About
Afra Sonmez
E-textıle desıgner / researcher
Afra Sönmez is an electronic textile designer/ researcher who integrate technology with craft, fashion and traditional methods. Her works contains different types of e-textile examples such as kinetic costumes, wearable games, e-textile costumes and accessories.
In 2004 she returned to Turkey from Moskow and continue to study in Turkey. She studied graphic design in high school, after then continue studies in Yeditepe University Visual Communication design department. In 2017 Afra made a colabration with Tuba Ergin for Mercedes Benz Istanbul Fashion Week SS17. Nowadays she is performing with her e-textile instrument.
Résumé
Education
Art Unıversıty Of Lınz
Yedıtepe Unıversıty
Colakoglu Gırls Vocatıonal Hıgh School
Work
Fılıka Desıgn
Iskele 47-Maker Dojo
Cherrycherry Vısual Fx Agency
Farewell Katya Fılm Set
Presentations
Mıcrosoft IOT & Wearable Tech.”
Wearable Tech. in Fashion | 2016
Beykent Unıversıty 3th Natıonal Managment Informatıon Summıt
Wearable Electronics | 2016
Mıcrosoft Tech. Tour IOT Bahcesehır Unıversıty
Wearable Tech. & Fashion | 2016
Ankara Maker Faır
E-Textile, Art & Craft | 2016
Work Shops
Amerıcan Robert Collage/RCMakers
Sewing the Technology | 2017KWorks
Sewing the Technology | 2017 (Kworks Workshop | Youtube video)Europıan Maker Week Makerhane
Wearable Tech. | 2016Exhibitions
Ars Electronica Festival “Transcode”
E-Textile Instrument / Performance | 2019
Istanbul Fashıon Week SS17 Tuba Ergın
Opening Kinetic Costume | 2016
1st Istanbul Desıgn Bıennıal Academy Program
Installation | 2012
Participantions
Ars Electronıca Festıval / Electronıcos Fantastıcos
Barcode Readers Performance |2019
Sonar Istanbul +D
Wearable Tech. Designer | 2017 (Sónar İstanbul +D 2017 | Youtube video)
1st Istanbul Mını Maker Faıre
Hokkabass - Speaker Pillow | 2014