# Annie Tucker > Director of Product Development at Restoration Hardware Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/annietucker Product designer and developer with a specialty in furniture, lighting, and home décor. Passionate about developing beautiful, high value products and excels at identifying upcoming trends, building inspirational collections, and growing brand identity. ## Work Experience ### Director of Product Development - Furniture, Lighting and Decor @ RH Jan 2021 – Present | United States ### Senior Product Development Leader @ RH Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 ### Senior Product Designer @ roost Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area • Responsible for the design and development of furniture, lighting, home decor, holiday, packaging, and jewelry programs • Programs include products for Roost’s seasonal collections, plus custom designs for large retailers like Anthropologie, Restoration Hardware, and Banana Republic • Close collaboration with the CEO and merchant team to analyze sales data, identify needs and opportunities, share trend research, build stories, and develop fresh, targeted collections • Research to maintain knowledge of current trends, innovative fabrication techniques, materials, colors, and finishes • Quick communication sketching and detailed product illustrations • Detailed engineering, material, and finish specifications • Construction of functional prototypes for concept reviews, key accounts presentations, and catalog photography • Problem solving with vendors and overseas agents to determine cost effective, timely, and high quality solutions to production challenges • Management of projects with local metal, wood, and electrical shops to build development samples and smaller production runs • Collaboration with merchants, creative team, and photography to compose product vignettes for in-house product reviews, trade shows, and catalog photography • Communication with inventory to ensure correct parts from multiple countries are ordered and packaged correctly • Partnership with QA to review TOP samples and ensure consistent quality throughout production runs • International travel to product fairs and factories to review sample development, select and alter off-line offerings, design and specify new products on-site, research construction techniques and gain inspiration for future projects • Close communication with international agents and manufacturers to ensure timely delivery of high-quality samples. ### Design Consultant @ Rejuvenation Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 • Design and engineering specifications for bath furniture and decorative accessories collections. ### Designer - Lighting @ Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Lead designer for Pottery Barn Teen Lighting: • Develop products from concept, through revisions, to final sample approval • Manage multiple, simultaneous projects and deliver inspired, innovative designs under tight deadlines • Identify business needs and strategies to elevate the lighting assortment and maximize profitability • Maintain knowledge of cutting-edge trends in fabrication, materials, color, and function, and translate into fresh, brand-relevant designs • Present concepts to Merchandising • Create detailed engineering specifications • Collaborate closely with international agents and manufacturers to ensure timely delivery of high-quality samples ### Designer @ Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco • Furniture, lighting, and decorative accessory design for Pottery Barn Teen • Market research and trend identification • Ideation sketching and concept renderings • Design specifications • Sample revisions • Model building ### Product Design Consultant @ (Independent) Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 • Design, engineering, illustration, prototyping, and construction of home decor, furniture, medical, and consumer products ### Product Designer + Developer @ Aqueduct Medical Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 Lead designer of post-surgical recovery products: • Product design, development, and project management • Collaboration with domestic and international manufacturers to accomplish innovative construction techniques • Human-centered design process including extensive iterative prototyping, user testing, and feedback management ### Design Intern @ Thinc Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 • Market research, design ideation, and renderings for home accessories and apparel • Graphic design for marketing materials • Product presentation boards for client presentations ## Education ### MFA in Joint Program in Design Stanford University Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 ### BA in Sculpture/Intermedia University of California, Santa Cruz Jan 1999 – Jan 2003 ### California College of the Arts ### ArtCenter College of Design ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-tucker-3385835 --- Source: https://flows.cv/annietucker JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/annietucker/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07