Artiscape is the independent platform presenting the collectible design practice of Kerim Çarmıklı.
Kerim Çarmıklı is a Turkish designer whose practice works across collectible design and sculptural object-making. Trained in interior architecture, he approaches furniture, lighting, vessels and objects through material experimentation and an ongoing exploration of form, surface and process.
Working primarily with bronze, stone, wood, ceramic and glass, Çarmıklı develops each work through close engagement with material and craftsmanship. Many forms evolve through hand-modelling and experimentation, allowing texture, irregularity and traces of the making process to remain visible in the finished work.
His practice brings functional typologies into a more sculptural register, where material presence and form take precedence over convention. Produced in limited editions and as unique pieces, the works form an evolving body of work defined by a consistent material and formal language.