Experience

BetterThings Studio

• Türkiye
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Heart

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  BetterThings is an İstanbul based creative studio that will help you make a “better” connection with your audience through the visual storytelling world and design they create. Better results comes within a personal connection to each project. With a deep understanding of design thinking, future trends and marketing; BetterThings develops unique concepts for different channels. After years of working as a packaging and product designer for corporate brands award-winning (IF Design & Red Dot Design Award 2017) designer Hazal Balasar is the Heart of BetterThings. She defines herself as a multidisciplinary designer, interior stylist & editor. Show less



All Decor Magazine

• Freelance Editor

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  I create content as a freelance editor at All Decor Magazine. I create content as a freelance editor at All Decor Magazine.


Marie Claire Maison
• France
• Style Editor

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2021


Pasabahce

• Türkiye
• Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Multidisciplinary Designer

  • Dec 2014 - Aug 2017

  My primary responsibility is to develope new packaging ideas, manage the packaging design process between the clients, photographers and agencies,creative direction for photoshoots, do print design for glassware, build up seasonal concepts for Paşabahçe's decorated product groups. And besides, i collaborate with product design team to design glassware. My primary responsibility is to develope new packaging ideas, manage the packaging design process between the clients, photographers and agencies,creative direction for photoshoots, do print design for glassware, build up seasonal concepts for Paşabahçe's decorated product groups. And besides, i collaborate with product design team to design glassware.



MADAME COCO

• Türkiye
• Retail
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Sr Graphic Designer

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2014

  Branding and Visual Communication Madame Coco is a growing home textile and accessories company with its 140 stores in Turkey. My responsibility is primarily to design packaging for different product groups including textile, cosmetics, accesories and also to create visual materials for the brand. Branding and Visual Communication Madame Coco is a growing home textile and accessories company with its 140 stores in Turkey. My responsibility is primarily to design packaging for different product groups including textile, cosmetics, accesories and also to create visual materials for the brand.



WE ARE

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Owner/ Designer

  • Dec 2012 - Jul 2013

  www.theweare.info "WE ARE” Eskişehir merkezli, seri üretimin sıradanlığına karşı, her aşamasının tasarlandığı, ruhu olan el yapımı ürünler üreten bir stüdyo ve atölyedir. Biz renkleri, kumaşları, doğayı, dokuları, deneyimlemeyi, detayları, gülümsemeyi ve insanlari gülümsetmeyi seviyoruz. Ve biliyoruz ki dünyayı kurtaramayız ama anları daha keyifli kılabiliriz. HAZAL BALASAR+ELİF LÜTFİYE ÇAKIR “WE ARE” is an Eskişehir based studio and workshop that designs and creates handmade products, with sophistication and a dislike for the ordinary. WE LOVE colours, nature, patterns, experience, details, laughing and making people laugh. We can’t save the world, but with our products we can bring pleasure to it. HAZAL BALASAR+ELİF LÜTFİYE ÇAKIR Show less



Promateria Creative Design Consultancy, TL Magazine

• Internship

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  "Established in 1999, Pro Materia creates an efficient framework around contemporary design projects in order to support designers and companies reaching their goals and to promote them with a long term vision." Pro Materia creative design concultancy based in Brussel/ BELGIUM During my internship at Pro Materia in 2011, my responsibility was to create visual identities, build brands, curating and setting up design events and conducting design research for Pro Materia and TL Magazine. "Established in 1999, Pro Materia creates an efficient framework around contemporary design projects in order to support designers and companies reaching their goals and to promote them with a long term vision." Pro Materia creative design concultancy based in Brussel/ BELGIUM During my internship at Pro Materia in 2011, my responsibility was to create visual identities, build brands, curating and setting up design events and conducting design research for Pro Materia and TL Magazine.



Dream Design Factory DDF

• Türkiye
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internship

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2010

  During my internship at DDF, I worked for upcoming evebts Istanbul Design Week 2010 and Belgium based design event ,which was held during the Design Week, 'Human Cities Festival'. I worked for the organization before and during the both events . İstanbul Design Week 2010 Istanbul Tasarim Haftasi ile es zamanli olarak Tasarim Haftasi kapsaminda Belcikal'dan gelen Human Cities Festivali'nin lojistik ve organizasyonunda calistim. http://old.humancities.eu/ During my internship at DDF, I worked for upcoming evebts Istanbul Design Week 2010 and Belgium based design event ,which was held during the Design Week, 'Human Cities Festival'. I worked for the organization before and during the both events . İstanbul Design Week 2010 Istanbul Tasarim Haftasi ile es zamanli olarak Tasarim Haftasi kapsaminda Belcikal'dan gelen Human Cities Festivali'nin lojistik ve organizasyonunda calistim. http://old.humancities.eu/



Bun Design

• Türkiye
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internship

  • Jul 2009 - Sep 2009

  During my internship on BUN Design, i participated in both oroduct and graphic design projects,I had a chance to work close to production, and gain experience to work with certain materials. During my internship on BUN Design, i participated in both oroduct and graphic design projects,I had a chance to work close to production, and gain experience to work with certain materials.