Oya Design is a design company : designing, production (new technologies), project consultant, design education for different sectoral companies. It creates an expert group for each project.
Founder, Dr. Oya Akman is an Industrial Product Designer who has experience around 40 years in the international design world. During her professional life, she has worked as a designer in textile, ceramic, plastic and glass industries. She received many important prizes. She worked as an academician in Istanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Product Design between 1993 and 2005 while doing professional design works.
- EDUCATION
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1972-77 BA and MSc
Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts (DGSA)
(Now Mimar Sinan University)
Industrial Product Design and İnterior Design Department1992 Doctorate Corporate Identity
Semantics / Semiology
Mimar Sinan University - Science Institute1991 Glass Education
Hand Making Techniques - Espace Verre - Montreal CanadaOthers
1970-72 French Philologies AU DTCF
1977 Pedagogy Certificate
2005 Chocolate Producing Certificate - COURSES GIVEN
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Dogus University 2009-2012
Glass Design and Producing Technologies
Packaging DesignIstanbul Technical University (1993-2005)
Industrial Design Project (All kinds of projects )
Semantics Semiology (BS & MS levels)
Corporate IdentityITU 1993- 2012
Glass Design and Producing Technologies
Contemporary Glass ArtMimar Sinan University (1998-1999)
Glass Design and Producing TechnologiesEskisehir Anadolu University (2008)
Glass Design and Producing TechnologiesThesis Counselor
MSc Thesis counselor ITU 1995-2005 - WORKING EXPERIENCES
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2006- Counselor Glass Packaging Design Center Sise Cam - Anadolu Cam As.
2007-08 Counselor Altınbas Jewelry Company
2005- Oya Akman / Oya Design Company Design projects,producing,conselor,education
2004-06 Vice President ETMK Istanbul "Turkish Industrial Designers Society"
1993- 2005 Istanbul Technical University Industrial Design Department
1995-00 Vice President Industrial Product Design Dept. Istanbul Technical Universitiy
1983-91 Sise Cam- Paşabahce Glass Product Designer (full time)
1991-2000 Pasabahce Stores Group Table top glass designs (freelance)
1997- Sise Cam Anadolu Cam As Glass packaging designs
2003-04 Kobil Germany Brand creating and design projects
1978-81 Gorbon Ceramic Company Ceramic products and packaging design
1981-82 Ormo Wool Thread Industry Company Wool producing and knitted clothing designs
1983 Plas Company Plastic PVC Bottle designs
1992 Pardon Collection / Comme Ci Comme Ca Clothing Accessories and T-shirt design
1992- Design and Applying Designs and applying to many companies
1991-94 Loya Inc Canada Own Company (Design, producing, export)
1975-77 Armo Furniture (Prof.Utarit Izgi) Furniture and interior design ( part time / with my DGSA education)
- FAIRS
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2011 Frankfurt Fair Ambiente Frankfurt Germany
2010 Frankfurt Fair Ambiente Frankfurt Germany
2009 Frankfurt Fair Ambiente Frankfurt Germany
2008 Frankfurt Fair Ambiente Frankfurt Germany
2007 Frankfurt Fair Ambiente Frankfurt Germany
2006 Marketingist (ETMK) Istanbul
2006 Street Design İstanbul
2004 Marketingist Istanbul
2005 Istanbul Design Week Istanbul
2004 Frankfurt Fair Tendence Frankfurt Germany
2003 Frankfurt Fair Ambiente Frankfurt Germany
2003 ADesign Fair İstanbul
1998 Designex Design Fair Istanbul
- EXHIBITIONS
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2011 Ambiente German Design Council Exhibition Design Award Nomine Selection Frankfurt
2010 IFA Fair German Design Council Exhibition Design Award Nomine Selection Berlin
2009 Ege Art Izmir
2009 Mediterranean Breezes - Turkish Glass Finnish Glass Museum Riihimaki Finland
2008 Turkish Delight Pergamon Museum Berlin
2007 Contemporary Glass Artist Eskisehir Museum of Glass
2007 Barbarian Banquet Istanbul Design Week
2007 ILk in Milano Zona Tortona Milano
2006 Artistic Reflection on Glass Italian and Turkish Glass Artists Dolmabahce Palace Istanbul
1998 Designer Odissey Istanbul
1994 Designer Odissey Ankara