Mercado Design Days 2026: Istanbul's Design Community Gathers Again
İkinci edisyonuyla Mercado Design Days, İstanbul’un yaratıcı sahnesini dört gün boyunca Karaköy’de bir araya getirdi.
Wang & Söderström | Artist-Design Duo
Artis-design duo Wang & Söderström operate at the porous edge where technology, ecology, and material imagination converge.
Valentina Ciuffi | Studio Vedèt Founder & Alcova Co-founder
Creative director and curator Valentina Ciuffi moves fluidly between ideas, disciplines, and geographies.
Yılmaz Şen | Görsel Sanatçı & Yönetmen
Visual artist Yılmaz Şen’s work combines 3D scanning, animation, and visual effects to transform unpredictability and physical limits into an aesthetic language.
Jonathan Bocca | Designer & Curator
Jonathan Bocca His practice explores both the physical and emotional resilience of materials, transforming industrial paper waste into sculptural forms made from his own composite of pulp, sand, and natural binders.
Paul Coenen | Designer
Based in Eindhoven, designer Paul Coenen pushes the boundaries of metal with a deep dedication to material and an innovative approach.
Willem van Hooff | Designer & Artist
We spoke with Willem van Hooff about his design practice, which brings the stories of materials and forgotten techniques to light, and his approach to combining function, aesthetics, and character.
