ID Workshop 2013

ECO-SIKLET 2013 DESIGN WORKSHOP

In order to support sustainable tourism and design, Eco-Siklet 2013 Design Workshop, which is focused on human-powered water vehicles, is organized with the main sponsorship of Turgutreis Municipality, Department of Industrial Design/Faculty of Art and Design/Yaşar University, and Sustainable Design Expert Pınar Öncel. This workshop will be conducted between September, 4th-8th, 2013 with the participation of 24 students that come from Izmir, Istanbul, Ankara and Eskişehir from different disciplines (industrial design, engineering and tourism).

The 5-day-long workshop will start with the related experts’ presentations that contains subjects on tourism, sea environment, yatch, watersports vehicle and sustainability in design in a public presentation at 14.00-18.30 on September, 4th, Wednesday. The presentations will be at Şevket Sabancı Kültür Merkezi of Turgutreis Municipality.

This workshop will be focused on the question: What could be the vehicle that uses human power on/under/in water while people enjoy water sports on holidays? And the explorattion for answers will continue with different creative thinking and design methods. The aim is to produce various conceptual design ideas by stretching the boundaries of creativity, and to turn them into vehicle designs and present them with models and skething in a short time period.

The workhop commitee; Pınar Öncel (Industrial Designer /Sustainable Design Expert), Assist. Prof. Dr. Mine Ovacık Dörtbaş (Industrial Designer / Yaşar University,The Head of the Department of Industrial Design) ve Assist. Prof. Dr. Özgür Kilit (Mechanical Engineer / Yaşar University, Department of Energy Engineering) ve leading assistant; Res. Assist. Selin Gençtürk (Yaşar University, Department of Industrial Design); will apply a program, in which industrial design, ship and mechnical enginerring and tourism students collaborate and co-design.

The works that are the outcomes of the workshop will be presented at 17.00 on September 8th, Sunday at La Blanche Hotel. One of the designs will be selected by Erdem Ağan (Ship Engineer/ Industrial Designer, Ağanlar Yatches), who will support the design for further design working and prototype production

In parallel with Eco-Siklet 2013 Design Workshop, as well as music and movies, non-governmental organizations will conduct activities for increasing the consciousness on environmental issues on Gün Batımı Plajı in the evenings (September, 5th-7th). The exhibition named “Ortası Deniz” can be visited at Şevket Sabancı Kültür Merkezi between August 31st- September 9th.

Within the Eco-siklet Project, with the aim of spreading sustainable design and tourism, Eco-Siklet 2013 Design Workshop Advertorial Film will be prepared by Department of Film Design, Faculty of Art and Design, Yaşar University. The film that will contain the process and design works of the workshop, and the prototype will be presented in various cities in Turkey in 2013-2014.

We invite you to participate and join the program of Eco-Siklet 2013.