Autoban, established in 2003 by  Seyhan Özdemir and Sefer Çaglar is a multidisciplinary interior and product design firm in Istanbul. Apart from their practice they opened their own gallery in the trendy Tünel district in the ground floor of an historic building, where they exhibit and sell their own products. They approach product design as ‘an exploration of natural and raw materials in new contexts’ Every Autoban product has a unique character, reflecting both designers’ playful approach to “almost cliché” items. The designers cite the material and its capabilities as the inspiration for each design, but as the product names imply, Autoban’s designs are also highly influenced by nature and the rituals of daily life. Autoban products are best summarised as emotionally expressive, visually inspiring objects with a timeless, pleasure-to-live-with quality.