Atilla Kuzu (born 11 August 1963 in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

) is a

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interior designer and furniture designer.

Biography

He studied

Industrial Design Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical Product (business), products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advan ...

Marmara University Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...

and graduated in 1987. He founded Zoom TPU in 1994 with architect Levent Çırpıcı. His design Taklamakan was selected as a finalist in 1999 at IFDA (International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa) "Design with love, love with wood" furniture design competition. Taklamakan has been chosen for the collection of the museum

MARTa Herford MARTa Herford is a contemporary art museum in Herford, Germany. Building and history The idea for the museum formed in 2000, drawing from Herford's status as a German center of furniture and home furnishing production. The name ''MARTa'' is a ...

which is one of the most distinguished museum of Europe presenting contemporary works; bringing together the art, design and architecture of

Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry, , FAIA (; ; born ) is a Canadian-born American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become world-renowned attractions. His works are considered ...

, one of the most important architects alive. His another work Barringer coffee table was selected among the works of another 820 designers in 2002 again at IFDA. Barringer coffee table is now among the catalogue of Conde House Europe along with Atilla Series which consists of a series of furniture designed by Atilla Kuzu. He was selected as one of the 50 most creative Turks. His interior design works are influenced by

fractal In mathematics, a fractal is a geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales, usually having a fractal dimension strictly exceeding the topological dimension. Many fractals appear similar at various scales, as illu ...

design.

Awards

* Good Design Award, Design Turkey Awards, with his design Angle Table, produced by 888 Design, 2010 *

Elle Decor ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the wo ...

International Design Awards, “Designer of the Year” Turkey, 2010 * Selected as one of the best 30 designers from 46 countries in IFDA “From Alaska to Barringer” Wood Furniture Designing Competition, with his design named “Barringer”, 2002 * Finalist in IFDA Wood Furniture Designing Competition, with bench named “Taklamakan”, Japan, 1999

References

1963 births Living people Businesspeople from Istanbul Turkish interior designers {{Turkey-artist-stub