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Ekin Kayis is a product designer based in Helsinki, who graduated from Aalto University Product and Spatial Design MA Programme in 2018, following his bachelors degree in his hometown Istanbul, at Istanbul Technical University Industrial Product Design Programme. Ekin has a hands-on, research-oriented and experimental approach to design process, along with a strong emphasis on materials, texture and color. Using both craft-based and industrial production techniques, his work explores the qualities and potential of materials and the means of production.

His work has been exhibited in international design weeks, fairs and exhibitions such as Milan Design Week, Collectible Fair Brussels, London Design Fair, Paris Design Week and Helsinki Design Week among others.