11:20 rC11 CiTies in riVerie

Students: Mansi Kothari, Aveline thomas, lingjun Zhou, Chang He

Design: Julian Besems, Alexander Borrell

Theory: Philippe Morel

Objects play an important role when it comes to being tangible markers to chalk out the story of one’s life. They possess in them, layers of invaluable associations and meanings. Moments, thoughts, actions, decisions, desires, and memories get instilled in them and their very presence evokes compelling responses. When one attempts to read the city through the objects on the streets, they become story-telling devices and represent a collective repository of shared values and experiences.

Without using metaphors, the objects that populate the city reveal much about its character and people. The project aims to explore the language of objects in Istanbul and their significance to the city’s cultural heritage and celebrate the memory and culture of Istanbul by incorporating these objects into design.