Resumé

EDUCATION

2009
Master of Arts, Design Products,
Royal College of Art, London

2005
Bachelor of Industrial Design, Department of Industrial Design,
Middle East Technical University, Ankara


SELECTED EXHIBITION/PRESS

2009
Published work in Financial Times House & Home; 11 September 09 issue.
Exhibited at Royal College of Art Show, London.

2008
Exhibited at Graal Glass, Musei Civici Veneziani Ca’ Rezzonico, Venice.
BEBA Prize, GRAALGLASS, Eighth International Design Contest Trieste Contemporanea.

2007
The Allotment, bar concept at Knightsbridge, London.
Exhibited at Umbro Future Heritage Fashion Show, Royal College of Art, London.
Exhibited at New Moves, Artemide, Aram Gallery, London.

2005
Exhibited at Istanbul Design Week, Old Galata Bridge, Istanbul.
Published work in Trendsetter magazine; November 05 issue.
Published work in ArtDecor magazine; November 05 issue.


EXPERIENCE

2009-now
Assisted realization of the stage design for the theatre plays; Graham Hollick for Chickenshed, London.

2008
Reappropriated existing office desk designs for requirements (equipment, layout and identity) for office interiors; learned skills for sofa building (chassis, upholstery, sewing and foams) as an intern at Alparda Furniture, Ankara.
Worked on concept generation and visualization of pediatric consulting room furniture; promotion goods for a bottled water brand entering market as an intern at Alper Böler, Istanbul

2006
Written article on artist Christoph Büchel, his practice and Hotel Installation for Design Centre Magazine; Ankara.

2004
Worked on concept generation , 3d visualization, designed various USB-powered merchandise at Designbase Consultancy, Istanbul.
Worked on TV set design and constructing as an intern at Turkish Radio Television Studios, Ankara.

2003
Worked in a team on idea generation and 2d visualization, as an intern at
Arçelik Dishwasher Plant, Ankara .


COMPETENCIES

Woodworking, metalworking, sewing, bag making
Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, MS Office
Hands on experience in 3d Studio Max, Autocad
English (fluent), Turkish (native)

Projects by Aysenaz Toker