Middle East Technical University Department of Industrial Design is listed in Domus Magazine`s Guide entitled "Europe`s Top 100 Architecture and Design Schools 2014". The Guide is provided as a supplement to the December issue of Domus Magazine. The guide has information on 100 schools, covering study areas of Architecture, Product Design, Graphic Design, Architectural [...]
Granted by the International Association of Designers, The Designer of the Year Award 2014 was given at the gala night held in Milan in August. Member of METU Industrial Design Department, Dr. Hakan Gürsu was granted with this year`s award by the votes of winner designers of A Design Award. [...]
The winners of GreenDot Design Awards 2013 were announced. Our instructor Dr. Hakan Gürsu has won 5 awards along with his team, Designnobis. Our sincerest congratulations to Dr. Hakan Gürsu and his team, Designnobis. For more information on 5 awarded designs: Infinite Light: http://www.greendotawards.com/winners/zoom2.php?eid=3-‐743-‐14&uid=2225438&code=Other Animal Shelter: http://www.greendotawards.com/winners/zoom2.php?eid=3-‐744-‐14&uid=&cat= SolarRap: http://www.greendotawards.com/winners/zoom2.php?eid=3-‐608-‐13&uid=&cat= SolBooth: http://www.greendotawards.com/winners/zoom2.php?eid=3-‐607-‐13&uid=&cat= Creative Wooden Creatures: http://www.greendotawards.com/winners/zoom2.php?eid=3-‐609-‐13&uid=&cat=
The winners of International Design Awards 2013-2014 were announced. Our instructor Dr. Hakan Gürsu has won 10 awards along with his team, Designnobis. Our sincerest congratulations to Dr. Hakan Gürsu and his team, Designnobis. Some of the 10 awarded designs are as follows: LeapVox All-in-one IP/PBX took the 1st place in [...]
Fulden Dehneli, graduated from METU Department of Industrial Design, received iF Concept Design Award 2014 with her graduation project Vita which is an air purifier that provides localized and general purification with pleasurable interaction. For more information; http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/entrydetails_en.html?beitrag_id=140052 You can access to her online portfolio from the following addresses: http://fuldendehneli.com/ [...]
The winners of A`Design Awards, the design competition being held in Milano, Italy since 2010, were announced this year as well. With 12,000 international participants from 208 countries, an instructor of our department, Dr. Hakan Gürsu has won 15 awards along with his team, Designnobis, and retained the title of [...]
Koray Benli, graduate student of METU Department of Industrial Design, has received 3rd rank in Ceramics Design Competition with his project "Flow" which is combining sink and urinal to create water efficient solutions for restrooms. For more information; http://ceramicsdesign.org/TR/ana-sayfa/1-0/20140324.html
The team “Magnum Opus” which is consist of our graduate students Koray Benli and Deniz Camus with Güneş Biliciler from Business Administration Department ranked as a winner team of “Ideatrophy 2014” that is Unilever’s marketing design challange. They will also represent Turkey and METU within “2014 Unilever Future Leaders’ League” [...]
Our 2013 graduate Adem Önalan has won the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2013 with his graduation project "Life Box" developed in collaboration with Designum Design Consutlancy. "Life Box" is an air-droppable, rapid-response disaster recovery box that turns into a four-person inflatable shelter and contains relief goods. It has been [...]
Our 2013 graduate Salih Berk İlhan has won the "Best of the Best" award in Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2013 with his brush-dustpan design "Ropo" that he developed during the 2nd grade studio course. Inspired by the traditional tumbler toy "Hacıyatmaz", Ropo manages to always stay balanced. The design aims to [...]