The Role and Significance of Design Exhibitions in the History of Industrial Design in Turkey: 1989-2008
By Seda Özçetin
Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Department of Industrial Design, Middle East Technical University, December 2008
Exhibitions have played a significant role within the dynamics that have been effective in the development of industrial design in the West. Similarly, exhibitions have recently become a significant issue in the history of industrial design in Turkey. This study first looks into the exhibitions in the West and the dynamics that have been effective behind them, and draws an analytical framework accordingly, then presents the historical development of industrial design in Turkey. Through the key factors that have been effective in the development of industrial design in Turkey, this study aims to analyze the relationship between design exhibitions and the development of industrial design in Turkey.
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