fascinated by interactions between humans, non-human species, and the environment to develop a life-centered design approach.
Co-Living Design Lab at Istanbul Technical University is a cross-disciplinary research group that explores design and research through a more-than-human lens to respond to the triple planetary crisis — climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss — in local and global contexts.
We consider all living beings, ecosystems, and material cycles as stakeholders of design through a life-centered design approach that transcends human-centered boundaries towards ecological relations, interspecies relationships, and sustainability practices.
Our goal is to develop a multispecies design approach by connecting design, ecology, biology, data science, and social sciences to explore the relationships between humans, non-human species, and the environment. We aim to produce research, projects, methods, datasets, guidelines, and educational tools that support the implementation of this approach.
ITU | Industrial Design
BOUN | Institute of Environmental Sciences
BAU | Industrial Design
ITICU | Industrial Design
ITU | PhD Candidate
BAU | Industrial Design
ITU | PhD Candidate
ITU | Industrial Design
ITU | PhD Student
ITU | Industrial Design
Master's student
ITU | Industrial Design
Architecture graduate · double major BSc student
ITU | Industrial Design
BSc student
ITU | Industrial Design
BSc student
Iowa State University | Design
UWE | Design
PhD Student
Development of research frameworks combining interspecies ethics, ecological data analysis, and field observations, and production of scientific outputs.
Developing design guidelines and decision-support data; conducting national and international collaborations with municipalities, NGOs, public and private organizations.
Strengthening students' ecological awareness and research skills through undergraduate/graduate education, workshops, and fieldwork.
Increasing ecological awareness by sharing research outputs with the public through exhibitions, events, and open publications.
BatPack is a wearable kit that enables gentle rescue, handling, and temporary care of small bats in urban settings.
A citizen science kit that raises awareness of water and water pollution among children.
A modular research kit that enables accessible, non-intrusive observation and documentation of geese at ITU Pond through photo, video, audio, and sensor-based field data collection, supporting citizen science participation.
A project exploring the use of metaphors towards multispecies design.
An explorative workshop to introduce design students to alternative forms of storytelling.
IFM2024 virtual conference presentation (Sept. 2024)
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