Hale Akdemir Şener, 1217

After graduating from faculty of architecture, Hale Şener received her master’s degree in interior architecture from Domus Academy Milano. She has been in this profession for 10 years and has a simple, dynamic and innovative style of design. Mostly designing lighting fixtures, she says “Design was always in my life, even before school. I have always been in an effort to create something since childhood. Creating a new product or space gives you a great pleasure; it nurtures you in every way. The best part of being a designer is that it’s dynamic. This way, new materials, production techniques and trends are born constantly. Lighting has a big effect on spaces. I usually prefer using my own fixtures to do the lighting of the places I design. I use natural materials like wood, brass and marble. I believe in creating timeless products. I think, a good design should include the blend of aesthetics, material and function. To become a classic, it should be a unique product that is not a part of a trend.” Şener thinks that being an artist and being a designer have many things in common. “However, the difference is a designer takes functionality into consideration as well as aesthetics. In my opinion, a designer should have no limits but design real products being in full knowledge of today’s production techniques and access. The more people a product reaches, the more successful it can be considered as. Because of increasing globalization, designs should include localization. It’s impossible for a person to be is olated from the location he/she was born and raised, and that’s a natural thing. Global designs should be enriched and differentiated with local elements. I follow all trends but I intend that my designs would not be a direct messenger of a trend. I’ve focused on space design lately but designing seats and lighting fixtures for places I design is a complementary factor. And I believe everything you dream of is real.”