STUDENTS OF YACHT DESIGN VISITED COLOGNE AND DÜSSELDORF FAIRS

Students of Izmir University of Economics, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Department of Yacht Design, attended the technical trip to Furniture and Boat fairs held in Germany.

Members of Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Asst. Prof. Dr. Markus Wilsing, Asst. Prof. Dr. Can Özcan, Asst. Prof. Dr. Tolga Benli, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Ergül, along with six graduate degree students, visited the fairs held in Düsseldorf and Cologne. The students, who met with the important representatives of the sector at the fair, had a chance to present the prototypes they made as part of Furniture Design course.

Students of Yacht Design, who were mostly interested in the Design Talents section of the fair, where product designs of the young  designers based on innovation were exhibited, stated that they wanted to attend the fair next year with their own prototypes. The students got a chance to visit the Yacht Fair, organized in Düsseldorf, for two days. They studied the new trends in motor yachts and sailing boats, and the craftsmanship and the quality of materials, at the fair considered to be one of the biggest boat fairs worldwide.

Izmir University of Economics team was interested in boat materials and equipment, and especially in houseboats at the fair that was enriched with water sports equipment and water activities. They argued that many platforms could be designed for public use for Izmir Bay if the legal regulations allowed.