CRAFTSMEN FRIENDLY DESIGNS | BALAT FURNITURES

One of the most cited problems in the education given at the Faculty of Architecture and Interior Architecture is the adaptation problems experienced by graduating students when they encounter a customer in real life. Graduates who are still in the beginning of their careers and who are confident of their designs are disappointed by the objections and unexpected requests from customers.

Dilara Patlar – C Stool – Evin Bakery Products

"Balat Furnitures - Outdoor Furnitures for Craftsmen of Balat" project carried out by 23 students from the departments of architecture, interior architecture and industrial design from Kadir Has University, Faculty of Art and Design, under the leadership of project coordinators Başak Bakkaloğlu and Cemal Çobanoğlu provided students with the opportunity to experience the encounter with the customer. Throughout the project, the students discussed with the selected craftsmen to find out their needs.  Then, the students worked on the designs and the production and delivered the final products to the customers.  The fact that the subject of design was outdoor furniture, enabled the examination of the shop front culture that has existed since the Ottoman Empire and the production of products for the needs of the craftsmen, who were a part of the neighborhood life, by asking the right questions. The most difficult part of the project was to convince the customers to accept the designs. Eventually, the students were successful, and their designs are adopted by the tradesmen and are still in use. Having designed products that are comfortable to use and compatible with the street flow, students have shown how design can touch the lives of all types of people with creative solutions.

Balat Furnitures has facilitated the life of craftsmen with analytical, practical and even fun designs. Hoping to see more such projects, congratulations to the Project Coordinators Başak Koyuncu and Cemal Çobanoğlu and the students. Click on the link for the names of the students.

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