Transience and the modern Turkish interior: Transience as a challenge in modern interiors in Turkey

• Published in: Res mobilis Vol. 12; no. 16; pp. 41 - 57
• Main Authors: Hasırcı, Deniz, Sumnu, Umut, Tuna Ultav, Zeynep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: design history; interior design; interior space; modern architecture; modern furniture; modernity
• ISSN: 2255-2057; 2255-2057

Despite the expansion of research in modern interiors around the world and a more inclusive dialogue with regards to geography, ultimately, the field is still lacking theory and methods derived from its own specific needs rather than being adapted from architectural research, and a focus on its transient nature that is likely to lead to more impactful research and preservation results. Modern Turkish interiors research have also expanded greatly with individual, as well as projects or research groups like docomomo_tr interiors and DATUMM (Documenting and Archiving Modern Turkish Furniture) that create awareness through various forms of scholarly (documentaries, archival work) and popular (public exhibitions, popular books and magazines, newspaper pieces, and films) output. [1] Although transience and thus a race with time is at the core of modern interiors research and several struggles are common worldwide, socio-cultural and economic reasons result in a faster pace in Turkey, creating an urgency to implement innovative methods and approaches fitting contemporary prerequisites of the field.

[1] "docomomo Virtual Exhibition," https://exhibition.docomomo.com/, (accessed March 10, 2023); "docomomo_tr Interior," https://www.docomomo-tr-interior.org/, (accessed March 10, 2023); "Sivil Mimari Bellek Ankara 1930-1980 [Civilian Architectural Memory of Ankara 1930-1980]," http://sivilmimaribellekankara.com/proje_ciktilari.html, (accessed March 10, 2023); DATUMM, https://linktr.ee/datumm, (accessed March 10, 2023).