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About Ufuk Bircan Özkan : Born in 1986, Ufuk Bircan Özkan graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Design in 2009. He designed products for market-leading brands including Burosit, Grammer, TEMSA, Mercedes-Benz and MAN. Mostly focused on transportation seating and vehicle interior designs lately, Özkan explores the unexpected forms and wows the users at first sight. For more information please visit http://ufubo.design
STATEMENT OF ART:
Design is the study of satisfaction.

ORGANIZATION:
Fainsa

EDUCATION:
2009, Industrial Design, METU, ANKARA/TURKEY

EXPERIENCE:
2016-Present, Industrial Designer, Inova Otomotiv, BURSA/TURKEY
2013-2016, Industrial Designer, Grammer A.Ş., BURSA/TURKEY
2011-2013, Industrial Designer, Evinoks Servis Ekipmanlari San. Tic. A.S., BURSA/TURKEY

MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2009, "Süpra", METU ID Graduation Projects Exhibition, ANKARA/TURKEY.
2012, "Vital", "PEB511", Anfaş Hotel Equpiments Expo, ANTALYA/TURKEY.
2012, "Vital", "PEB511", Hostech by TUSİD Expo - Hospitality Technologies Exhibition, ISTANBUL/TURKEY.
2013, "Vital", Product Design Days, CHENNAI/INDIA.
2013, "Vital", About Design, GDANSK/POLAND.
2013, "Vital", MOOD, COMO/ITALY.
2014, "ErgoFeet", OIB Automotive Design Contest Exhibition, BURSA/TURKEY.
2014, "BlindBox", MOOD, COMO/ITALY.
2014, "Passenger Seats", IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014, HANNOVER/GERMANY.
2014, "BlindBox", Master of Design - Chengdu Design Week, CHENGDU/CHINA.
2014, "ErgoFeet", Türkiye İnovasyon Haftası Sergisi (Turkey Innovation Week), ISTANBUL/TURKEY
2017, "Agile 5030", "Agile 4545", "Agile 4525L Concept", "Agile 4525 Concept", Busworld Europe, KORTRIJK/BELGIUM
2017, "Agile 5030", "Agile 4545", "Agile 4525L Concept", "Agile 4525 Concept", Busworld Latin America, MEDELLIN/COLOMBIA
2017, "Agile 5030", "Agile 4545", "Agile 4525L", "Agile 4525", "Optima 4325", "Optima 3310", Busworld Turkey, IZMIR/TURKEY
2018, "Agile 5030", "Agile 4545", "Agile 4525L", "Agile 4525", "Agile 4525P", "Optima 4325", "Optima 4325P", IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018, HANNOVER/GERMANY
2018, "Agile 4525L", Design Turkey Exhibition (Design Week Turkey), ISTANBUL/TURKEY

AWARDS:
2013, A'Design Award, A'Design Award & Competitions, ITALY (Vital, for Evinoks)
2014, A'Design Award, A'Design Award & Competitions, ITALY (BlindBox)
2014, Runner-Up, A'Design Award & Competitions, ITALY (ErgoFeet, for Grammer A.S.)
2014, 3rd Place in Ergonomy Category, Automotive Component Design Contest, Bursa/TURKEY (ErgoFeet)
2018, Good Design Award, Design Turkey, Istanbul/TURKEY
2019, Bronze Award, A'Design Award & Competitions, ITALY (Agile 4525L)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Turkish (Native), English (Advanced), German (Beginner)

COMPUTER LITERACY:
Rhinoceros, Expert.
T-Splines, Expert.
Solidworks, Fundamental Awareness.
3Ds Max, Fundamental Awareness.
AutoCAD, Fundamental Awareness.

V-Ray for Rhino, Advanced.
Keyshot, Intermediate.

Adobe Photoshop, Advanced.
GIMP, Intermediate.
Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Intermediate.

Microsoft Office, Expert

COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2011, "Presenter", JCI (Junior Chamber International), BURSA/TURKEY.
2015, "Fundamentals of Automotive Design ", Isik University, ISTANBUL/TURKEY.
2015, "Advanced Automotive Design", Isik University, ISTANBUL/TURKEY.
2015, "Making a Difference with Innovation", BEBKA, BURSA/TURKEY.
2015, "Competitive Strategies and Design Management", BEBKA, BURSA/TURKEY.
2015, "User Oriented Design", BEBKA, BURSA/TURKEY.
2016, "Debating and Speech Giving",JCI (Junior Chamber International), BURSA/TURKEY.

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2015, Industrial Designers' Society of Turkey, ANKARA/Turkey

HOBBIES:
Scale model cars, gaming

CLIENTELE:
2009, Burosit, 3D modeling of various sofas
2013, Burosit, Facelifting study for Enpedal

WEB SITE:
http://ufubo.design

PORTFOLIO URL:
http://ufubo.design

RSS URL:
http://www.ufubo.design/feeds/posts/default?alt=rs
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REGISTRATION DATE:
2013-03-12 02:45:35

COUNTRY/REGION:
Turkey

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional

Awards received by Ufuk Bircan Özkan


Blindbox Wooden Game

A' Design Award Winner for Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Category in 2013
Ufuk Bircan Özkan for Ufuk Bircan Özkan
Agile 4525l Passenger Seat

Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Product Engineering and Technical Design Category in 2018
Ufuk Bircan Özkan for Inova Otomotiv

Runner-Up status designs by Ufuk Bircan Özkan


Ergofeet Footrest For Passenger Seats

Runner-Up for Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design Category in 2013
Ufuk Bircan Özkan for Grammer Koltuk Sistemleri San. Ve Tic. a.Ş

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