Ayşe Ören (born May 28, 1980) is a multidisciplinary artist, architect, and designer. Her works are on the contemporary and conceptual side that include abstract art, sculpture, furniture and product design, and graphic design. Educated as an architect, her broad interests span such fields as history, philosophy and psychology, and space architecture.

Early life

After finishing the high school at

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, she studied Architecture, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at

Bilkent University Bilkent University ( tr, Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It is constan ...

in Ankara, Turkey and graduated in 2006.

Career

She was the first designer to be accepted into A Technopark (

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). Her works connect art and technology, drawing it into research and development. She aims to build an interdisciplinary system, create new products combining technology and design, while meeting requirements. She adopts multi-disciplinary approaches, by interpreting them based on cultural experience and future needs. She collaborates with a team combining disciplines and backgrounds. Topics include environmental awareness, energy efficiency, smart cities and the

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(

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). She embarked on a project titled 'Smartables' that converts living spaces into comfortable, safe and manageable areas. She aims to build somatosensory bridges between cities and people.

Select exhibitions

;Solo exhibitions * 2009 – Istanbul Design Week, Kiss Chair, Turkey * 2010 – Istanbul Design Week, dönme dolap (ferris wheel), Turkey * 2010 – JCI World Congress, Osaka Japan, Paradox ;Group Exhibitions * 2010 – 100% Design London * 2012 – States of Matter Exhibition, Armaggan Art&Design Gallery, Istanbul * 2013 – Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, the 1st Edition of Technology Development Zones Summit * 2013– AKIB (Mediterranean Exporters' Associations) Furniture R&D Project Exhibition Change (modular bookcase) Mersin, Turkey * 2013– Innovation Week – Furniture R&D Modular Bookcase- Change * 2013– Istanbul Design Week- Modular Bookcase, Change, with the Design Spirit Group, 40 Turkish Designers * 2013– Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology- Techno-initiative summit- Modular bookcase Change, Istanbul, Turkey * 2014– Jacop De Baan – Dream Design collaboration, overseas activities to introduce the Turkish designers internationally * Dutch Design Week * London Design Festival * Istanbul Design Week * 2014– Contemporary International- Galley MCDR, Sculpture Too Funky * 2015– Design Spirit- 40 Turkish Designers, DDF and Development Agency, Products Greater and Rockets

Recognition

* 2009 –

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"Live Forever Monument" design competition – Off the Wall – People's Choice – World first prize – USA * 2009 –

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, ''Design Entrepreneur of the Year'' * 2010 – Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, the first designer to receive the Techno-initiative capital support * * 2010 –

, Technopark, the first design company to be accepted amongst the Organizations and Technoparks * 2010 – ''10 Outstanding People of TOYP Turkey'' – Cultural Field – First Prize in Turkey * 2012 – HayalEt Innovation, Business Development and Entrepreneurship Platform operated by Boğaziçi University, Business Development Training

References

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