She expresses her dreams with colors and shapes

Interview: Özge Zeki

Handmade porcelain brand Casi Paped stands out with its colorful collections as well as its striking and original design line. We talked to the founder of the brand Şebnem Celepoğlu Dindar about her design journey.

How was the Casi Paped brand born?

The endless hustle and bustle of city life takes us away from animals and nature, in short, from all living things. Sometimes we even forget the color and smell of the soil we step on. Yet man has a great need for the earth and animals that have energized every drop of his soul since the day he came into existence. Whether it was my love for the soil or my longing for nature, I felt that I needed a branch of art to find myself, to remember nature, to get lost in the mud. This is how Casi Paped was born 4 years ago. The name was inspired by my dear friends who left their mark on my life: my dog Casi, my parrot Pap and my cat Edward.

The color of the cups in shades such as blue, mint green, yellow and pink that make up Casi Paped's debut collection represents enthusiasm and fun. These colors, just like the earth tones series, turn their faces to nature. Birds, fish and flowers in nature bring cup designs to life with their wonderful tones.

Where do you do your work?

The Bebek neighborhood, which is suitable for Istanbul's vibrant life dynamics, hosts many new design workshops and embraces nature and the sea at the same time, was the right address for the Casi Paped design workshop.

What inspires you?

The most important theme of my moodboard is ecology and colors. I care a lot about protecting and promoting nature. The cities I discover while traveling always inspire me. Based on Moodboard, our colors in products change according to warm and cold tones, just like the turning of the seasons in nature. How would you summarize the brand's design line?

Every design is the result of our imagination. We express our dreams with colors and shapes. We take the energy of the sun and combine it with the freedom of blue. By adding functionality to our colorful stance, we create designs that you will enjoy using and that show their color. We know that everything starts with imagination. Our process from the first idea to small series production starts with the creation of 3D printing prototypes of the designs we imagine and ends with the patenting of the products after their production is realized. With an environment- and people-oriented approach, we produce products that are shaped by hand and consist of natural ingredients in limited quantities within the framework of ethical values, with a small but large team of people who do what they love and love what they do.

Which are your sales channels?

Casi Paped designs are available at Beymen, Sir Maison, Minoa and Simple Life stores and on our website.