Photo by Bige Yalın

Which comes first; idea or material?

Idea. First comes idea, then material, technique and form follow. Then again sometimes a certain material can trigger a good idea.

Who is your dream collaborator?

Gijs Bakker.

Is there anything you have recently read that you would recommend?

Edmund de Waal’s The Hare with Amber Eyes. One of the most influential books I’ve read over the last several years.

What about an exhibition you wish you were a part of?

Super Normal by Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa, which I saw a long time ago in Milan.

Which one of your own works excites you the most?

The ones I’m about to make. :)

More information on ECNP Galeri, the contemporary fine jewelry gallery by Ela Cindoruk and Nazan Pak can be found here.