Koz Susani Design

Koz Susani Design is the studio of Defne Koz and Marco Susani, based in Chicago and rooted in Italian and Turkish design culture. Koz opened her own studio in Milan, creating best sellers for Alessi, Fontana Arte, Foscarini and Leucos, and pioneered industrial design in Turkey through work for VitrA, Lipton and Gaia&Gino.

Marco Susani began his career with Ettore Sottsass, worked at Olivetti, Sottsass Associati and Domus Academy, then moved to the United States to create Motorola’s Advanced Concept Group and become its global vice president of digital design. Together they work from product and furniture to branding and UX, with clients including Alessi, 3M, Apple, Bernhardt, Italamp, Koleksiyon, Panasonic, Philips, Pirelli and Seiko; their Alcove for Koleksiyon won the Compasso d’Oro in 2020.