Harlan Emil Gruber (b. January 14, 1959 in New York) has combined his interest in science and art to shape a respected design career

In 1996 Harlan moved to Taos, New Mexico, while still returning part time to work in New York. He has been attending the Burning Man festival in Nevada since 1999 and has created a series of bicycles for it called Playacycles. He has also created large scale sculptures for it: the Mutant Vehicle Labyrinth in 2003, the 11:11 Diamond Portal in 2004 &5 and the 12:12 Emerald Portal in 2006. He has become deeply committed to the vision of Burning Man, as it combines his interests in art, design and future habitation