Professional Activities and Contributions

Invited Talks and Seminars

  • What Would It Take to Take Care? Speculating Our Relationships with Products for Future Repair Scenarios Aytaç A., Bayraktaroglu, S. By Design and By Disaster Conference, Bolzano University (12 July 2024)
  • The Edge Effect: The Nature of Innovation in Rural Craft-Design-Collaborations
    Positionings in Eco-social Innovation by Design, HSLU (Online) (2 March 2023)
  • Constructive Design Research
    Design MA Seminars, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey (21 April 2022)
  • Systems Thinking and Legal Design
    Legal Design Conference, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey (4 May 2021)
  • Role of Design in Rural Development
    Beyazit Seminars, Istanbul University, Turkey (13 January 2021)
  • Edge Impact: Contemporary Interactions between Craft and Design
    The Design Summit, Bursa, Turkey (25-26 November 2016)
  • Ergonomics and Product Design
    21st Congress of Ergonomics, Isparta, Turkey (2 October 2015)
  • Design and Local Development Models
    Innovation and Design Summit, Bursa, Turkey (29 May 2015)

Workshops

  • SubjectSpace – AI Experience Workshop Arslan F., Bayraktaroglu, S., TAK Kadikoy (3 November 2023)
  • Circular Design for Furniture Industry and HORECA (Hotels, Restaurants, and Cafes)
    Bayraktaroglu, S., Soylu, Y. (in collaboration with Bilgi University)
    Design workshops for architecture, industrial design, and interior architecture students (September 2023)
  • Design Thinking Workshop
    FabLab Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Narter Ç., Narter N., Demir T. (29-31 July 2016)
  • How Social are Open Fabrication Centers?
    International Unblocking Workshop, TAK Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Demir T. (18-22 January 2016)
  • Experiencing the Fabrication Tools
    FabLab Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Özkurt E., Demir T., TridiAtölye (20 December 2015)
  • Social Innovation Workshop
    LivingLab – Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Coşkun G. (19 December 2015)
  • Digital Storytelling Techniques for Designers
    FabLab – Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Demir T. (18 December 2015)
  • Storytelling Workshop
    Başakşehir LivingLab – Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Coşkun G. (11 May 2015)
  • Reconstructing Body – Design Thinking Workshop
    Başakşehir LivingLab – Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Coşkun G. (16-17 April 2015)
  • Craft Community and Design Workshops
    In cooperation with Design Academy Eindhoven - Forum Department, Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Dorsman N. (7-11 December 2011, 25-29 May 2012)
  • Design Camp for High School Students
    Kadir Has University, Bayraktaroglu, S., Narter Ç. (5-9 July 2010, 27 February 2011, 18-21 July 2011, 17-19 July 2012)

Exhibitions

  • From Tobacco to Cigarette – Video Animation
    Cibali Tobacco Factory: The Space of Labor, Exhibition, Rezzan Has Museum, Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S. (2018)
  • Eight Masters of the Çarşı – Video
    Jem and Craft, Exhibition, Rezzan Has Museum, Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S. (2017)
  • Two Hands at the Çarşı – Video
    Jem and Craft, Exhibition, Rezzan Has Museum, Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S. (2017)
  • Perfection is Crime
    Istanbul Design Biennial, Academic Programme, Istanbul, Bayraktaroglu, S., Dorsman N. (2012)

Jury Memberships

  • Design for ReUse / Design the Loop Competition Yeniden Kullanımı Tasarla / Döngüyü Tasarla
    (2022) Istanbul Rotary Club, Koç University, Middle East Technical University (Advisory Board Member)
  • Unknown Craft Person Trophy
    National Architecture Students Association, Ahmedabad – India (2014) (Jury Member)