- A collection of furniture objects exploring the essentials of living. Blurring traditional genres of seating, tables, etc. and thinking about everything as surfaces, structures and envelopes that serve momentary experiential functions. Striving for the balance between logistical and financial realities of making with the intimate human experience. In other words, experientially beautiful things that go beyond purely conceptual thinking, are materially reduced and contextually make sense.
Things I want for the project include: Good for the world, using reclaimed or recycled materials as much as possible, designed with longevity in mind; Good for the people, easy to make and does not involve toxic process, easy to assemble; Economically viable, packs flat, uses least amount of materials, uses standardised materials; Some soul, some vice, some character that arises from personal experiences and moments.
- Inspired by the gourd lamps of Gumusluk, Bodrum. Cast iron stand, Parian ceramic shade. First attempt at industrial design and everything that comes with it. Produced in batches of 50 in 2019 and 2021. They decorate the homes and studios of people who create things, and people I love.
- Renovated and decorated an apartment in the heart of Moda. Challenging concepts of dedicated rooms, not a bedroom but a room with a bed in it, not a kitchen but a room to come together, read, cook food, listen to music, spreading different functions all over the space and keeping it fluid. A mixage of design and scavenging, making friends with the local antique dealers, drinking unlimited amounts of turkish tea. Was home to many guests, events and core memories over four years.
- A boat and crib for babies, originally made for my brother’s baby. This way, a crib can become something more: a vessel, a first experience of the sea, maybe a place for toys, for play, for books and clothes. Maybe it ends up in the kitchen or the garden later. Maybe flowers grow in it. Maybe you give it to your child when you have one. CNC’d from layers of okoume plywood, and carved into it’s final shape by hand.