lids · Lessebo recipe cards · dry ice core
"like a farm stand in a box"
FIG. 10 · SPECSCOB LED strip layered inside fabric · USB powered for now · battery version in progress
"the fabric grabs just enough"
FIG. 11 · SPECSField Sling · Glyph tote · Lichen bag · Cinch tote · Market totes · CamoQuilt wine tote · fabric collages · bag studies
"mostly from scraps"
- FIG. 12 · SPECS
Project Engineer
- FIG. 13 · SPECS
Lead Mechanical Engineer
- FIG. 14 · SPECS
Project Engineer, Naval Architect
- FIG. 15 · SPECS
Project Engineer, Naval Architect
- FIG. 16 · SPECS
Creative Director, Head of Engineering
Case study · softgoods
Workshop Warrior
A modular chore coat whose pockets and tool holders move to match the day. Patterns drafted in CLO3D, cut on a modified Silhouette Cameo, refined over three rounds of toiles.
CLO3DPattern makingDigital cuttingToile iteration
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ENGINEERING · 2012 TO 2024
Engineering for harsh environments
A BS in naval architecture and marine engineering from Webb Institute, then nearly a decade in Seattle engineering systems and structures for vessels that have to keep working in hard conditions. Later, engineering lead on a solar outdoor product.
Watertight hatch hinge, inclining and seakeeping
Developed engine support and mission-critical systems with shipyard fabricators. Ran performance and safety evaluations, including inclining and seakeeping studies, and designed a custom hinge for a watertight hatch.
Kvichak Marine Industries · Project Engineer · 2012 to 2014
Shipboard systems to class
Led designers and engineers developing shipboard systems from first-principles calculations to construction drawings, and made sure every system met classification society criteria.
Guido Perla & Associates · Lead Mechanical Engineer · 2014 to 2017
Wave energy converter and research vessel
Structural and systems design and modeling for vessels including a wave energy converter and a research vessel. Evaluated vessel systems through performance analysis and operator feedback for sustained use in harsh conditions.
Glosten · Project Engineer, Naval Architect · 2018 to 2021
High-speed aluminum ferry
Managed construction of a high-speed aluminum ferry, including on-site manufacturing quality review.
Glosten · Project Engineer, Naval Architect · 2018 to 2021
Solar outdoor product, concept to launch
Designed and engineered a solar outdoor product and its manufacturing flow, launched in six months. Ran the field testing and competitive evaluations that set the design requirements and tradeoffs.
ArtGlo | OptoGlo · Creative Director, Head of Engineering · 2023 to 2024
[Drawing or model I'm allowed to share goes here]
FEMAP · SolidWorks Simulation · MathCAD · SolidWorks · Fusion 360 · Rhino · AutoCAD · CLO3D · KeyShot · Adobe CC
Softgoods experiments
Softgoods move fast. An idea becomes a decent prototype quickly, and the materials are cheap enough to try it again, and again, before settling.
As a kid I wanted to be an inventor. I still take things apart to see how they work.
That curiosity took me to Webb Institute for naval architecture and marine engineering, then nearly a decade engineering vessels in Seattle, then an MS in Industrial Design at ArtCenter. After that I was Creative Director and Head of Engineering at ArtGlo, and now I'm a project manager and designer at Bowerbird Builders, scoping and designing residential renovations.
Two people sit on my shoulder while I work. Dieter Rams, for function you can see. Tom Sachs, for construction you can see. I want things to read as made by hand and by feel, and to hold up after that.
MS Industrial Design, ArtCenter College of Design, 2023 · BS Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Webb Institute, 2012
ALSO · THE STUDIO
Feeling Collective
On the side I run a small studio called Feeling Collective. Bags, lights, quilts, ideas, made by hand and by feel. It doesn't use my name over there. It says "we," because if you found it, you're in it now.