33 alumni and 1 intructor of us has won 48 out of 106 awards given at Design Turkey 2012 Industrial Design Competition , which was held by Ministry of Economoy, Turkish Exporter`s Assembly and Industrial Designers Society of Turkey for the third time this year. In 2010, our 27 alumni [...]
The second research seminar of this semester, "The gendering of industrial design in Turkey as technology-related work: Exploring the narratives of professionals", will be delivered by Pınar Kaygan on 5th December, 2012, between 12.30 - 13.30 in Kubbealtı at METU Faculty of Architecture. Abstract This study investigates the role of gender in industrial [...]
Sultan Kaygın Sel, designer from Vestel, is going to share her experiences, and the design process at Vestel, as a part of the Department of Indsutrial Design course ID 121 "Introduction to Industrial Design" on December 6th, 2012, between 13:40 and 14:30, in Kubbealtı. Sultan Kaygın Sel received her Bachelor’s and M.Sc. degrees [...]
A biomimicry workshop, namely `Design Informed by Nature` was held in METU Department of Industrial Design on November 22nd and 23rd. The participants had the opportunity to learn and apply the approach on how to design by taking forms, processes, systems and strategies from nature as models. In the workshop, [...]
Our departments guest Prof. Pete Avondoglio gave a seminar, namely "People Centered Design At Umea Institute of Design", on November 26th, 2012 in Kubbealtı. Prof. Avondoglio was graduated from Cornel University School of Architecture, and was recently retired from Umea Institute of Design. After teaching in different schools, like Royal Academy of Architecture and Aarhus [...]
13 October - 12 December 2012 (Closed on Sundays) Kadir Has University Cibali Campus, Faculty of Art and Design, Kadir Has Caddesi – Istanbul Nature is wise and perfect, which is why artists and designers find her a major source of inspiration. Their inspirations sometimes are only on an [...]
13 October - 12 December 2012 (Closed on Sundays) Kadir Has University Cibali Campus, Faculty of Art and Design, Kadir Has Caddesi – Istanbul Not all materials age gracefully. Only very few materials retain an impeccable and untarnished ‘skin’ decades after first use in a product. On the other [...]
13 October - 12 December 2012 (Closed on Sundays) Kadir Has University Cibali Campus, Faculty of Art and Design, Kadir Has Caddesi – Istanbul As Middle East Technical University Department of Industrial Design we are taking part in Istanbul Design Biennial Academy Program – University Projects with two student project [...]
Developing Future Sustainability Scenarios in collaboration with Çiğdem Education, Environment and Solidarity Association in Ankara Hayalimizdeki Çiğdem Mahallesi (Dream Çiğdem Neighborhood) from METU ID on Vimeo. In "Dream Çiğdem Neighborhood" project, 3rd grade students in METU Department of Industrial Design have developed future sustainable scenarios for Çiğdem Neighborhood in Ankara in collaboration with Çiğdem [...]
The first research seminar of this semester, "Electric Turkish Coffee Makers, Design and Everyday Nationalism", will be delivered by Harun Kaygan on 14th November, 2012, between 12.30 - 13.30 in Kubbealtı at METU Faculty of Architecture. Abstract: Industrial design practice and institutions have contributed to the production and normalisation of nations [...]