Research Projects.

Independent Researcher
Funded by TÜBİTAK – The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (1001 Research Project)
2025–2027
Qualitative analysis of the potential of contemporary art for increasing public and spatial access to cultural heritage sites in Istanbul. Principal investigator: Assoc. Prof. Ayşe N. Erek.
Visiting Researcher
Birmingham City University, Creative Industries Research Cluster, United Kingdom
2024
Crossing paths between crafts, design, and innovation. Funded by TÜBİTAK – The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.
Researcher
Creative Europe Programme
2023–2024
Re-Discover: Traditional knowledge in European creative industries. Funded by the Creative Europe Programme – CREA Lump Sum Grant.
Researcher
Erasmus+ EU Programme for Education, Training, Youth, and Sport
2022–2024
Folk art and culture: Offering educational opportunities to young people. Funded by the Erasmus+ EU Programme for Education, Training, Youth, and Sport
https://www.folkart-culture.eu
Researcher
Member of UNESCO Chair @Kadir Has University
2015–Ongoing
“Management and Promotion of World Heritage Sites: New Media and Community Involvement”
Project Director
Post-Doc Research Project funded by TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey)
2013–2015
“Interrelations of crafts, design and innovation as a resource of creative economies, as part of intangible heritage: Living Human Treasures of the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul and the ‘Hans’ around the Bazaar.” Project Nr. 112K221
https://app.trdizin.gov.tr/proje/TVRRM01EWTI/yaratici-ekonomi-kaynagi-olarak-somut-olamayan-kulturu-varligi-kapsaminda-zanaat-tasarim-inovasyon-iliskileri-kapalicarsi-nin-yasayan-insan-hazineleri-
Researcher, “Patina of Time” Mardin-İstanbul
Research for the Filigree Technique of the Mesopotamian Geography, İstanbul Tasarım Vakfı
2013–2014
"Filigree tradition and its contemporary reflections workshop" organized by the İstanbul Design Foundation between 24-29 September 2013 in Mardin and Istanbul. Editorial Advisory for the publication of the outcomes of the workshop.
Selected Publications.

Peer Reviewed Articles.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., (2013). "Yenilikçi Bir Üretim Modeli Olarak İtalyan Endüstri Kümeleri ve Tasarıma Dayalı İnovasyona Etkileri. "Tasarım ve Kuram, 9(16), 43-57.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., (2010). "Experimental Experience in Design Education as a Resource for Innovative Thinking: The Case of Bruno Munari." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2, no. 2 (2010): 5039-044. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.817.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., (2008). "Spontaneous Design: All Men are Designers." ABITARE: Interior-Architecture-Design-Art, 150-54.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., (2006). "Kitsch sınırında ürünler: Alessi için Stefano Giovannoni." YAPI(297), 83-88.
Book Chapters.
Ritratti di Istanbul (2015)., Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., LetteraVentidue_UIAV. Editor: Teresita Scalco, Moira Valeri, ISBN:9788862421478
https://www.amazon.it/Istanbul-Ritratti-citt%C3%A0-T-Scalco/dp/8862421478
https://www.letteraventidue.com/it/prodotto/151/istanbul
The Cultural and Creative Industries: "Responding the Industry’s Request for Design Knowledge: Reflections of a private educational initiative from Turkey " (2012)., Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., , Bayraktaroğlu Serkan, Eburon Publishers Editors: Giep Hagoort, Aukje Thomassen, Rene Kooyman, ISBN:9789059726192
Nesneyi Okumak: Deciphering The Object, "Doğu ve Batı arasında ‘beşibiryerde’ tasarım: Türkiye’de geleneksel mücevher tüketiminin günümüze yansımaları" (2012)., Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Yasar Üniversitesi. Editor: Tevfik Balcıgolu, ISBN:9789756339
Design and Cinema: Form Follows Film, "The question of the Designed Object in Cinema" (2006)., Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Erek Ayse Nur, Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Editors: Belkıs Uluoglu, Ayhan Ensici, Ali Vatansever. ISBN:978-1-8471-8003-2

Proceedings and Conference Presentations.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., LetteraVentidue_UIAV. Editor: Teresita Scalco, Moira Valeri, Ritratti di Istanbul (2015).
ISBN:9788862421478
https://www.amazon.it/Istanbul-Ritratti-citt%C3%A0-T-Scalco/dp/8862421478
https://www.letteraventidue.com/it/prodotto/151/istanbul
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., , Bayraktaroğlu Serkan, (2012).
The Cultural and Creative Industries: "Responding the Industry’s Request for Design Knowledge: Reflections of a private educational initiative from Turkey " Eburon Publishers Editors: Giep Hagoort, Aukje Thomassen, Rene Kooyman, ISBN:9789059726192
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Yasar Üniversitesi. Editor: Tevfik Balcıgolu, (2012)
Nesneyi Okumak: Deciphering The Object, "Doğu ve Batı arasında ‘beşibiryerde’ tasarım: Türkiye’de geleneksel mücevher tüketiminin günümüze yansımaları" ISBN:9789756339
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Erek Ayse Nur, Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Editors: Belkıs Uluoglu, Ayhan Ensici, Ali Vatansever, (2006)
Design and Cinema: Form Follows Film, "The question of the Designed Object in Cinema" ISBN:978-1-8471-8003-2
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Aslan Ecem, (2018).
“Sustaining vs. Safeguarding: Critical Perspectives on Managing Cultural Artefacts, Crafts, and Design”. 21st DMI: Academic Design Management Conference, Next Wave. London, UK, 1-2 August, 2018. https://www.dmi.org/page/ADMC2018Proceedings
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Kösebay Erkan, Yonca, (2016).
"Tracking down Jewellery Craftsmanship of Istanbul in Historical Sources." ICTA_15th International Congress of Turkish Art Congress. (Full-Text)
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Kösebay Erkan, Yonca, (2015).
"Tracking down the Innovation Potential of a 500 Year Old Creative Cluster: The Case of the Grand Bazaar (of Istanbul) and Its Jewellers." Proceedings of INSIGHT 2015_Design Research Symposium, National Institute of Design, India, Bangalore. (Full-Text in Publication Process)
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Kösebay Erkan, Yonca, (2015).
"Value Creation in Jewellery Fabrıcation Today: Exploring the Interrelations of Crafts and Innovatıon through the Case of the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul." "Proceedings of The Value of Design Research, 11th International European Academy of Design Conference, Paris Descartes Universtiy Institute of Psychology, Paris. (Full-Text)
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Kösebay Erkan, Yonca, (2014).
"Zanaatın İnovasyonla Sınavı: Kapalıçarşı Kuyumculuğunun Inovasyon Potansiyelinin Tespitine Yönelik bir Tasarım Araştırması." UTAK2014 Ulusal Tasarım Araştırmaları Konferansı(1).
https://utak.id.metu.edu.tr/files/2014/10/UTAK2014_BildiriKitabi.pdf
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Bell R., Doganca, M. ,Bigat Ç., (2011).
"Experiential Approach in Art and Design Research: Mapping as walking, as learning to see." 33.InSEAInternational Society Through Art- World Congress (Full Text)
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Narter, Ç., Yağız Yançatarol B., (2010).
Industrial Design With Reference to Greenwich: Design Education in the Periphery and Its Global Reflections. International Syposium on East of the West: New Approaches in Art and Design (1), 461-475. (Full Text)
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., (2010).
"Küresel Tasarım Yarışında İtalyan Modelini Okumak." Uluslararası katılımlı mücevher-takı tasarımı ve eğitimi sempozyumu (UMTTES 2010): "kuyumculuk anlayışında küresel değişim"(1), 289-299. (Full Text)
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Başar, Ayşem (2008).
"Ikea and the Flat-pack concept on Scandinavian Design." ICOVACS 2008_International Conference on Sustainable Value Chain(1), 99-109. (Full Text)
https://kutuphane.ieu.edu.tr/wp-content/26ICOVACS2008.pdf
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., (2006).
"Günümüzde Türkiye’de Turistik Metalar Üzerindeki Oryantalist Etkiler ve Bu Çerçevede Tasarımda Ulusal Kimlik." 3UTK-3. Ulusal Tasarım Kongresi(1), 301-310.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., Erek, Ayşe N., (2005).
"Sinema'da Tasarım Yoktur." 2. Tasarım ve Sinema Konferansı: Biçim Filmi İzler (Full Text)
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E.,(2012).
Tektaş: Ayın Gölgesinde bir Efsane. Antik Dekor(128), 130-135.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E.,(2012).
Dijital Zanaatkâr Karim Rashid. ARTAM: Global Art and Design (17), 154-161.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E.,(2011).
Ürün Değerlendirmesi: TENEO by Herman Miller (Tasarım: Birsel-Sleck ). XXI Mimarlık, Tasarım ve Mekân(100), 39-39.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E.,(2010).
Mücevher Tasarımı ve Tasarım Yönetimi, Söyleşi. Goldnews, IKO İstanbul Kuyumcular Odası Sektörel Dergisi, 86-91.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E.,(2008).
Kamusal Alanın Bireysel Sınırları: Kayıt-dışı Tasarımlar. İstanbul Dergisi: İstanbul Tarih Vakfı
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E.,(2008).
“Saplantılı Tasarım Statü Değiştiriyor” Andrea Branzi’yle Söyleşi. XXI Mimarlık, Tasarım ve Mekân(73)
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E.,(2006).
Tasarım İstanbullu olmak istediğini haykırdı. IDW İstanbul Design Week. İstanbul Tasarım Haftası. Plato Güncel Sanat Dergisi, 33-39.
Coşkun Orlandi, Ayşe E., (2006).
"Kitsch sınırında ürünler: Alessi için Stefano Giovannoni." YAPI(297), 83-88.
