Musical Furniture: The Interview / The Global HQ: Designing Our First Home / Non Volatile Storage Mediums / A Machine for Living / Stanley Kubrick: The Designer's Director / Steve Jobs's Greatest Heist / Followed By: The New Who's Who / Pitched Down: The Art of Down Tempo / Conspicuous Curation / Rugs on Walls... It's a Thing Again / Jazzy Suits / Tectonics, Tectonicus, Tekton / Logomotive / Despacio: Music + Spatial Design / The Architectural Collage / The Hypnotic Album Art of Hipgnosis / The DFA Aesthetic / Musical Furniture: The Interview / The Global HQ: Designing Our First Home / Non Volatile Storage Mediums / A Machine for Living / Stanley Kubrick: The Designer's Director / Steve Jobs's Greatest Heist / Followed By: The New Who's Who / Pitched Down: The Art of Down Tempo / Conspicuous Curation / Rugs on Walls... It's a Thing Again / Jazzy Suits / Tectonics, Tectonicus, Tekton / Logomotive / Despacio: Music + Spatial Design / The Architectural Collage / The Hypnotic Album Art of Hipgnosis / The DFA Aesthetic /
Xander Shambaugh is an architect and brand strategist based in New York and Los Angeles.

After receiving his Bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, Xander moved to Los Angeles in 2018 to work alongside Frank Gehry in his design studio. While starting at a firm that utilized model-making as its primary design tool, he learned a lot in physical craft and gained an enormous appreciation for Frank's process of form-finding rooted in his innate curiosity for testing new materials and pushing their tectonic limitations.

In 2024, Xander took that knowledge and co-founded Postmodern Tectonics — the world's first Creative Label. Through his interactions with creatives from other industries, he was introduced to the world of brand strategy.

Combining those two passions, Xander now serves as Brand Architect for the world's largest prediction market — Polymarket.

Musical Furniture
Design Lead / POMOTECT x Casa Ysasi
2025
Musical Furniture
Musical Objects
Designer / Builder
2020-2025
Musical Objects
Vinyl Equipment
Creative Director / POMOTECT
2025
Vinyl Equipment
Record Label
Co-Founder / DJ / Musician
2025
Record Label
Creative Label
Co-Founder / Creative Director
2025
Creative Label
Editorial
Writer / POMOTECT
2025
Editorial
Brand Strategy
Creative Director / Graphic Designer
2025
Brand Strategy
Lamps
Designer / POMOTECT
2024
Lamps
Service Manual Tee
Postmodern Tectonics / Apparel
2025
Service Manual Tee
Musical Furniture Tee
POMOTECT x Casa Ysasi / Apparel
2025
Musical Furniture Tee
CDJ-1000MK3 Tee
Postmodern Tectonics / Apparel
2025
CDJ-1000MK3 Exploded Axonometric Tee
Decibel Meter Hat
Postmodern Tectonics / Accessories
2024
Decibel Meter Hat
All Purpose Tray
Luciano Menghini x POMOTECT / Ceramics
2025
All Purpose Tray
A Twenty-four Page Book
Paul Rand / The Type Directors Club
1987
A Twenty-four Page Book
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Alfred H. Barr Jr. & Herbert Read
1966
Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice
Mies in America
MoMA x Whitney
2001
Mies in America
Gesamtprogramm — Braun
Dieter Rams / Braun AG
c. 1960s
Gesamtprogramm Braun
Design for Life
Per Mollerup
1986
Design for Life
Concert Hall
Design Lead / Gehry Partners LLP
2023
Concert Hall
Acoustic Pavilion
Intermediate Designer / Gehry Partners
2020-2021
Acoustic Pavilion
Restaurant (Mixed-Use)
Design Lead / Gehry Partners LLP
2018-2020
Restaurant
Residential Towers
Design Lead / Gehry Partners LLP
2023-2024
Residential Towers
Single-Family Residential
Design Lead / POMOTECT
2025
Single-Family Residential
Design Studio
Design Lead / Contractor / POMOTECT
2025
Design Studio
Architectural Drawings
Artist / Pen on Paper
2006-Present
Architectural Drawings
An Informal Urban Generator
Advisor: Robin Dripps / UVA
2017-2018
Informal Urban Generator
Majlis Park Place
Instructor: Inaki Alday / UVA
2018
Majlis Park Place
Another 34,000 A Day
Instructor: Earl Mark / UVA
2017
Another 34,000 A Day
Living on the Edge
Instructor: Ryan Carbone / UVA
2016
Living on the Edge
High School Projects
Teacher: Cort Morgan / The Potomac School
2010-2014