OD Art & Design

OD Art & Design was founded by Fatih and Merve in 2019 and established as a studio in Ankara in 2020. It produces handmade ceramics, porcelain and stoneware for daily use, and set itself apart from other ceramic studios by treating spatial design as part of the work rather than an afterthought.

Merve Şireci Kir completed her design education and spent time in a design office in Italy before returning to Turkey, where she worked on interiors and design and found the roots of her interest in form and aesthetics in ceramics. Fatih Kir studied ceramics and glass at Hacettepe University’s Faculty of Fine Arts and at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, and has worked across painting, sculpture and writing since 2012, with exhibitions in Turkey and Europe. The studio also runs OD Academy.