Asena graduated in Industrial Design in Istanbul, with studies in Portugal and Italy, and recently completed her Master’s degree in Eco-Social Design in Italy. With a background in spatial design and material research, she combines conceptual thinking with hands-on making. Her work focuses on collaborative processes that connect design, materials, and social systems to foster regenerative futures. Her recent exhibition at the Porto Design Biennale explored biomaterials as storytelling tools through participatory installations. Using ecological materials derived from food waste, she invited audiences to engage with transformation processes, reframing waste as a shared resource and positioning design as an open, collective practice rooted in care, responsibility, and ecological awareness.
Asena Bacaksiz
