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Defne Koz was born in Ankara in 1964. After graduating from the Domus Academy, she completed her Master′s degree in Design at her alma mater. Koz then worked with Ettore Sottsass in the 1990s. Her style of design is influenced by her training in Sottsass’ studio, by the combination of her Turkish and Italian cultural heritage, and by her curiosity in a range of product types. She has designed products for worldwide known, design oriented companies in different sectors such as furniture, lighting, tableware, household, sanitary fixtures, fashion accessories, branding consulting and art direction. Recent clients include Panasonic, Nestlé, Unilever - Lipton, Alessi, Foscarini, Leucos, FontanaArte, Sharp, Mobileffe, Liv’it, Pirelli, Cappellini, Slide, Durst, Egizia, Rapsel, Merati, Guzzini, WMF, VitrA, Authentics, Nissan, Casio, Gaia&Gino, MPD, OmniDecor, 888, Tuna, Megaron, Alparda, Nurus, Hamam, Delta, Arcelik, and Sisecam.
Her designs have been exhibited at Triennale di Milano, Galleria Jannone, Galleria Posteria, Spazio Mudima, Ideabooks, Galleria Post Design, Spazio Vigentina in Milan, Biennale del Vetro Venezia, IDYB Koeln, Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf, Ubersee Museum Bremen, MARTa Herford, Ozone Gallery Tokyo, Les Atelier Gallery Paris, Abitare il Tempo Verona, Museo di Pietrarsa Napoli, Design Week Belgrade, Design Week Istanbul, and MeDesign Genoa, Designers′ Odyssey METU Ankara, and Ars Design Gallery Ankara.
Koz has held seminars at UIC Chicago, Domus Academy in Milano; Fukui Prefecture in Japan; Architectural Association in London; Bilgi University and Technical University in Istanbul; Centro Borges in Buenos Aires; Design Week in Belgrade; and Design Week in Istanbul; and several other organizations.
Koz has received many awards for her products. In 2006, she received the "Red Dot Design" Award for her bathroom products. Her lamps "Dress and Circus" have been among Foscarini′s best sellers for the past 10 years. Her lamp "Relax" was awarded the "Best in Category" Prize in the ID Magazine Design Annual. Her products have been selected to ADI index. Her glasses "Liquids" for Gaia&Gino won the Good Design Award Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. Currently, Koz continues her work in Ankara, Chicago, and Milano.
Reference: defnekoz.com, domusacademy.com, alessi.com, vitra.com.tr, dexigner.com
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