Erdem Akan has received the award EDIDA Designer of the Year Turkey. The international final will be in Milan at Salone del Mobile 2012. Good luck to the rest of the nominee's and thank you Elle Decoration.

Hafale selected for the month of october at their designer calander 2012.

The package identity and shop concept for Rareblossom has launched.
www.rareblossom.com

VitrA, the giant Tile and Sanitaryware producer from Turkey, exhibited at Cersaie within 2 booths designed by Erdem.

As part of the Barbar Book Design exhibition, "The double VAV"-the book with one letter presented at Istanbul Design Week. The challenge, Erdem faced was to design two dimensional letter in 3D.

With traditional patterns handforged Redbull aluminium cans are presented at Istanbul Design Week. Erdem brings mass production-hand production, global-local together at this promotional artwork.

sponsored by NEF, "while I breathe, I hope" artwork designed as part of STARS of ISTANBUL organization. to watch "the breathing star" please follow the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RS4NNZwd0Y

Selected artworks exhibited at Designer Corner Zuchex Istanbul.

Teamug -signutare item available at Pasabahce Stores.

CAVE 20 Dual Zone Wine Cooler designed for Scandinavian appliance brand NORCOOL awarded with Plus X.

“Bathroom of illusions” designed for VitrA Trendhouse.

“akan cocktails” Artwork created by Erdem Akan for MEY Alcholic Beverages.

4 products designed by Erdem are available at MoMa Store NY.

Erdem Akan conducted the "1001 Nights" design Workshop at University NW Switzerland with 14 industrial design students.

Launched new furniture collection at IDECO

Participated in Spagat ! Design Exhibition at the MARTA museum in Herford, Germany, from November 2010 until January 2011

Participated "Everything started with sketch" exhibition at TasarimParkı Instanbul

XOXO installation designed for Absolute new bottle

"nature of design" exhibition curated by erdem akan – to explore the products from turkey inspired by nature, or produced from nature, or manufactured with eco-friendly and sustainable methods.

Designed for Missoni Event at Beymen, Istanbul – Hand cut on recycled S. Pellegrino bottles.

Magazine cover designed for the 5th year anniversary of “addresistanbul” – the decoration and design mall of istanbul

"cooperative project" co founded by erdem akan, to research the potentials of cooperation at creative processes has its first outcome “morphing archetypes” shown at Istanbul Design Week.

"Fashion is Istanbul" cupcakes designed to sell at Istinye Park for Vogue Fashion’s Night Out

"I want to fly away" installation for Nike Air

"How much transparent" mirror collection designed for Exhibition at Trola Film Festival.

XXXYXX T-shirt designed by Erdem Akan shown at "My Mother & Me & My Daughter" Design Exhibtion

Morphing Beads exhibited in Istanbul as part of Istanbul Otherwise Project. http://www.istanbulotherwise.com/

As part of Tin Compass Project, movie of Toy Design Workshop conducted by Erdem Akan with 9 years old children, showed at Milano Trienal Bovisa

Erdem Akan’s projects exhibited at Ornementa Les Ateliers de Paris.

Erdem Akan’s Moleskine Notebook exhibited at Detour Istanbul. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2836997/erdem_akan_at_detour_pieces/