• 9 years of architectural and interior design concept and application project experience.
• 7 years of active experience in furniture design and its manufacturing, merchandising, and retail sales.
• 4 years as a concept design team leader.
• Antik Dantel & Ulupınar Textile Projects are a nominee for the Archdaily 2022 Building of the Year Awards + Archilovers (Best Project 2021).
• Proficiency in SketchUp, Rhino, Enscape, Keyshot, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Hand Sketch, Mockup.
• Highly skilled in creating new forms and concepts with a hand sketch, 3D modeling, materials (wood, metal, marble, etc.), and also product knowledge, manufacturing details. Experienced in molding everything into architectural and interior design projects.
• Inventing artistic forms instead of usual designs, ability to force the material when desired.
• Interior and architecture landscape skills in addition to the rest.
Quinque Design, Istanbul, TR, Founder Product Designer
www.quinquedesign.com
I founded the company 7 years ago and as the owner, I am still designing and selling my products on
e-commerce platforms.
I worked as the store manager and chief designer at the company when it was first introduced as a
store, which was a boutique lighting and furniture design brand (2015-2017)
A total of 9 series has been introduced including 15 lighting designs, furniture, and art pieces
Many of my products were on press several times including Marie Claire Tr, Maison Francaise Tr,
Home Art, Artı Mekan, and were displayed on Istanbul Design Week.
2017 - Lighting collection: Kubbe, 5 pieces - No:1, single-piece - No:2, 3 pieces - Minaret, 2 pieces – Stilla, single piece.
2017 - Linocut art collection 5 pieces: Cloud – Wave – Brush – Leaf – Knot.
2017 - Home accessories collection: Kubbe Bowl, single piece.
2017 - Furniture collection: Tripenta stool, Mirror bookshelf, 2 different types
Zemberek, Istanbul, TR, Concept Design Team Leader
www.zemberek.org
I worked as a concept design team leader for 4 years.
I led the concept design and implementation stages of 22 different projects ranging from 50 sqm to 46.000 sqm including residences, headquarters, restaurants, fairs, showrooms, landscapes, convention centers, factory buildings, libraries.
My main responsibility as a team leader was coming up with the main design theme and
possible alternatives, and supporting those ideas with mood boards and hand drawings, coaching the team around it.
I made three-dimensional models of the design process and visualized them for presentations to clients.
I also led the shop-drawing process with all the fine details through my material and production knowledge, inspecting and supervising the construction site when necessary.
2021 - Sahin Örme HQ Showroom-Office-Restaurant & Lobi - 3.800 sqm
2021 - Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Cendere Museum - 1.380 sqm
2021 - Antik Dantel Factory Building - 1.680 sqm
2021 - Zemberek Design new corporate identity work
2021 - Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Public Library
2021 - Tiny House Project
2021 - Voltaj Bodrum Villa - Interior Project - 155 sqm
2021 - Gun Law Office Izmir - 155 sqm
2021 - Galataport Restaurant - 512 sqm
2021 - West Istanbul Foundation Art Centre – 530 sqm
2020 - Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Hall Offices – 1.700 sqm2
2020 - Tim Convention Center - 46.000 sqm
2020 - Villa A-B-C 9.750 sqm
2020 - Ulupinar Textile HQ Showroom & Loby 1.070 sqm
Archdaily Building of the Year Nominee 2022
2019 - Oticon Medical Office – 1.125 sqm
2019 - Divan Bakery - 50 sqm
2019 - Gaziantep Science Center - 16.205 sqm
2018 - Beykoz House - 1000 sqm
2018 - Zorlu Fair - 600 sqm
2018 - Acarkent Photography Studio - 70 sqm
2018 - Ferace Denims Showroom - 50 sqm
2017 - Lava Olive Oil Factory & Showroom – 2.000 sqm
2017 / 2020 - Antik Dantel HQ Building - 6.000 sqm
Archdaily Building of the Year Nomineed 2022
Archilovers Best Project 2021.
Havan Home, Istanbul, TR, Co-Founder Product Designer
I worked for 3 years as the founding partner of Havan Home, being the store manager and chief designer at the company, which was a boutique design brand.
My main responsibilities were creating designs, preparing shop drawings, social media management, dealing with the press, and advertisements, customer management, taking orders, transferring them to production and following them up, taking product photos, and preparing product information, and keeping the website active.
45-Piece Design Collection Consisting of Sofas, Armchairs, Lighting, Tables, Coffee Tables, Bookshelves, and Home Accessories. (2015-2017)
2017 - Beköz House - 90 sqm
2017 - Suadade Production Office – 100 sqm
2017 - Tombuloglu House – 50 sqm
2017 - Tütüncüoglu House – 20 sqm
2017 - Roketno1 Store - 20 sqm
2016 - Coffee Tables 6 pieces: Bruten, Cafeist, Frame, Lama, Oren, Spider.
2016 - Armchairs 4 pieces: Gazel, Javier, Mid, Say rocking armchair.
2016 – Sofas 3 pieces: Havien, Seddir, Dom.
2016 – Tables 3 pieces: Bekoz, Lama, Wing.
2016 – Bookshelves 3 pieces: Mirror, Krahan, Scaffolding.
2016 – Lighting 1 pieces: Tel floor lamp.
2016 - Home Accessories included different hand-made ceramic objects
and cushions.
Nowheremekanika & Galata Yapi, Istanbul, TR, Product Designer
www.nowheremekanika.com / www.galatayapi.com
I was responsible for the design and shop drawing of 8 exquisite projects including hotels, offices, restaurants, showrooms, residences, and some restorations.
I created a design collection of 12 pieces for Nowhere Mekanika using metal, wood, marble, and ceramic. I had hands-on production experience at the company's metal, wood, and mold workshops.
2016 - Galata Mandira Apart Hotel ( Renovation ) - 1.160 sqm
2016 - Cenevre House - 130 sqm
2016 - Markiz Hotel Concept ( Renovation ) - 2.746 sqm
2016 - Ra Apart - 2.750 sqm
2015 - Cashmere In Love Flagship Store - 55 sqm
2015 - Rejans 1914 Restaurant - 380 sqm
2014 - We Are Biz Textile HQ Office ( Renovation ) - 450 sqm
2014 - Mizzi Tacir House ( Renovation ) - 300 sqm
2014 - 2016 12-Pieces Design Collection from a Bench to
a Pencil Holder
Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul, TR, BArch, Industrial Product Designe
Graduated 2010 Bachelor of Product Design, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Gpa: 3.55/4.0 – Top Scoring.
Istanbul, Turkey
Zeki Müren Anatolian Fine Arts High School, Bursa, TR, High School, Art
Graduated 2006 High School of Art, Zeki Müren Anatolian Fine Arts High School Gpa: 5.00/5.00 – Valedictorian.
Bursa, Turkey
2009-MSGSU Introduction to Creativity, 3rd Place
• 2009-MSGSU Introduction to Creativity 3rd place in 6 Composition branches.
Cable in My Life 2010 Art Workshop Sculpture Competition, Other
• 2010- Winning the Cable in My Life 2010 Art Workshop Sculpture Competition in partnership with Prysmian Kablo, MSGSU
