Interview with Emel Balcı

Emel Balcı ("EB") interviewed on Monday, 20 May.

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?

EB : ı have been running my company since 2010 and had lots of great experiences about architecture and interior design

How did you become a designer?

EB : when i was a child i just wanted to be an architect and i did iti i am so much in love with my job and addicted by love i am always interested in design since i was 10 and were doing drawings when i was achild

What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?

EB : 1. firstly the architecture of the plans are so much important as much as my customers charecters 2. secondly materials are so much important parallel with the budget 3. every design should have a function and a reason to design

Which emotions do you feel when designing?

EB : i am so much in love with designing and so i am so much satisfied by my job. ı need a loud music nad need to be alone while designing my project if i got stuck in any time i need to reset mey self and get a small trip out of my city

What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?

EB : i love travelling so much , i want to explore the world , i want to learn the culters , see new places and all of them contributes my skills

What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?

EB : i want to design lots of residental projects for all over the world. i want to design some hollywood artist houses who i admire such as johhny depp, brad pitt, george cooloney and also singers taylor swift , jennifer lopez and some mor i am so curious about their design tastes and i know one day it will happen

What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?

EB : they should be more curious about evrything and they should travel so mush as much as they can , explore every signle m2 of the world , meet new people and also be curios about the materilas and technology of course

You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?

EB : just travel so much dont cheat be uniqe and inspire from every beauty

What is your day to day look like?

EB : i start my day with a cup of coffee every moorning and then answer my emails and after lunch i start controlling my projects o site mostly at night i do my design because i should be alone and need silence

How do you keep up with latest design trends? To what extent do design trends matter?

EB : i read the arcticles, visit the fairs but mostly i inspire form my trips so world influence s me

How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?

EB : every design should have a reasonable function this is the most important item for me

How do you decide if your design is ready?

EB : when i see my cleients smiley and appreciate face i make my self happy

What is your biggest design work?

EB : i am currently running lots of residental projects at the same time . they are mostly villa and residence projects and all of my projects are special for me

Who is your favourite designer?

EB : zaha hadid she is a hero for me

Would you tell us a bit about your lifestyle and culture?

EB : i am in love with my city İstanbul where i live in . and music is my must have item while i am designing good designs make people life easier in every part, even function and happiness

Would you tell us more about your work culture and business philosophy?

EB : i am a control freak person so it is not so much easy for me to work with partnes i want evrything on time and should be perfect so i control evrtyhing so much budget is the hardest challenge of my professşon beacuse low budgets are a restrictin my ideas so the budgest shoul be reasonable

What are your philanthropic contributions to society as a designer, artist and architect?

EB : i make my customers happy , giving them a peace in their places which makes me happy too

What positive experiences you had when you attend the A’ Design Award?

EB : i was so much honored and will see the benefits i hope

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