Ozge is wearing a dark blue jacket with white stripes on. She is stood in front of a brick wall and is smiling. She has long, wavy blonde hair and blue-green eyes.

Dr Ozge Gul

Lecturer in Interior Architecture
London School of Film, Media and Design
ozge.gul@uwl.ac.uk

Ozge Gul is a design lecturer, interior architect and industrial product designer. She participated in several projects as a lecturer, designer, co-coordinator and supervisor. She graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Industrial Product Design Department in 2008. Then she completed a Master of Science degree in Interior Architecture & Environmental Design in 2011. Finally, she completed a PHD degree in Interior Architecture in 2016. Her doctorate thesis focused on design education and interior design studios.

Since 2011, Ozge Gul led modules in undergraduate Interior Architecture courses. The modules she led mostly focused on Computer Aided Design, Furniture Design and Design Studio. She also took the role as Bologna Coordinator, Exemption and Equivalency Committee Member, Graduation Committee Member, and Module Management System Coordinator.

Besides her teaching experiences, she worked as a designer for various companies between 2007-2019. She worked as an "International Technical Specialist" at HMY Group, Teknogon where she was responsible for research and development of standard & customized shop fitting solutions. She also worked as a "Visual Merchandiser" at Atasay Jewellery and she was responsible for shop windows and interiors of 120 stores across the country.

  • Qualifications

    • BA in Industrial Product Design
    • MSc in Interior Architecture & Environmental Design
    • PhD in Interior Architecture

Teaching

I have taught design since 2011 and during my academic life I led Furniture Design, Computer Aided 2D and 3D Design, Design Studio and Graduation Project modules with great pleasure.

Research

  • Research and publications

    Articles published in international refereed journals:

    • Ozgel Felek, S., Gul, O., 2019, “Evaluation of strategies of creativity development used in store design projects based on student projects”, Design and Technology Education: An International Journal (24/1), p.101-121, ISSN 1360-1431 (DAAI Index)  

    • Gul O., 2015, “A study on instructional methods used in CAD courses in interior architecture education”, Procedia - Social and Behavioural Sciences (174), p.1758-1763 (Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Scopus, ISI Web of Knowledge) 

    • Erkan O., 2013, “Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Interior Architecture and Industrial Product Design Programs in Turkey”, Procedia - Social and Behavioural Sciences (106), p.1540-1547 (Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Scopus, ISI Web of Knowledge)  

    • Manav, B., Erkan, O., 2012, “Developing a Playground Module for Children’s Environment”, World Applied Sciences Journal 20 (6), p. 854-858, Idosi Publications (EBSCO Inc, CSA, DOAJ, e-journals Database)  

    Workshops and exhibitions:

    • 4th Istanbul Design Biennial - A School of Schools by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) / “Redesign” workshop supervisor & exhibition, October 2018 

    • Marmara University, 6th International Student Triennial Workshops, “Not like you think” international workshop co-coordinator & exhibition, April-May 2013 

    • Dogus University & Akdeniz University “Recreational ancient road from Phaselis to Attaleia” workshop co-coordinator & exhibition, May 2012 

    • April 2012 - Dogus University & Alicante University, “Architecture and Gender” international workshop co-coordinator  

    • April - May 2012 - Dogus University & Essen Duisburg University, “Flying Shops” international workshop co-coordinator 

    • “Art in Dogus 10” Exhibition, October 2012 

  • Conferences

    • Gul, O., “A study on instructional methods used in CAD courses in interior architecture education”, INTE, 5th International Conference on New Horizons in Education, Paris/France, June 2014 

    • Erkan, O., “Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Interior Architecture and Industrial Product Design Programs in Turkey”, INTE, 5th International Conference on New Horizons in Education, Roma/İtaly, June 2013 

    • Erkan, O., Manav, B., “User-Centered Design, Module Design for Children’s Playground”, MSGSU 3. National Interior Architecture Symposium, Istanbul/Turkey, April 2013 

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