CEYDA AKOSMAN HUNT
Ceyda is an interior and product designer based out of Chicago, IL. Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, she received her Bachelors Degree in Interior Architecture and Masters in Designed Objects from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After years of experience in multiple aspects of the art & design industry, Ceyda founded Kollektif in 2018. Kollektif is a multi-disciplinary design studio collaborating with independent designers from around the world.
UNIQKA
UNIQKA is an Istanbul-based design brand, focusing on craft and material. The emphasis is on the versatility and elegance of leather. Founders and craftsmen of UNIQKA, Kerem Aris and Merve Parnas passionately love leather. In collaboration with the designers around the world, they create unique handmade products that are completely sustainable.
FORM&SEEK
Form&Seek is a design studio that creates and curates uniquely crafted products. Each product we touch emerges from a powerful narrative and is fueled by an interest in human behavior and human interaction with objects. We are true believers of the story behind the objects. Form&Seek, led by Bilge Nur Saltik focuses on newly developed processes and contemporary, globally local craft techniques. Emphasizing on craftsmanship, materials, and process our studio designs unique, functional and playful objects.
MOLTO
Molto is a reflection of organic yet mystical forms combined with earthly metals. Created by Istanbul based designer Semra Aynaz, Molto’s timeless jewelry is inspired by Art Deco and Greek Mythology. Each piece is handmade by artisans, using waxed linen thread, natural stones, brass or sterling silver.
STUDIO HERRON
Studio Herron, is a textile design + weaving studio with a vision to create textiles and soft products that combine an artistic process and traditional craft methodologies with the utilitarian and the aesthetic. Dee Clements, the lead designer of Studio Herron, uses weaving and tufting as a way to investigate wellbeing and meaning in the realm of the domestic and views textiles as an ever changing and flexible way to examine the emotional side of soft objects.
STUDIO SAHIL
Studio Sahil designs are more than just beautiful finished products-they are timeless testaments to materiality, process and culture. Sahil is the Turkish word for coast or shore. They look to the natural phenomena, complex patterns and continuous evolution of seaside landscapes to inspire and inform their practice. Each piece is handmade from organic materials by Rezzan Hasoglu and local artisans, using materials and techniques that respect the environment. Studio Sahil pays attention to how their designs connect with daily experiences, how they narrate a story and how they draw attention to the often-unnoticed details of everyday life.
NEFERKA
Eli is an independent designer with a degree of Master of Design in Designed Objects from School of the Art Institute of Chicago(2015) and Bachelors of Science in Industrial Product Design from Istanbul Technical University(2013). He has founded Neferka LLC, a jewelry brand in Chicago in 2015. Eli Bensusan aims to create poetic instants that lead to transformative experiences, and jewelry is one of many fields that he is interested in.
MUGE KRESPI
Being in the design and textile industry since 1986, Muge Krespi founded her own brand name and tailoring house in 2010. She worked on many textile projects of the domestic and foreign houses, hotels, boats, and official institutions and contribute to palace textile applications. As of the summer of 2016 she has prepared a collection of retail products under her own brand name, mostly based on linen, tencel, modal and cotton products.
JOE PARR
Joe Parr is an industrial designer who searches for the overlooked values within the human experience. He distills ideas to their essential and infuses practicality with unexpected delights. His process uses hands-on experimentation and technical innovation to create original designs utilizing both handcraft and industrial processes. He also collaborates with start-ups, independent practices, and corporate design studios within a variety of industries. Early in his career, he became the first staff industrial designer at Herman Miller, and since has received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art.
zakrose
zakrose is a creatively-driven design/build company, specializing in furniture fabrication and custom millwork. As a team, we are agile and constantly inspired by the open collaboration we have with residential clients, architects, and interior designers. Principal Zak Rose designs in an approachable style, creating pieces with light forms, clean lines, beautiful materials, and functional considerations. Zak is a founding member of the Dock 6 Collective and was a former owner of the San Francisco-based worker-owned cooperative Woodshanti.
SEMRIN KORKMAZ
Semrin is a glass artist and a trained architect based in Bodrum, Turkey. As a life-long admirer of experimental art and design, she came across glass as medium in 2006. Since then Semrin founded her small glass studio in her backyard, in Bodrum and has been creating various functional and art objects. Wit all success, trial and problem solving, she enjoys every moment of creating with Glass.