Defne Koz
Milano, Italy

Her idea of design is influenced by her training in Ettore Sottsass' studio,by the combination of her Turkish and Italian culture, and by her curiosityfor very different product types. Her interests span from humanizing newtechnologies like digital audio systems to rediscovering the tradition ofhand made ceramics. Common to all her projects are her distinctive design language and theresearch on the sensorial qualities of materials. For Alessi shereinterpreted the technique of metal wire frame, for Egizia she exploredinnovative decoration on glass, for Guzzini she worked on transferring thequalities of Murano glass into industrial injection molded plastics, for Vitrashe proposed hi-tech gel materials for the bathroom environment, andshe helped reviving the tradition of Iznik ceramics in Turkey.
She designed more than 160 products for companies like Foscarini,Leucos, FontanaArte, Sharp, Alessi, Mobileffe, Liv'it, Pirelli, Slide, Egizia,Rapsel-Nito, Gabbianelli, Cappellini, Guzzini, Steel, RSVP, WMF, Vitra,Authentics, Nissan, Casio, Alparda, MPD, Gaia&Gino,