Kerem Ercin and Mahmut Kefeli are young designers from Turkey. They established a design studio Escapefromsofa in Istanbul and recently have created the new furniture collection.
Coma Wired // side table, image courtesy escapefromsofa
Backwards // stool, image courtesy escapefromsofa
+ About Escapefromsofa
Escapefromsofa | http://www.escapefromsofa.com/
Escapefromsofa is a design studio established in Istanbul in 2009. Catering to various design needs like interior and product design. Escapefromsofa creates high profile solutions by nurturing the contextual and contemporary values of their demographics.
We, at escapefromsofa strive to create rich experiences for our clients and their market, with our humble approach towards design taking into account the nuissances and disparities in our everyday lifes. We believe in simplicity and worship the details, we enjoy working with new and emerging materials and technologies.
Kerem Ercin and Mahmut Kefeli, image courtesy escapefromsofa
Kerem Ercin
Born in 1984, graduated from Lyceé Saint Joseph in 2003. He then continued his education at Yeditepe University Faculty of Fine Arts with a scholarship.
After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in industrial design he worked for several architectural firms between 2006 and 2008.
In September 2008 he moved to Sweden, to study Advanced Design Visualization at Umea Institute of Design.
Mahmut Kefeli
Born in 1984, graduated from Sisli Terakki High School in 2001. He then continued his education at Yeditepe University Faculty of Fine Arts with a scholarship.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree in interior design he started to work for escapefromsofa design studio.
+ All images courtesy escapefromsofa
