Design - IED Alumni interview: Dodo Arslan

Published on April 30, 2021

IN A NUTSHELL:

  • IED Milano
  • Industrial Design - 1998
  • Taschen's one of the 90 top designers worldwide

YOU NOW:
I’m working between Italy and Florida and I’m specialized in furniture, light and accessories design which are developed with the best craftsmen and brands. I also work with the best architects and interior designers to conceive and realize tailored solutions (both for residential and contract) as well as unique light and design art installations.

Italic

CREATIVITY: 
It’s simply the best mix anyone could ever desire, and it was clear from the very first visit to the school…

Glace

IED LOCATIONS:
Studying design was my dream, so IED Milano, in my home city, was the natural choice!

GracieBird

CHALLENGES OF OUR TIMES: 
A designer is a problem solver, the harder the challenge, the higher the complexity of the project and the excitement in finding the solutions.

Virtus

SUSTAINABILITY: 
I always team up with the best craftsmen and consultants and I’m constantly pushing the companies I work with to make a step forward in that direction with each new project.

Campari

ADVICE:
Study hard, to be well tempered for minimum 3 years of real work after you graduate. Work close to your favourite professionals, people you admire and respect, to get the maximum out of the collaboration. Find your way and jump without hesitation in your own projects. It won’t be easy in the beginning but don’t let go till you reach your dreams!

MORE ABOUT YOU: 
You can see the videos on Vimeo: “Italic” Trophy at “Best of Italy” Gala in Miami, Aria on the Bay Video, Making of Nove, Dodo Arslan - Intervista di Giorgio Tartaro - DesignBook 2008.

Argent

LAST BUT NOT LEAST: 
My IED thesis project was a Baby Stroller and was a very complex project due to the quickly changing behavior and ergonomic dimensions of the baby from 0 to 4 years… But working with my friend Federico “Chicco” Ferretti and the experienced Thesis Professor, Daniele Bresciani, we reached a fully satisfactory result!

Otto