Form&Seek London Design Fair2017
Form&Seek will be part of Dutch Pavilion at London Design Fair on 21-24 September 2017
Form&Seek exhibitions always show a consideration to new crafts, material and processes.
With this upcoming show Form&Seek explores the theme of "Openness" where we focus on what designers with a vision of across borders and cultures, make and design in order to shift attitudes and cultures for the a more inclusive future. Form&Seek explores the idea of Dutch design, not through a national lens but as an attitude and way of thinking.
For the first time ever Form&Seek launches its own collection during London Design Festival as well as a producing and selling platform, enabling consumers and retailers to purchase original and innovative crafted goods from a curated collection founded and run by designers.
The Form&Seek collection focuses on new developed processes and contemporary, globally local craft techniques. Interesting, innovative materials and processes play a key role in the pieces by Form&Seek. Each item tells a story through the way it has been made or the impact it has on our daily lives.
Our new collection expands on a wide range of crafted products from conventional products prototyped with new technologies to products that play with natural formations and uses of material. Each thought provoking, poetic design object has a strong character and personality with the personal mark of the maker.
Crain`s Notable Women in Design Award winner
Form&Seek`s creative director Bilge Nur Saltik.
Design surrounds us.
Nearly every image and object in our physical environment was designed, blending form and function, art and engineering in ways that are often invisible to the conscious mind.
At its best, design just works. And so do our inaugural Notable Women in Design.
Our honorees span fields from architecture and graphic design to fashion and industrial design. They run companies, make things happen, and most importantly, create images, objects and ideas never seen before.
METHODOLOGY: The women featured in this Notable Women in Design report were selected by a team of Crain’s Detroit Business editors based on their career accomplishments, track record of success in the field, contributions to their community and mentorship of others, as outlined in detailed nomination forms submitted by Crain's readers.
Bilge Nur Saltik is busy. In addition to heading a Lawrence Tech degree program and teaching, she is chair of the Exhibition and Lecture Committee.
“She kickstarted a fresh culture in the industrial design program that our students were longing for. Her collaborative approach and creativity related to materials is inspiring the new generation of designers,” said Karl Daubmann, LTU’s Dean of the College of Architecture and Design.
As co-founder of design studio Form&Seek, Saltik organizes exhibits at international fairs, such as Milan Design Week. She also leads the writing team for Tasarlayanlar.com, a Turkish design magazine. One of Saltik’s recent projects includes helping leather goods brand Uniqka improve the sustainability of its product line. Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York and Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam have exhibited Saltik’s work.
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