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What is Creative Entrepreneurship?

It is the entrepreneurship that enables a new idea, invention or an existing goods or service to be presented to the market in a profitable way by improving them in terms of design, price, quality.

What is the Creative Industry?

Creative industries are defined as sectors that are based on individual creativity, talent and skill, create wealth and job opportunities in societies and lines of business, offer an entrepreneurship model by producing innovations and expedite the economic growth.

The Design Factory, which was established within the body of Istanbul Kültür University to strengthen the design and creativity atmosphere of Istanbul, is sponsored and funded by İSTKA.

 

At the Design Factory, 50 creative professional working in domains related to the Creative Industries will have the chance to develop their business by making use of working units such as, the collaborative workspace, prototyping workshop, studio, etc. 

By coupling professional creators with 50 young creators in the role of apprentice, they will have the chance to acquire new knowledge in their respective domains at first hand while doing the job path they want to pursue. 

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Strong synergy between stakeholders!

The Design Factory is a large formation that is carried out with the financial support of the Istanbul Development Agency, established within the scope of Istanbul Kültür University, and supported by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports and the Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation.

 

Design Factory Activities

Highlights...
Participants
Participants

50 professional and 100 young creators will be determined with interviews.

Here's Education!
Here's Education!

27 lessons of 14 departments about creatives industries within the body of IKU will be taught in Design Factory and students will have a chance of experiencing the atmosphere along with interacting with creative individuals and managements.

Special Education Program
Special Education Program

100 young creators will be provided with Design-Oriented Thinking and Project Development training.

Workshop & Demoday
Workshop & Demoday

12 workshops, 2 conference and 8 seminars will be held in Design Factory. Besides these, networking efforts with 2 demo day premieres and 1 exhibition, supporting creative individual and managements along with their access to customers and investors, joint promotion and marketing and communication tools will be developed.

Creathon
Creathon

At the Creathon event which lasts for 48 hours, projects will be developed with the cooperation of professional creators and academicians.

Internship and Employment
Internship and Employment

Internship and employment opportunities in the sector will be improved for 20 successful young creators.

Exhibition
Exhibition

Designs prepared by professional fashion designers and young creators will be presented to sector representatives and customers over the exhibition prepared by a professional creator.

 

 

2022 Year-End Target

Design Factory until the end of 2022...

 
50
Professional Collaboration
50
Intern Graduation
100
Training Participant
20
Internship and Employment

APPLICATION

Do you want to be one of the 50 professionals at the Design Factory or take your place among the creative apprentices? Or do you think of supporting the project? Fill out the form now and we will contact you as soon as possible!