Zade Design

Nadire Ertuğrul is the founder and creative director of Zade Design Studio. She graduated as the top student from the Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Department of Bahçeşehir University in 2013.

Together with her husband, Architect (ITU) Ayhan Ertuğrul, they founded the Design Production Center Architectural and Ltd. Co. in 1993. Under this entity, they have been providing architectural, interior architectural, project implementation, contracting, and consultancy services. Their project group produces historic buildings, mass housing, and various social-purpose building projects. Additionally, they participate in international conceptual project competitions, winning numerous awards.

She describes her design approach with the concept of 'utility'. Aimed at creating well-thought-out, simple, functional, robust, aesthetic, and distinctive designs, she aims to make useful designs a memorable part of users' lives amidst the constantly changing conditions of the world.

Due to her resistance to mass production and ordinariness, she founded Zade Design in Istanbul under the roof of TYM Architecture in 2018. Zade Design draws inspiration from nature, consisting of living and inanimate objects that continuously renew and change themselves beyond human activity. They focus on creating sustainable, artisanal, timeless designs. Therefore, their products are always personalized.