PLEASURE - TREASURE Collection 2011

I brought the designs of the entire collection to life together with the masters working in the Historical Peninsula of Istanbul.

All metal home accessories use traditional production methods in the region.

I named the collection "Zevk-Bahş" after the tulips grown during the Ottoman period.

I would like to share that I have always found the music created by these words that came from Persian to the Ottoman language to be erotic and oriental.

I bring my designs to life by collaborating with local craftsmen and learning the details of traditional production techniques.

We are able to sustain the unique structure of the region that we have dedicated as our Intangible Cultural Heritage and we are creating new job opportunities for masters through our designs. In this way, we are a part of a sustainable social responsibility.

The ceramic tiles in the collection are pieces specially produced for us by tile masters from Kütahya. (Kütahya; a city located in the middle of Anatolia, is famous for its ceramic and tile production.)

In the collection design, I focused on expressing the Anatolian hospitality culture.

Each product has a function, and I designed it so that it becomes a different object when placed on a table or coffee table.

LALEGÜN covered bowl was selected to be exhibited at the MOMA Museum in NY within the scope of the '' DESTINATION ISTANBUL '' project and offered for sale.