Aslıhan Kazancı Studio is a collaborative practice that curates its team according to the specific needs of each project. AKS does not maintain a permanent team, instead working in close collaboration with architects, interior architects, graphic designers, curators, content developers, subject-matter experts, UX designers and technologists.
Aslıhan Kazancı is a designer and artist. She holds a degree in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design from Bilkent University and completed her graduate studies in Exhibition and Experience Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), State University of New York. Since graduating in 2017, she has worked between İstanbul and New York, both as an independent designer and in collaboration with acclaimed studios.
Aslı places great importance on project-based research at the beginning of every project, using it as the foundation for developing authentic concepts. She believes in concept-driven design, where the concept guides design decisions and processes while remaining open to evolution throughout the project. Her work focuses on creating meaningful spaces and experiences that foster a sense of transformation for those who encounter them.
AKS currently operates across a diverse range of art and design projects between two dynamic cities: İstanbul and New York.
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY (USA)
Exhibition and Experience Design, MFA | 2015–2017
Bilkent University (TR)
Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, BFA | 2010–2014
Queen's University Belfast (UK)
Architecture, B.Arch | Erasmus Programme, 2013
EXPERIENCE
AKS (TR+USA)
Creative Director + Exhibition & Experience Designer | Present · Oct 2021–Dec 2023 · June 2018–Oct 2018
G&A Strategy and Design (USA)
Exhibition & Experience Designer, Full-time | Jan 2024–Oct 2025
Local Projects (USA)
Associate Creative Director, Part-time | Oct 2023–Dec 2023
Salon (TR)
Content Manager, Part-time | Dec 2021–May 2022
Alart Culture & Design (TR)
Creative Director + Exhibition & Experience Designer, Full-time | Nov 2018–Sep 2021
Thinc Design (USA)
Exhibition & Experience Designer, Internship | Nov 2017–Mar 2018
Studio Vural (USA)
Interior Architect + Exhibition & Experience Designer, Internship | June 2017–Oct 2017