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Master's in Product Design
Year of Graduation: 2016
Current role: Founder at Rüya Akyol Studio
Country: Turkey
Rüya Akyol gained her Master’s Degree in Product Design at Ů in 2016 after a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Product Design from Istanbul Technical University. She worked for many years as designer and studio director with Claudio Bellini in Milan and Philippe Starck in Paris, before eventually established her own studio in Milan.
Rüya Akyol Studio, a Milan and Istanbul-based design and consultancy firm, provides product, furniture, and spatial design, as well as brand identity and art direction services. The holistic design approach that the studio embraces, creates homogeneous and clear brand identities. The designer’s style is a synthesis of contemporary Italian and minimalist Scandinavian.
In 2025, Rüya Akyol has been named Young Designer of the Year by the Elle Decoration International Design Awards (EDIDA) Türkiye.
Rüya Akyol gained her Master’s Degree in Product Design at Ů in 2016 after a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Product Design from Istanbul Technical University. She worked for many years as designer and studio director with Claudio Bellini in Milan and Philippe Starck in Paris, before eventually established her own studio in Milan.
Rüya Akyol Studio, a Milan and Istanbul-based design and consultancy firm, provides product, furniture, and spatial design, as well as brand identity and art direction services. The holistic design approach that the studio embraces, creates homogeneous and clear brand identities. The designer’s style is a synthesis of contemporary Italian and minimalist Scandinavian.
In 2025, Rüya Akyol has been named Young Designer of the Year by the Elle Decoration International Design Awards (EDIDA) Türkiye.
“Ů is not only a school but a whole experience that directs you towards becoming the designer you wish to be. The education prepares you for the real design world by creative projects and the network of the school connects you to the people and places that shape your career.”