Deniz BodurFertility
Brief
A cultural sustainability project: design furniture that carries Turkish cultural heritage into a contemporary home. We took the Fertility motif as the starting point. Branching from a shared root, it stands for the bond between family members, growing together and passing heritage from one generation to the next.
The motif appears in all three pieces, so the home reads as a place of belonging and not only of living.
Pieces
- Bookcase. A house shaped frame in brass coated aluminium with walnut shelves. The branching motif runs through the back panels. 1760 × 708 × 325 mm.
- Lounge chair and ottoman. A soft, rounded seat on a slim brass coated aluminium structure.
- Foldable side table. The top is inspired by the traditional rahle (book stand), but its two panels fold separately. Half open it holds a tablet, fully open it holds a book.
Sketches
From first volume studies to the final proportions of the bookcase, the chair and the table mechanism.
Technical drawings
Dimensions, materials and part lists for the bookcase and the decorative front detail, then the chair and the side table.
Credits
Designed with Umut Özer. A student concept developed for a cultural sustainability brief themed on the Doğtaş brand. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Doğtaş.
The first four renders in the gallery were generated with AI from our design drawings and the original render, only to visualize the concept. Small details can differ from the technical drawings.