I am an Istanbul based artist & designer. I synthesize media such as designed objects, drawings, paintings, poetry to create new myths, construct new rituals that question existing narratives and behaviors.
My practice focuses on intervening in layers of existing objects or texts. I deconstruct their materiality, form, utility, and agency. By subtly altering these layers, I try to create new narratives that result in critical, poetic, philosophical and humorous moments.
Exhibitions, Fairs, Awards:
Notes of a Raindrop, ArtOn, 2025-26
Summer Collection, ArtOn, 2025
CI, ArtOn 2025
CI, Arton 2024
Border_less Book Fund, 2022
Istanbul Design Biennial, 2020 (Permanent installation)
Gate 27, 2020 (Permanent installation)
Residencies:
Gate 27, Yenikoy Istanbul, 2019-20
ATOLYE, 2018
Casa Tagumerche, La Gomera (Canary Islands), 2018
Publications:
My artist book:
Cosmic Field Trip, 2023
About my work:
Thing Lab 2013-14, William & Stephanie Sick Distinguished Professorship: Andrea Zittel
Return to Empathy: Design for More Than One, IKSV, YKY, 2020
Press:
Disiplinler arasında bir kurmaca alanı, Naz Kocadere, Argonotlar, 2026
Yağmur Damlaları, İlker Cihan Biner. Art Unlimited Ocak-Şubat 2026. Sayı 91 (2026)
ArtOn'da 2 yeni sergi, Artfulliving (2025)
Istanbul Seyyar Satış Birimleri, Yerce & Taylan ile, Arkiv (2024)
Sınır tanımayan sanat kitapları, Art Dog (2023)
Border_less kitap fonunun kazananı belli oldu!, Bi-Özet (2023)
Modish in Moda, Matt Hanson (2021)
İstanbul'un Ayrılmaz Parçası: Körlerin Güneş Saati, Avlaremoz, Betsy Penso (2021)
5. İstanbul Tasarım Bienali Katılımcıları Yanıtlıyor: Eli Bensusan, BantMag (2020)
Körlerin Güneş Saati, IKSV, (2020)
ATOLYE Spotlight: In conversation with Eli Bensusan (2018)
ATOLYE: Designer in Residence: Eli Bensusan (2018)
Thing Lab 2013-14 William & Stephanie Sick Distinguished Professorship: Andrea Zittel
Education
Master of Design in Designed Objects, SAIC, 2015
BSc, Industrial Design, ITU, 2013
Uskudar American Academy, 2008
Teaching
Industrial Design Studio 2, ITU, 2019-26
Industrial Design Engineering Studio 5&6, 2024-26, ISTUN
Jewelry Design, Istanbul Medipol University, 2020
Design Visualization, Istanbul Medipol University, 2020
Model Making in Design, Istanbul Medipol University, 2020-22
Industrial Design Studio (Various Levels), Istanbul Medipol University 2019-23
Design & Contemporary Art, Istanbul Medipol University, 2020-22
Previous Design Studio Experience
Studio KozSusani (2016-17)
Birsel+Seck, Project based (2009-2023)
Studio Casey Lurie (2015)
Demirdendesign / Internship (2010)
Adnan Serbest Furniture / Internship (2009)