Design in Informal Economies: Craft Neighborhoods in Istanbul

Çigdem Kaya, born and raised in Istanbul, received MFA from New Genres from The San Francisco Art Institute, USA in 2006 and BSc in Industrial Design from Istanbul Technical University in 2003. Kaya has been residing and working in Istanbul as a researcher at Istanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Product Design where she recently completed her PhD studies on design interventions for crafts since 2007. Kaya is a Fulbright alumna.

Burcu (Yançatarol) Yagiz received her BSc degree in Industrial Design from Istanbul Technical University in 2003. She received her MID (Master of Industrial Design) degree from The University of The Arts, Philadelphia, USA in 2006. She is currently based in Istanbul. She works as a full-time instructor at the Industrial Design Department at Kadir Has University. She pursues her PhD studies in Art History at Istanbul Technical University.