Alper Böler

A product and furniture designer, Alper Böler was born in Istanbul in 1975. After graduating from the Industrial Design Department of Marmara University, he worked at various furniture and interior design companies. He cofounded Ünal & Böler Studio in 2000. In 2006, Ünal & Böler presented international works, including three visits to Milan’s Salone Satellites. Apart from Designersblock London, Ünal & Böler participated in the Stylepark in Residence Exhibition in Cologne, Designersblock Frankfurt, Blickfang Stuttgart and Blickfang Wien.

Ünal & Böler’s Petek (Honeycomb) bookshelf was included in Wallpaper magazine’s Global Edit exhibit and earned the Gioia Casa Best 100 design award.

Their Salkım (Bunch) book hanger was honored by Vienna’s MAK Museum of Applied & Contemporary Art and is still on sale at the museum store. Salkım is also sold at the museum shop of Istanbul Modern.

Alper Böler founded Alper Böler Design in 2008. His debut collection, called Housework: Design Domesticated was launched at the May 2009 New York Design Week.