Onur Sönmez is a designer, who has a wide range of interest in interaction / interface design and human-machine interaction research.
After receiving his BA degree with Honours in Visual Communication Design at the Istanbul Bilgi University with full scholarship he moved to Linz - Austria, completed his Masters degree of Interface Cultures at the Kunstuniversitat Linz, attended to the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS) in Japan as an exchange researcher and worked for Ars Electronica Futurelab & Bosch Design Studio Münich. Currently working for Kontrastmoment as an Interface Designer on the future development and design of interactive interfaces and control concepts for BMW Group (including BMWi, Mini and Rolls-Royce) and other interesting projects.
He exhibited in many places such as Venice Biennale Architecture, Saatchi Gallery London, Sonar Istanbul 2018, Contemporary Istanbul 2015, Ars Electronica (2005,07,08,09,10,12,13,15), Digilogue Future Tellers - Zorlu PSM, Transmediale '15 Berlin, Media Facade Festival Europe, Connecting Cities, Linz 09 European Capital of Culture, IAMAS / Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences Japan, Amber Festival, TodaysArt Festival 2012 - Den Haag, "Wearable Technology" Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk) - 5-DAYS OFF Festival - Amsterdam, Pixelache Festival SantralIstanbul - Istanbul, Medialab Prado - Madrid etc.
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