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BERK ILHAN IS A NEW YORK-BASED PRODUCT AND EXPERIENCE DESIGNER, FOCUSED ON CULTIVATING JOY, HAPPINESS AND MEANING THROUGH DESIGN. BERK IS AN ALUMNUS OF SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, MFA PRODUCTS OF DESIGN PROGRAM IN NEW YORK, AND HE HOLDS AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, ANKARA.

HIS WIDE RANGE OF DESIGN WORKS RANGING FROM HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET OF OBJECTS, CERAMIC BATHROOM PRODUCTS, FURNITURE SYSTEMS TO FUTURISTIC SMART HOME PRODUCTS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY 15 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS INCLUDING RED DOT BEST OF THE BEST, IF SPECIAL HANSGROHE AWARD, IDEA, AND INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD (IDA).



PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES ARE NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY TRANSPARENT BUT ALSO CONCEPTUALLY INVISIBLE, WITH THE FACT THAT ONE MILLION OF THEM ARE BEING SOLD EACH MINUTE DESPITE THE INADEQUATE AND FAILING RECYCLING PRACTICES. CONTRAST SERIES BRINGS TOGETHER THE TWO VERY OPPOSITE CONCEPTS: THE ICONIC PET BOTTLE AND THE PHENOMENAL GLASS CRAFTSMANSHIP OF PASABAHCE, BY CREATING A WATER BOTTLE MADE OUT OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIAL, GLASS.