Academy 02

Zoom Webinar

Design The Future You Love with Ayse Birsel

About the expert:

Ayse Birsel, Co-founder, Birsel + Seck

Ayse (Eye-Shay) Birsel is one of the world’s leading industrial designers, recognized for her human-centered approach to design. She is the co-founder of Birsel + Seck with her husband, Bibi Seck. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and was named one of The 25 Most Defining Pieces of Furniture From the Last 100 Years by The New York Times. She has designed hundreds of products—from toilet seats to office systems to concept cars—for brands like Herman Miller, Knoll, Target, and Toyota.

Named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Ayse was awarded Best Of Year Product Designer by Interior Design Magazine in 2020. Through her movement, Design the Life You Love, she has helped thousands of people apply her design thinking methodology to transform their lives and work. She applies the same principles and process to help organizations codesign experiences customers love.

Ayse is the author of Design the Life You Love and Design the LONG Life You Love. Born in Turkey, she came to New York on a Fulbright scholarship, where she continues to live and work.

Books: 

Design the Life You Love: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Meaningful Future, Tenspeed Press, Penguin Random House 

Design the Long Life You Love: A Step-by-Step Guide to Love, Purpose, Well-Being, and Friendship, Running Press, Hachette 

Modern Achievement: A New Approach to Timeless Lessons for Aspiring Leaders, by Asheesh Advani and Marshall Goldsmith, illustrated by Ayse Birsel

This private event is exclusively for WantedDesign members—join the club to be part of this conversation and many other learning and networking opportunities.

We will provide access to pending applications for this talk.

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