Adnan Serbest
Adnan Serbest
He was born in Tetovo, Macedonia in 1956. He formalized his design power by founding Adnan Serbest Furniture Design Company in 1986 and publishing his first designs. 1996, Organized a furniture design competition for the first time in Turkey in cooperation with ITU. Later, he worked in the management of ETMK (Industrial Designers’ Society of Turkey) for 2 years. After serving as the curator of ETMK Furniture Design Exhibition at 1997 IDEMA Fair, he took part in the organisation committee of the "Designers' Odyssey '98" ETMK exhibition. While his designs were included in the "Hit Guide" Design Catalogue at IMM 2004 and IMM 2006 Fairs, he joined Zona Tortona Design in 2006, which is the famous design organization of Italy. At IMM 2007 Fair, his designs were nominated for the “Best of Best” in the competition. After 2005, he took a role in the board of directors of Mobsad (Furniture Industry Businessmen Association). He became a member of the ISO assembly in 2009 and same year he succeed as the sole Turkish designer in the 150-year design history book with his design.