A24 Design Studio won a Silver Award in USA’s EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 26th Annual Exhibit Design Awards competition for its trade exhibition stand design for Stepevi at Maison&Objet 2011 in the Peninsula category. Established in 1986, the Exhibit Design Awards honors the world’s best trade show exhibit designs. The 2012 competition drew entries from 10 countries, including the USA, Germany, China, Russia, the Netherlands, Australia, and others. The Silver awarded project was designed by Nalan Baskir co-founder partner of A24 Design Studio. This award is not the first! History repeated itself after 4 years. In 2008, A24 Design Studio was the winner of the Special Merit Award in EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 22nd Annual Exhibit Design Awards competition for the design of its Seranit stand at Turkeybuild 2007. A24 Design Studio placed the custom trophy in its office and its winner project was showcased in a feature article in the May 2012 issue of EXHIBITOR magazine. A24 Design Studio’s award winning project can be seen under “projects” of this web site or in the forementioned article at: http://www.exhibitoronline.com/exhibitormagazine/may12/eda_stepevi.asp
A24 continues to design Stepevi Stores in the trend capitals of the world. After numerous corner shops all around the world and London, Dubai and Paris stores, Stepevi opened its last store in Milan colloborating in the design process with A24 Design Studio.
A24 Design Studio won the best stand award in Turkeybuild Ankara 2010 for its design for Sapa Group. The judges – Architect Cem Altinoz, construction engineer Erdogan Balcioglu, Burak Buyukpinar, Assistant Prof. Dr. Guler Ufuk Demirbas, Architect Atilla Gozen – stated that the award was given to A24’s stand design because of the sytematic approach to product presentation, succesful presentation of the implementation of the products and general clear cut look.
A24 Design Studio’s Stepevi Dubai Mall Store and İş – Kültür Publications’ Izmir Bookstore projects have been published in Powershop 2, the international reference book on retail design which is released biannually by Holland based publishing house Frame Publishers. Previously, A24’s Stepevi exhibition stand concept have been included in another international publication, the prestigious Messedesign Jahrbuch 2008-2009 by Germany based publishing house Avedition GMBH. And prior to that, Seranit and Vitra exhibition stand designs have been published in the Grand Stand II of Frame Publishers.
A24 Design Studio contributed to İş – Kültür Publications’ social responsibility project to open bookstores in the unprivileged cities of Turkey, by preparing gratuitous bookstore designs for the cities of Diyarbakir and Trabzon.
Creativity is not our only talent! A24 team enjoys anything joyful and energetic: Like sports. In Istanbul Corporate games A24 team participated in running and tennis categories.
A24 continues to design Stepevi stores in the leading cities of the world. After the Stepevi store opened in the biggest shopping mall of the world, the Dubai Mall, A24 Design Studio designed the Stepevi Boutique at 12 Raspail Boulevard, Paris. Stepevi corner shops, increasing in number day by day, all over the world in the prestigious locations like London Harrods and New York ABC, are designed by A24 as well. Just as the Stepevi rugs express themselves through rich textures, colours and patterns, the retail interior crafted by A24 designer Nalan Başkır expresses itself through materials, accessories, colours, textures and patterns.
When İş Kültür Publications decided to open more bookstores, it became A24 Design Studio’s task to design a new retail concept. The aim was to have a relaxing atmosphere for valued customers. Instead of a conventional, sales oriented approach to bookstores, A24 Design Studio favoured a warm environment sure to appeal to booklovers: A comfy, homelike interior. Highlighting the centrally positioned reading area is a custom-made sofa with two functions: seating and shelving. Two chic table lamps and a rug reinforce the sense of domesticity. A more colorfully furnished area serves younger customers with an interest in the excellent selection of children’s books. In the shop window, a random arrangement of vertical boards offers passers-by glimpse of the interior.
A24 Design Studio won a Special Merit Award in EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 22nd Annual Exhibit Design Awards competition for its design for Seranit at Turkeybuild 2007. Established in 1986, the Exhibit Design Awards honor the world’s best trade show exhibit designs. The 2008 competition drew roughly 175 entries, of which nearly 140 entries were from USA and 35 were international, representing 12 countries, including Germany, Hungary, South Africa, Turkey, Australia, and Thailand, among others. A24 Design Stuido will receive a custom trophy, and A24’s winner project “Seranit” will be showcased in a feature article in the May 2008 issue of EXHIBITOR and at www.ExhibitorOnline.com (In may 2008). The international competition was judged by the following world-renowned designers: Jonathan Alger, founding partner, C&G Partners LLC, New York / Michael Beirut, partner, Pentagram, New York / Chris Calori, principal, Calori & Vanden-Eynden/Design Consultants, New York / Peter Dixon, senior partner, creative director, Lippincott Mercer, New York / Ron Pompei¸ co-founder-creative director, Pompei A.D., New York / Kevin Szell, partner and design director, The Moderns, New York
Vitra launched Ross Lovegrove’s Istanbul Collection in the retail displays created by A24 Design Studio.