Education:

BID, Middle Eastern Technical University; MID, Industrial Design, Pratt Institute

Professional experience includes:

Founder, principal, Olive 1:1; founder, principal, Birsel Design Ltd.

Clients have included:

Herman Miller, Knoll, Hewlett-Packard, OfficeMax, Target, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota, Victoria's Secret, Ann Taylor, Hasbro, MOROSO

Group exhibitions include:

Design Trust for Public Space; MoMA PS1; International Contemporary Furniture Fair; Milan Furniture Fair

Publications include:

Huffington Post, I.D., Metropolis, Interiors, Intramuros

Collections include:

Museum of Modern Art; Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Awards and honors include:

Gold Award, IDEA; Athena Award, Rhode Island School of Design; Best of Show, Best of Category Awards, NeoCon; Young Designer Award, Brooklyn Museum; Gold Award, I.D.; Fulbright Fellowship