Journal Articles

Zhang, L, De-Bont, C, Gurpinar, A, Tang, M (2023) An exploration of the relevance between sustainable craft and service design based on a literature review study, Sustainability, 15(24), 16798, DOI: 10.3390/su152416798.

Gurpinar, A and Horsanalı, N (2022) Mixed Media on City: endogenous design in Istanbul, Disegno Industriale Industrial Design (DIID), 76(2022), pp.58-69, ISSN: 1594-8528. DOI: 10.30682/diid7622e.

Gurpinar, A, Yagou, A, Öğüt, ŞT (2016) Tactics of cultural adaptation: Design and production characteristics of toys in Istanbul, The Design Journal, 19(3), pp.451-472, ISSN: 1460-6925. DOI: 10.1080/14606925.2016.1149380.

Conferences

Gurpinar, A (2022) Towards an object-oriented design ontology. In Lockton, D, Lenzi, S, Hekkert, P, Oak, A, Sádaba, J, Lloyd, P (ed) DRS2022: Bilbao; Proceedings of DRS2022 Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain,ISBN: 9781912294572. DOI: 10.21606/drs.2022.728.

Artefacts

Gurpinar, A and Gurpinar, CC (2023) When Pigs Fly, April 2023.

Gurpinar, A and Gurpinar, CC (2021) Ambiguous Standards of Food: Eggs and Holders, June 2021.

Gurpinar, A (Accepted for publication) Le Grand K².

Exhibitions

Gurpinar, A, Curgen Gurpinar, HC, Artut, S (2022) Ambiguous Standards of Time, Hansen House, 1 pieces (Beechwood, styrofoam, LED sign, various artefact), 22-06-2022 to 30-06-2022.

Gurpinar, A and Curgen Gurpinar, HC (2022) A Travelling Exhibition, Martin Hall Gallery, 10 pieces , 18-01-2022 to 21-02-2022.

Other

Gurpinar, A, Horsanali, N, Curgen, C (2022) Concrete sprouts and unfinished urban dreams, When you travel in Turkey, especially in metropolitan cities like Istanbul and specifically in the suburbs, you will most likely encounter iron rods springing from concrete columns. These are not always on the ground or in the foundation, but on the rooftops of one or multi-story buildings. These bars, called starter bars, are normally used to reinforce concrete in the foundations of new buildings and to provide structural support and strength when connecting different elements in buildings. The Turkish term for the starter bar is beton filizi, literally translated as concrete sprout. This is not an accidental neologism, since concrete sprout means much more than being a reinforcement or providing structural support in the context of urbanism in Turkey. These iron and steel rods reaching out to the skies are the veins of hope, signifiers of architectural possibilities, and monuments of unfinished urban dreams intentionally left open. This article delves into the history of concrete sprouts in Istanbul, an interconnected story of mid-century urbanisation, the Marshall Plan, domestic migration, informal urban transformation, and political opportunism..

Gurpinar, A (2022) Digesting rage, Arguably some of the more evocative sorts of protest are those which adopt objects, either as their symbol or as their chosen means of causing turbulence. That object might be a referential character that then becomes the name or face of the protest. Or it could be a food item, a readily consumable product — which by its very nature adds an extra layer of impact to the demonstration. We’re taking a look at various protests, notably those that have employed edibles..