Melis Tatlicibasi
Melis Tatlıçıbasi is a Turkish interior and furniture designer whose practice explores the relationship between sculptural form, craftsmanship, and everyday function. Working through her studio ME.T, she creates collectible furniture and lighting distinguished by clean lines, organic curves, and a refined minimalist aesthetic inspired by architecture and contemporary living. Guided by a passion for material exploration, her work balances expressive forms with timeless simplicity.
Interview
I was born in Moscow, and I am from Turkey.
When I met with Galerie Philia, my dreams became real.
Yes, I have always been involved in the art field.
My art history teacher in Florence inspired me a lot about the history of design.
When I sleep, in my dreams, the ideas for a lot of my designs come to me. Shapes, colors, nature, animals, dreams, moments, and movie characters.
I imagine, dream, and bring shapes together in 3D and sketching.
I use different materials according to each design. Though natural wood is my preference because there are many good manufacturers.
I have no technical particularities; it’s all about inspiration, imagination, creativity, shapes, colors, nature, animals, dreams, and moments. That’s why sometimes we have hard times in the manufacturing process with my manufacturer.
Passion is the keyword. Be conscious of your passion for art and design.
A combination of Memphis and modernism.
Ettore Sottsass , Alvar Alto, Frank Lloyd Wright, Zaha Hadid.
Mathieu Lehanneur, Kelly Wearstler.
Martin Masse and Mathieu Lehanneur.
My children.
“Passion is the keyword. Be conscious of your passion for art and design.”
The Questions
(The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust.
Other historical figures who have answered confession albums are Oscar Wilde,
Karl Marx, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Cézanne…)
There is no perfect happiness, but my dog Alfie
Unknown
Underestimate myself
They think they will live forever; actually, they want it
Johnny Depp
Hahaha my design prototypes
Stay in the moment, live like you will die tomorrow
Too much courage maybe, you have to know when to run
Cool and goofy
Free spirited
Cool, great
Singing or acting
My interversion
When you type my name on google you can see my designs and that’s so cool
I don’t want to come back, can I stay
Paris
My dog Alfie
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Acting they can experience different characters
Sarcasm
I don’t use friends
Aziz Nesin, Stephen King
Jack Sparrow
Atatürk
My father, my mom
Anastasia, Tina, Natalie
That chocolate makes you gain weight :)
I discovered my self-confidence so late
Perfect question, in my sleep, the dream will continue forever
Live like its your last day it doesn’t have to be so crazy
“When I sleep, in my dreams, the ideas for a lot of my designs come to me. Shapes, colors, nature, animals, dreams, moments, and movie characters.”
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