Utkan Kozalan
Master's in Product Design
Year of Graduation: 2016
Current role: Senior Product Designer at Pasabahce
Country: Turkey
Utkan Kozalan is a versatile designer with experience across various design fields. He completed his Master’s degree in Product Design at Domus Academy in 2016, following his undergraduate studies in Industrial Design in Turkey. During his academic years, he won a packaging design award that earned him the opportunity to study at Domus Academy an experience that, in his own words, elevated his design perspective to an entirely new level.
After graduating, he undertook a long-term internship at 3M Italia Europe Design Center, where he was first introduced to the structure and dynamics of a global company. This experience deepened his appreciation for the power of collaboration and further broadened his approach to design.
Utkan Kozalan is a versatile designer with experience across various design fields. He completed his Master’s degree in Product Design at Domus Academy in 2016, following his undergraduate studies in Industrial Design in Turkey. During his academic years, he won a packaging design award that earned him the opportunity to study at Domus Academy an experience that, in his own words, elevated his design perspective to an entirely new level.
After graduating, he undertook a long-term internship at 3M Italia Europe Design Center, where he was first introduced to the structure and dynamics of a global company. This experience deepened his appreciation for the power of collaboration and further broadened his approach to design.
In 2017, he returned to Istanbul, where he engaged in projects focused on both product design and advertising. During this time, he explored the relationship between products and consumers, integrating the communicative strength of advertising into his evolving design philosophy.
Over the following years, he specialized in product design, collaborating with some of Turkey’s leading furniture brands. In 2022, he left his position at Enza Home to pursue a long-held ambition: working in the glass industry. Since then, he has been serving as a Senior Product Designer at Şişecam, creating designs for globally recognized brands such as Paşabahçe and Nude Glass.
He believes that defining a personal style within a rigid framework contradicts the true essence of design philosophy. Instead, he approaches each project from multiple perspectives, aiming to unify diverse design solutions into a cohesive and distinctive vision.
“Good design speaks, great design connects. Domus Academy taught me that.”
