Studio Shae

Shae Vianzon · apprentice product management

I design clearer experiences for people making complicated decisions.

I design clearer experiences for people making complicated decisions.

I design clearer experiences for people making complicated decisions.

After 15+ years in interior design, I’m pivoting into product management with a practical foundation in client empathy, process improvement, visual communication, and early product tools like Figma and Jira.

After 15+ years in interior design, I’m pivoting into product management with a practical foundation in client empathy, process improvement, visual communication, and early product tools like Figma and Jira.

After 15+ years in interior design, I’m pivoting into product management with a practical foundation in client empathy, process improvement, visual communication, and early product tools like Figma and Jira.

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15+ years

Interior design and client experience

Problem solving

Clarifying needs, constraints, and decisions

Figma + Jira

Figma + Jira

Building apprentice PM fluency

Building apprentice PM fluency

The pivot

My work has always been about removing friction from human experiences.

My work has always been about removing friction from human experiences.

Interior design gave me years of practice understanding what people need, translating ambiguity into plans, balancing constraints, and making complicated decisions feel manageable. Product management feels like the natural next version of that work: understand the user, clarify the problem, organize the path forward, and create a better experience.

Interior design gave me years of practice understanding what people need, translating ambiguity into plans, balancing constraints, and making complicated decisions feel manageable. Product management feels like the natural next version of that work: understand the user, clarify the problem, organize the path forward, and create a better experience.

Studio Shae case study

Studio Shae case study

A visual portfolio sequence showing how I frame problems, organize complexity, and translate design experience into product thinking.

A visual portfolio sequence showing how I frame problems, organize complexity, and translate design experience into product thinking.

Opening slide from Studio Shae Home Design Journey presentation

This opening slide anchors the full Studio Shae case study below. The sequence highlights the way I think through customer pain, workflows, systems, and learning as I pivot into product management.

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02 · Overview

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03 · What I learned

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04 · Breakdown

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05 · Research direction

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06 · Journey mapping

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07 · Pain points

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08 · Workflow insight

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09 · Opportunity area

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10 · Solution framing

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11 · Concept detail

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12 · Product direction

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13 · Prototype thinking

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14 · System detail

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15 · Prototype state

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16 · Closing reflection

Together, these slides show a thoughtful transition from service-based design into product thinking: listening for pain, mapping the experience, shaping a system, and reflecting on what can be improved.

Together, these slides show a thoughtful transition from service-based design into product thinking: listening for pain, mapping the experience, shaping a system, and reflecting on what can be improved.