Hello! I’m Zeynep Şebnem Özbakır, a 4th year industrial design student from Middle East Technical Universty, Türkiye. I actually prefer my second name, Şebnem. No hate to all the “Zeynep”s of the world, it’s just too common here in Türkiye so things get a bit confusing sometimes. So, where were we?
I first decided to become an industrial designer when I realised that I get impressed by small details that help the user immensely. I was in fact looking at our 10 year old vacuum. Now I know that it’s much more complicated than that, yet I still enjoy the simple solutions to what seem to be complicated problems. I am also very interested in arts and music. Though I am rather an inactive enjoyer of music, I try to dabble in art when i find time. I keep a sktechbook by my side at all time in case inspiration strucks.
Here’s a poorly lit picture of one of the better spreads from my latest sketchbook.
Through the university years, I have struggled with having fun while creating a project. For me, anxiety always wins. But the latest project we have finished has a special place in my heart. I believe that I have finally learned how to relax during a project. This project was creating a “running vest”. Although at first the project seemed a bit restrictive, but working with fabric and the human form was an interesting experience.
A small showcase of the running vest we have come up with. It was named “Vestra” since it was a vest-bra hybrid.
Contact Details:
E-mail: zeynepsebnemozbakir@gmail.com – sebnem.ozbakir@metu.edu.tr
Mobile: +90 537 522 4490
Instagram: @sebnem.ozbakir – @shebijin
