FATMA KÖSTEKLİ industrial design
fatmakostekli@gmail.com +90 505 360 0880
EDUCATION
Middle East Technical University | Ankara, Turkey Department of Industrial Design Class of 2013, CGPA: 3.45
SKILLS
Politecnico di Milano | Milano, Italy Department of Product Design Erasmus Exchange Student, Spr.2011-2012 Meram Anatolian High School | Konya, Turkey Graduated June 2008
LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE
Arlight | Ankara, Turkey Graduation Project Co-Op, September 2013 OMC Design Studios | Como-Milano, Italy Industrial Design Intern, July 2012 A Design Awards | Como-Milano, Italy Industrial Design Intern, July 2012 Burotime Office Furniture | Konya, Turkey
AWARDS
Rhinoceros 3ds Max V-Ray KeyShot Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Vegas Pro, video editing Flash Professional Dreamweaver English: Fluent Italian: Intermediate Turkish: Native 3rd place, Automotive Design Award 2013 by Automotive Industry Exporter Association
PROJECTS
WORK STATION group project with Fulden Dehneli Ezgi Çetin © 2012 in collaboration with OMSİAD
‘Work Station’ aims to provide an equipped work space for passangers and their companions at the bus terminals or airports by partially isolating users from the chaos of the environment.
WORK STATION
no enough space for personal belongings and devices
user research
effective interaction privacy
consider mental requirement as well as physical ones do not ignor the physical environmental factors (noise, lightning etc.)
safe electrical access proper lightning
well define the type of work and equipment
USER AND ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS
no space and plugs for electronical devices
practical usage for short term activities
WORK STATION
ENVIRONMENT crowded noisy high circulation of people wide areas high ceiling height
USER passangers and their companions wide range of age bussiness man student tourists
ACTIVITIES checking e-mail communicating working surfing group working
PROBLEM DEFINITION Passengers and their companions who have to wait their busses or flights for a while, can not find a suitable area which both enables them to use their electronic devices and gives them opportunity to be partially isolated from the chaos of environment.
defining the problem environment: bus station/ airport
WORK STATION
final refinement
wall clock
electrical connection
illumination
seperated working spaces
‘Work Station’ has seperated working areas for six people also it can be used for group works
WORK STATION
final refinement
‘Work Station’ that is placed to strategical points in bus terminals or airports enables passengers and their companions a work area.
panels are placed against the high circulation of people area.
panels create an isolated area, while being a defined surface for advertisements, maps, etc.
high desk height creates spaces for baggages under the desk and seats
WORK STATION
mock- up
WORK STATION
1/1 scale prototype
Exhibition (January 2013 Ankara / EsenboÄ&#x;a Airport)
CURVE personal project Š 2013 in collaboration with Arlight
Curve is an office task light which offers flexibility in terms of both positioning and illumination value. With these features, it can be adapted to different activities in office environment while saving space.
CURVE
user research
lack of natural light
There is general lighting provided in workplaces. Personal control for office lighting gives people control over their lighting helps them feel more satisfied with their workplace.
USER AND ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS
Too much light couses headache and visual strain.
no space for task light
insufficient light for group work
celular office -privacy, high panels open office -wide tables, interaction traditional office -no panel
CURVE
ACTIVITIES
OFFICE TYPES USER employees from different ages different professions different genders
meeting writing reading printed document working with computer drawing
ILLUMINATION VARIABLES color -warm, cold s覺ze intensity -dim, bright
DESIGN STATEMENT Design an office task lighting which provides flexibility in terms of positioning and illumination value for employees spending long hours in offices.
defining the problem environment: offices
CURVE
usage scenario
With its telescopic structure, product’s height, location and angle can be changed in an easy way by drawing and arc to prevent eye strain and glare additionally, it does not take too much space when not in use. Also brightness of LEDs can be increased and decreased by touching the surface on the back.
CURVE
1/1 scale prototype Exhibition (June 2013 Ankara / ODTU- KKM)
COOKIT personal project © 2012 in collaboration with Arçelik
‘Cookit’ is a personal cooking kit to be used in shared kitchens.
COOKIT
fruit press consists of too many parts traublesome to use
fieldwork common features of favourable appliances: facilitating tasks easy to clean not taking up too much space saving time easy to use
kettle, blender and mixer are the most frequently used appliances
INTERVIEW
general view of the kitchen
practical
small storage units
long distances between rooms and kitchens
no enough appliances
PROBLEM DEFINITION
COOKIT
hiygienic concerns about shared appliances
SHARED KITCHENS
identification in crowd for personal stuff
people who have to use shared kitchens can not find enough appliances for cooking or does not want to use the shared ones because of the hiygienic concerns.
defining the problem ideation
COOKIT
final refinement
griddle
‘Cookit’ is a cooking kit designed in order to be used in shared kitchens especially in dormitories for who can not find available cooking equipments or does not want to use shared ones because of cleaning conserns
cooking units
pan
usage scenario portable
easy set-up
different arrangements for different meals
special place for cable
easy adjusting with touch screen effective feedbacks
washable surfaces
cozy sense of using personal equipments
usage of cooking surfaces while serving
ease of storage
different color options for both personalization and identification
It aimes to encourage the user for cooking in shared kitchens instead of eating fastfood by giving them a cozy sense of using their own equipments with pleasurable product experience.
HERO CENTER group project with Aylin Alpay Çagrı Mercan Ezgi Çetin Fulden Dehneli Kaan Karaca © 2011
‘Hero Center’ aims to enable family members to share the household responsibilities and make organization of household jobs easier.
HERO CENTER
isolated areas in homes for household jobs
fieldwork
main concerns of home appliances: being practical easy interface easy to operate effective feedbacks
placing around plugs
INTERVIEW
different locations for different tasks
seperated rooms for different household activities
KITCHEN stove oven small appliances dish washer fridge
BATHROOM DINING ROOM serving having dinner
PROBLEM DEFINITION
washing machine gathering dirty stuff
HERO CENTER LIVING ROOM TV relaxing
household works are done in seperate isolated rooms in houses by women apart from the other family members. They are not in habit of helping and dont know how to do it so women have to deal with all works alone.
defining the problem
HERO CENTER
problem definition scenario
after a long and tiring day, she comes home thinking houseworks waiting for her.
she goes to kitchen immediately for preparing dinner. meanwhile her husband is watching tv in livingroom.
she wants her husband to help her about laundry but he can not adjust the programme due to the complicated interface.
this burden stays again on the shoulders of her.
when she returns to kitchen from the bathroom, the dinner has already burned.
she is very tired about the situation and complains to him about not helping her.
HERO CENTER
usage scenario
after a long and tiring day, she comes home thinking her hero center which eases houseworks.
she starts cooking with her husband using hero center.
meanwhile tablet signs that the laundry basket is full and needs to be operated.
he puts the basket into the machine and adjust it easily with its simple interface.
then she realizes that dishwasher which she started from work via the internet has finished.
after handling houseworks together they find time for themselves.
DYNAMIC TILES personal project © 2011 in collaboration with Kale
‘Dinamic Tiles’ are designed to bring modern and dynamic look to bathrooms.
DYNAMIC TILES
adjustable hight for kids
idea generation with different dimensions: cozy, inclusive, interchangable, evolving, encouraging children X free lego zone, my instant extend family, interact tiles, clean contact.
personalization
MATRIX
interchangiable accessorizes
lighting the path
DYNAMIC TILES
toothbrush holder, soap holder, shelf, towel bar
main tile
final refinement
Accessories, harmonious with dynamic tiles, can be easily attached and detached from metal base which makes cleaning the accessories easy. Also with changing needs, user can easily arrange the place as well as quantity of the accessories.
ease of attaching and detaching
interchangiable accessorizes
RETRO TILES personal project © 2011
‘Retro Tiles’ are designed to bring retro and cozy look to bathrooms.
ICY TENT group project with Berk Ilhan Ezgi Çetin © 2010
‘Icy Tent’ aims to create a cool ambient in summer for adventurers.
ICY TENT
for
concept development
3 people protecting from sun light
in
summer days
previous mock-ups
structure development
seperated rooms for different household activities
ICY TENT
usage scenario
with 1/1 scale mock-up
portable bag for ease of carrying
practical set up
with its tinted color, it reflects sunlight.
it has a strong structure with its poles.
wide area for three people
with its sun shade it creates area for relaxing outside.
PAPILLON group project with Aylin Alpay © 2012
‘Papillon’ is a decorative and functional kitchen scale suitable for modern and energetic kitchens.
PAPILLON
mood board
The name ‘papillon’ vomes from its elegant, light and delicate appearance. In order to obtain a balanced and harmonius overall look, a golden ratio was used in the proportion of this scale.
FIRST CONTAINER
SCALE
SECOND CONTAINER
PAPILLON
usage scenario
having two containers reduces time loss by preventing user to wash one container over and over again while following the recipe.
Baked Cheesecake ese 450 grams full fat cream che uits bisc e stiv Dige ms gra 175 75 grams Butter ar 175 grams Golden Caster Sug 100 ml Double Cream 3Eggs Large sized 1 tsp Pure Vanilla ted 2 tsp Orange Zest Finely gra Additional Ingredients Raspberries 300 grams ar 3 tbsp Golden Granulated Sug
‘Papillon’ consists of one scale and two containers. The form of containers provides ease of usage in terms of grabing, gathering and pouring. This product offers one container for sticky ingredients like butter and cheese and other one for granular ones like sugar.
SKETCHES / DRAWINGS
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