Yasemin Kapkın

Interior Designer

I design spaces that feel like they’ve always belonged to you. Calm, intentional, and quietly powerful.My journey began in Milan, where I learned to shape space with elegance and purpose, and continues in Reykjavík, where design meets raw nature and emotional depth.
I see each interior as a living environment, one that listens, adapts, and gently shapes how we feel within it.

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About

I’m Yasemin Kapkın, an interior designer from Istanbul, now based in Reykjavík. My passion for design began in childhood, shaped by the influence of my mother, an Interior Architect. Early experiences on construction sites sparked a lasting interest in how space can shape emotion and experience.With a background shaped by living and studying across cultures, I speak Turkish, English, Italian, and I’m currently learning Icelandic. I see design as a universal language that communicates through atmosphere, light, and material. Calm, empathetic, and precise by nature, I create interiors that listen before they speak.Spaces that support how we live and leave a quiet, lasting impression.

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Education

2024-2026 ( continuing )
DESIGN & NEW ENVIROMENTS
Masters
LHÍ Listaháskóli Íslands, Reykjavík, Iceland2021-2024
INTERIOR DESIGN
University
IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Milano, Italy2017-2021
VISUAL ARTS
High School
Avni Akyol Fine Arts High School, Istanbul, Turkey

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THE HEART OF IEBP

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down the memory lane

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THE HEART OF IEBP

The Iceland Eco-Business Park (IEBP) is a circular innovation hub located in a repurposed aluminum smelter in Helguvík, Iceland. It brings together green industries, researchers, and startups to collaborate under one roof with sustainability, reuse, and community at its core.As part of a six-week design residency, I was invited to develop a concept for the heart of the building: a 500 m² communal space connecting the Park’s two main wings. The goal was to design an adaptable, inclusive, and environmentally conscious interior that reflects IEBP’s circular values.The result is a flexible, multi-level space that supports collaboration, visibility, and well-being blending work, social, and wellness functions within a natural, industrial-inspired palette. Rooted in Icelandic context, the design serves as both a functional center and a symbolic core for the Park’s evolving future.

DOWN THE MEMORY LANE

Thesis Project: lobby of tomorrowIn partnership:
Rx france & equıphotel parısCompetition wınner - PROJECT EXHIBITED AT EQUIPHOTEL PARIS TRADE SHOW 2024

A visionary lobby design project that engages the senses and emotions through cutting-edge technology. It preserves memories, fosters new ones, and offers personalized journeys, connecting individuals.