Award-winning industrial designer Defne Koz was born in Turkey and raised professionally in Italy. Her idea of design is influenced by her training in Ettore Sottsass’ studio in Milan, by the combination of her Turkish and Italian culture and by her curiosity for very different product types. Her interests span from humanizing new technologies to … Read more
Born in 1950 in Istanbul, Aziz Sarıyer started to design furniture and interior design professionally after founding Derin Design in 1971. Sarıyer’s interest in the profession and his consistent work placed him in a major position in the world’s design arena. In 1999, he developed his collection he designed for Derin and a year later, … Read more
Atilla Kuzu was born in 1963. In 1987 he graduated from Marmara University, faculty of Fine Arts of department of Industrial Design, interior design branch of main art. In 1994 he founded Zoom / Tpu (Design Project and Implementation) with Levent Çırpıcı. Same year, he was the finaslist with his design “Taklamakan” in wooden furniture … Read more
Associate at Foster+Partnersfounder of IKApreviously architect at UN Studio Idil gratuated from Yasar Unviersity, Izmir / Turkey and worked at Perkins+Will North Carolina, Dubai offices before joining UN Studio in Hong Kong. After working at Foster+Partners Hong Kong more than two and a half years, she moved to London office of Foster+Partners and became associate … Read more
Yılmaz Zenger, born in Ankara in 1933, is an architect, sculptor and designer who is known worldwide for his works throughout his life. Having graduated from Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 1958, Zenger made academic studies in his profession, which he started as a city planner. Zenger, who was a founding member of … Read more