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THE STUDIO’S WORK SERVES AS A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE REALMS OF ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE, AIMING TO HARMONIZE THEIR CONTRASTS AND SYNERGIES.
DAS PIECES
DAS PIECES IS DEDICATED TO EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF URBANISM, ARCHITECTURE, AND OBJECT DESIGN. DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN URBAN PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE, THE STUDIO FOCUSES ON TRANSLATING COMPLEX CONCEPTS INTO MEANINGFUL, SMALLER FORMS THAT RESONATE WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS. EMPHASIZING SUSTAINABILITY, DAS PIECES PRIORITIZES INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING 3D PRINTING, TO CREATE UNIQUE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DESIGNS. THIS COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY IS REFLECTED IN THE STUDIO'S CHOICE OF MATERIALS, WHICH INCLUDE BOTH RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE COMPONENTS, ENSURING THAT EACH PIECE IS NOT ONLY AESTHETICALLY APPEALING BUT ALSO ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE.
AT DAS PIECES, EACH DESIGN IS APPROACHED WITH A DEEP SENSITIVITY TO CRAFTSMANSHIP AND INDIVIDUALITY, RESULTING IN OBJECTS THAT BEAR THEIR OWN DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS AND MARKS, SYMBOLIZING THEIR UNIQUE JOURNEY FROM CONCEPT TO CREATION. THIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL ALLOWS THE STUDIO TO FORGE A PERSONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE OBJECT AND ITS USER, ENHANCING BOTH THE EMOTIONAL AND AESTHETIC VALUE OF EACH PIECE.
THE STUDIO’S WORK SERVES AS A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE REALMS OF ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE, AIMING TO HARMONIZE THEIR CONTRASTS AND SYNERGIES. THROUGH THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED PIECES, DAS PIECES ASPIRES TO ENRICH THE SPACES THEY INHABIT, CONTRIBUTING NOT ONLY TO THE VISUAL LANDSCAPE BUT ALSO TO THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT. EACH DESIGN IS CRAFTED WITH THE BELIEF THAT OBJECTS CAN INSPIRE JOY, ENERGY, AND A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE WORLD AROUND US.
FATMA SEZGİN YAYLA
ARCHITECT, URBAN PLANNER, LECTURER IN REGIONAL PLANNING, AND POLICY DESIGN, FATMA SEZGIN YAYLA COMPLETED HER UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AT ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY AND POLITECNICO DI MILANO. AFTER GAINING EXPERIENCE AS AN URBAN PLANNER, SHE PURSUED A MASTER’S DEGREE IN URBAN PLANNING, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE AT ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING STUDIO COURSES SUCH AS "THE PRODUCTION OF SPACE AND THE URBAN CONDITION," "URBAN DESIGN," AND "ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN" AT THE SAME INSTITUTION.
IN 2020, SHE FOUNDED "DAS EXPERIMENT STUDIO," A DESIGN STUDIO FOCUSED ON URBAN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, HER STUDIO HAS PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS, EARNING MULTIPLE AWARDS. FATMA’S WORK HAS EXPANDED INTO OBJECT DESIGN, WHERE SHE INTEGRATES HER ARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGE WITH A CREATIVE APPROACH, PARTICULARLY THROUGH 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY. HER DESIGNS, ESPECIALLY VASES, TRANSLATE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS INTO FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS AND HAVE GAINED RECOGNITION FOR THEIR INNOVATION AND THOUGHTFUL DESIGN.
FATMA'S WORK IS CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP EXPLORATION OF THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE, NATURE, AND OBJECT DESIGN. THROUGH DAS PIECES, SHE STRIVES TO CREATE SCULPTURAL PIECES THAT CONTRIBUTE BOTH AESTHETICALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS, BLENDING MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONNECTIONS IN HER DESIGNS THAT LINK ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM, AND OBJECT ART.
