CV
Defne Celet · b. 2008, Istanbul · defnecelet@gmail.com
Education
Hisar School, Istanbul
High school diploma expected 2027, with Advanced Placement courses.
Alkev, Istanbul
German-curriculum primary and middle school.
Courses +
Training
Art Project Lab, Istanbul
Portfolio preparation with Senem Demirhan, ongoing.
D&D Art Studio, Istanbul
Intensive portfolio programme, four days a week, with Deniz Orkuş.
London Art Portfolio, London
Private tuition with Julia Dennis: collage (November 2025) and paper manipulation for garment forms (January 2026).
Central Saint Martins, UAL, London
Fashion Sketchbook short course, two weeks.
Istituto Marangoni, Florence
Fashion Design summer course, three weeks.
Istanbul Fashion Academy (IMA)
Tasarım Fabrikası summer school, two weeks.
Seher Danışoğlu Workshop, Istanbul
Weekly practice in drawing and painting.
Exhibitions
+ Shows
Dünden Bugüne Ortaklaşan İzler, group exhibition
Seher Danışoğlu Workshop, Istanbul.
School Artist Event
Assisted the featured artist with the production of her work.
School Artist Exhibition
Exhibited artwork selected for the annual show.
Painting competitions
Represented the school in national painting competitions.
Experience
Book illustration: Olmazı Oldurmak
Graphite portrait of my grandparents for the book telling Desa's fifty year story.
Backstage assistant, Milan Fashion Week
1972 by Desa, SS26 collection show.
Internships, Desa Deri
Leather goods production and the design office, working alongside the design team.
Skills +
Materials
Languages
Turkish
English
German
Goethe-Institut B1 and DSD I certificates.
Elsewhere
Violin
LCM Grade 4. Played the Republic Centennial Concert with the Hisar Youth Philharmonic (2023) and the Sanremo school orchestra competition (2025).
Mentoring
Mentor to 9th grade students; planning a sustainable sewing project teaching garment repair and redesign.
Sports + animals
PADI Open Water diver, skier, wakeboarder, guardian of two huskies.