Istanbul Design Biennial was introduced to the international press and design community in Milan.
The Istanbul Design Biennial was introduced to the international press and design community during a press meeting at Barnba Fornasetti’s House in Milan with the attendance of biennial curators Emre Arolat, Joseph Grima and İstanbul Design Biennial director Ozlem Yalim Ozkaraoglu on Thursday Morning, 19 April. During the press meeting, curators Emre Arolat and Joseph Grima, who will present two independent approaches by interpreting the biennial theme separately, shared details of their exhibitions “Musibet” and “Adhocracy” with the press. Istanbul Design Biennial Director Ozlem Yalim Ozkaraoglu presented detailed information about the events held so far in the preparation process and future projects.
The representatives of AD, Archithema, Designboom, Domus, Elle Decoration, Frame, GQ, Icon, Interieurs , Interni, Monocle, RUM, The Guardian and Wallpaper, which are the leading publications from USA, Germany, Belgium, China, France, Holland, England, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, attended the Istanbul Design Biennial press meeting.
Istanbul Design Biennial Advisory Board members; Material Connexion CEO George Beylerian, industrial designer and founder of Defne Koz Studio Defne Koz, interior architect and founder of Sevil Peach Architecture of Design Sevil Peach and the Director of Vitra Design Museum, Alexander von Vegesack were also among the names who attended the press meeting.