Fulya Cinisli of Cinisli Collection
Fulya Cinisli graduated from Parsons School of Design in Interior Design. After graduation she worked as an interior designer for 3 years in NY and then moved back to Istanbul where she is from. She created and launched her own interior design company "Cinisli Architecture’’ with her brother Tolga in 03, and ever since they have been designing various high end retail and residential projects .
In 2006, Fulya who had always been eager to design furniture, started the CNSLCOLLECTION, an elegant yet funky furniture brand for customers who are open to innovative ideas.Their designs are inspired by their passion for nature and abstract art and they combine both classical and contemporary lines. We like to balance scale, texture, function and nostalgia to create the best possible solutions. Cnslcollection is a luxury furniture brand where you can see and feel a little funk and a little elegance at the same time. Our aim is to make our furniture more art like and special than just standard furniture objects. Its a collection that was born in our hearts and hopefully will be loved and embraced by many.
Challenges of what you do?
Creating a piece of furniture is the easy part, having to get the best quality can be a challenge but we overcome that thanks to our great production. I also believe that life with many challenges makes us stronger mentally and physically.
Your inspirations?
I am inspired by almost anything while designing a piece. I guess it was interior design which inspired me the most for creating this brand since I wanted to be more focused in furniture design.
Favorite designers?
Mies Van Der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Piero Lissoni,
Antonio Citterio, Patricia Urquiola
and Marcel Wanders are some of the designers I love.
Dream project?
I would love to do a boutique hotel project, but more importantly any project can become a dream project if you apply your dreams and visions in to it.
Most interesting projects you have done so far?
So far a center for pregnant moms and babies called
‘’I Baby’ and a car wash center called ‘’car care’’. They were both challenging and very different.
Favorite websites?
Wikipedia, dailymotion,
asmallworld, facebook,
ninu nina and I love googling anything I am curious about.
Do you work with clients only in Turkey or abroad?
Right now I am based in Istanbul but I would love to work with international clients from all around the world. After all design is universal. Soon we will be sending our furniture to the U.S as they will be showed at the New York Design Center.
www.cinislicollection.com
