Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Navy Party Platter

DAY Studio is a multidisciplinary design and consultancy office founded by Doğanberk Demir and Yeşim Eröktem in 2015 following their masters degree at ECAL. The studio works on various fields from furniture and lighting to textile design, table-top accessories to industrial products and packaging design. DAY works with local and international companies including Habitat, Frette, Flormar, Gaia&Gino and Chivas next to their own brand AVLU, a collection focused on local manufacturing techniques, creating dialogue between design and İstanbul's rich crafts culture. Yeşim and Doğanberk fuses their cultural sensibility with a contemporary approach to create simple and functional objects. Their work has been exhibited at Wallpaper* Handmade, Salone del Mobile, Downtown Design Dubai, London Design Festival and Istanbul Design Week and featured at Wallpaper*, SightUnseen, Vogue, Architectural Digest and Elle Decoration magazines. The studio has received prestigious Kristal Elma and EDIDA awards and nominated for Wallpaper* The Officine Panerai Next Generation Designer of the Year.

AVLU -meaning courtyard in Turkish- is a furniture and home decor brand founded by DAY Studio in 2015. Inspired by the material and object culture of Istanbul and Turkey, AVLU exclusively works with local craftsmen and translates their vernacular techniques and knowledge into contemporary, sophisticated and affordable design objects. AVLU collection includes purposeful everyday objects from service platters to containers and thoughtfully produced furniture. Aimed to create a unique Turkish design brand, first collections ‘Istanbul’ and ‘Playful Minimalism’ included containers based on the iconic buildings of Istanbul to marble marquetry of Hagia Sophia-inspired plates and platters inspired by street carts of the Istanbul esnafs to service set and candleholders informed by the domes of Grand Bazaar, starting off an on going dialogue between craftsmen and DAY Studio designers -Yeşim Eröktem and Doğanberk Demir- with a reflection on their culture that will grow collaborating with other designers. ‘AVLU name derived from the courtyards of artisans in Grand Bazaar where our first product development took place. We believe in local manufacturing networks and a sustainable business model from design and production to sales to create equally sustainable products. We create a visual language around this idea and create everyday objects for the home.’