METU · INDUSTRIAL DESIGN GRADUATE

Better products
begin with questioning the familiar.

Driven by curiosity, problem solving, and a search for better ways to make things work for everyone involved.

Mehmet Kala
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Work

7 PROJECTS
01 — 2026

Full Control Lattice Generator

A procedural design tool for generating 3D-printable lattice structures inside complex volumes. Alongside controls for cell type, scale, orientation and density, the system explores how local geometric changes can shape preferred deformation and physical response. Developed in Blender Geometry Nodes as an open-source add-on.

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGNGEOMETRY NODESOPEN SOURCESOLO
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Hôlo headphone and speaker duo
02 — 2025

Hôlo

A sports headphone and foam-roller speaker designed as a pair for training and recovery. A shared lattice structure connects the two products while improving airflow and reducing heat and moisture buildup in the headphone cushion compared with conventional foam cushions. Developed through iteration, physical modelling, and close consideration of the user and use context.

PRODUCTSPORTS AUDIOLATTICETEAM OF 4
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Opus adaptive hybrid office system
03 — 2026

Opus

A modular workstation system that moves between individual work and team collaboration. When teams are working on-site, they can work together within the same cluster while retaining separation for focused tasks. Counterweighted partitions divide the individual workstations when raised and lower to complete a shared meeting table when collaboration begins. Small-group meetings can therefore happen where the team is already working, rather than requiring a move to a separate meeting space.

FURNITURE SYSTEMHYBRID OFFICEMODULARGRADUATION
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GlucoBuddy needle-free glucose monitor
04 — 2024

GlucoBuddy

A conceptual glucose-monitoring system designed to make everyday diabetes management feel less clinical for children. GlucoBuddy uses a character-led interface, playful snap-fit accessories, and adaptable straps to create a device that can grow with the user rather than feel like fixed medical equipment. An e-ink display keeps information visible with minimal power use, while the overall system focuses on familiarity, personalization, and reducing friction around daily monitoring.

WEARABLEPAEDIATRIC HEALTHE-INKTEAM OF 4
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Pebble vertical mouse for creative professionals
05 — 2026

Pebble

A vertical mouse for creative professionals, built around a second analog control surface. Software like Photoshop, Blender and CAD packages hides its most continuous actions — pan, zoom, orbit — behind hotkeys and modifier combinations that pull a hand off the mouse and onto the keyboard. Pebble places a trackpoint sensor within reach of the resting grip, giving proportional, pressure-sensitive control that can be mapped per application so those actions behave like the motions they represent. Currently in research and concept exploration.

PERIPHERALERGONOMICSWORK IN PROGRESSSOLO
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METU App, hero screens
06 — 2024

METU App

A university super app designed to bring fragmented campus services into one coherent experience. Schedules, assignments, dining, transport, and campus card services are combined in a single hub, with the home experience adapting to different user groups. The concept was shaped through interviews with 42 campus users across five groups and developed with consideration of METU’s existing IT infrastructure in collaboration with Computer Engineering students. The project was later taken forward by the Rectorate and a CENG team as the basis for replacing the existing METU mobile app.

DIGITAL UI DESIGNSUPER APPTEAM OF 4
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Dip & Carry fold-out fast food packaging
07 — 2023

Dip & Carry

A single-piece paper package that brings fast food and its sauces together. Takeaway food and sauce are usually handed over as separate packages, which makes them awkward to carry and use at the same time. Dip & Carry combines one large food compartment with two integrated sauce compartments in a single paperboard construction, so a serving of fries or churros arrives with both dips already in place. The package stores and ships flat, is formed at the counter, and can be carried on the go or set down on a table. A Basic Design studio project.

PAPER PACKAGINGSINGLE-PIECEBASIC DESIGNTEAM OF 3
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About

I'm a multidisciplinary designer based in Ankara, Türkiye, with a background in Industrial Design at METU. My work moves between product design, computational design, prototyping, and more technical design problems, usually driven by curiosity and a tendency to keep delving into how things work.

I enjoy developing ideas through making — from sketching and physical prototypes to digital fabrication and procedural tools. A long-standing interest in crafts has also shaped the way I approach materials, detail, and hands-on experimentation.

I'm currently interested in opportunities across product design, computational design, and design-engineering-adjacent work, and I'm open to relocation, freelance projects, and collaborations.

EDUCATION
B.Sc. Industrial Design, METU
BASED IN
Ankara, Türkiye
FOCUS
Product · Computational · Prototyping
OPEN TO
Roles · Freelance · Collaboration · Relocation
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CV

EDUCATION
Middle East Technical University
2026
B.Sc. Industrial Design
GPA 3.10 / 4.00 · Ankara, Türkiye
SKILLS
Product Design
Concept development · Product development · Design research
Prototyping & Making
Physical prototyping · Model making · SLA / FDM printing · Woodworking
Computational Design
Procedural modelling · Parametric systems · Geometry Nodes
3D Design & Visualization
CAD modelling · Rendering · Technical visualization
Digital Product Design
UI/UX · Interaction design · Interface prototyping
EXPERIENCE
designUM
2025 · 5 WEEKS
Product Design Intern
Decosit
2024 · 4 WEEKS
Production Intern
METU — ID 290
2023 · 4 WEEKS
Summer Workshop Practice
SELECTED SOFTWARE
3D / CAD
Rhino · Blender · Fusion 360
2D / VISUAL
Illustrator · Photoshop
DIGITAL
Figma · Webflow
ACHIEVEMENTS
Blender Conference 2026
Selected Speaker — Full Control Lattice Generator
Pro Carton Young Designers Award
2023
Finalist — Dip & Carry
Teknofest
2019
Underwater Drone Category Finalist
MakeX Robotics Competition
2019
1st Place — Ankara Stage
LANGUAGES
TURKISH
Native
ENGLISH
Advanced
OUTSIDE DESIGN
Triathlon
Craft & Making
Woodworking · Origami · Marbling