Ayzit Bostan is a designer and artist based in Munich.

Nominations and awards

  • 2023
  • Design Award of the City of Munich
  • Die Neue Sammlung adds the Design Award poster to its permanent collection
  • 2020
  • Die Neue Sammlung adds the “Liege 1” in its permanent collection
  • Nomination for the Design Award of the City of Munich
  • 2018
  • Finalist for the Andam Fashion Accessories Prize Paris with Ayzit Bostan Design for PB 0110
  • 2017
  • Nomination for the Design Award of the City of Munich
  • 2011
  • Nomination of “Ayzit 3” bag for Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 2010
  • DCC silver award for the bag “Ayzit3”, Ayzit Bostan for BREE
  • 2009
  • IF product design award for the bag “Ayzit 3”, Ayzit Bostan for BREE
  • 1997
  • Award of the City of Munich for Applied Arts

Acitivities

  • Professorship at the Kunsthochschule Kassel
  • Advisory board member for art in public spaces Munich at the Cultural Department Munich – 2020
  • Board member of Kunstverein München e.V. – 2021
  • Advisory member for visual arts at Goethe Institut München -2023

CV

2024

Edition with TECTA x PB 0110, design of a folding stool C4 and a bag

Concept for an installation for the 40th anniversary of the Gasteig HP8 in 2025

New Ayzit Bostan Collection

New Ayzit Bostan bag & purse

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

2023

“AYZIT BOSTAN PALAST” exhibition, textile installation at Rathausgalerie München, Munich

“TRIO” flag installation at the Munich Department of Culture

Group exhibition “TEXTILE WORLDS” at Die Neue Sammlung, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Design Award of the City of Munich

“PLAYTIME” installation for Münchner Kammerspiele

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

Die Neue Sammlung adds TOP, textile object in its permanent collection

2022

“PARASOL” installation for Goethe-Institut Paris at ‘Die Neue Sammlung`,

Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

New bag design for PB 0110

Recyled Merchandise Shirts for Münchner Kammerspiele

New Ayzit Bostan Collection

“PLAYTIME” installation for Münchner Kammerspiele

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

2021

“DRAPEAU POUR BORDEAUX” installation for Goethe-Institut Bordeaux at Port de la Lune / Quasi Louis XVIII

Group exhibition “The World:Reglitterized” at 5. Biennale im Haus der Kunst, München

“PARASOL” installation for Goethe-Institut Paris at Square du Palais Galliera, Paris

Group exhibition “An die Zukunft der Nostalgie // Dedicated to the Future of Nostalgia” at whiteBox, Munich 

Group exhibition “Dress Code – Das Spiel mit der Mode” at Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn

New bag design for PB 0110

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

2020

Group exhibition “Knit! “, Garment for Kvadrat textiles, online exhibition

Die Neue Sammlung adds the “Liege 1” in its permanent collection

Group exhibition “Tell me about yesterday tomorrow” at Munich Centre for the History of National Socialism

New bag collection for PB 0110

Bag design for Euroboden

2019

Group exhibition  “Reflex Bauhaus” at Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum Munich

Installation “BLAU” at Kunst-Insel, Lenbachplatz, Munich

Guest lecture for Goethe-Institut at Musée des Arts décoratifs et du Design in Bordeaux

Presentation of the new bag collection for PB 0110 at Paris Fashion Week

Group exhibition “Meze Evi”, Villa Stuck, Munich

Group exhibition “Tell me about yesterday tomorrow” at Munich Centre for the History of National Socialism

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

2018

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

Bagdesign for Euroboden

Presentation of the new bag collection for PB 0110 at Der Berliner Modesalon Berlin &  Paris fashion week

Presentation of the new Ayzit Bostan Collection, Ayzit Bostan Studio Munich

„Happy Birthday“ Scarf edition for “50 years Futuro”, Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum Munich

Guest lectures at „HFBK” Hamburg and „Goethe-Universität” Frankfurt

Guest lecture and workshop at „Die Angewandte” Wien

2017

Group exhibition “Surface/Spiegel”, Museum angewandte Kunst Frankfurt

Group exhibition “How To Live Together”, Kunsthalle Wien

Ayzit Bostan X Edition van Treeck,  edition of unique glass tiles

The Teabag Collection for Hälssen & Lyon, a Teabag Collection with the look of iconic designer handbags, limited edition

Presentation of the new bag collection for PB 0110 at Tranoi Paris

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

2016

Presentation of the new Ayzit Bostan Collection, Ayzit Bostan Studio Munich

Shooting of the PREUSS UND PREUSS campaign 2017 with Robin Ticciati for the DSO Deutsches Symphonie Orchester by Ayzit Bostan & Fabian Frinzel

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

Design of a sofa prototype

Presentation of the new bag collection for PB 0110 at Der Berliner Modesalon Berlin & at Galerie Kogan Paris

Collaboration with artist Florian Süssmayr

Collaboration with artist Christian Philipp Müller & entrepreneur Philipp Bree for Kestner Gellschaft Hannover

SLEEK Cabinet magazine publication with artist Fabian Frinzel

Poster BLAU, for Ölhavn, Stadtmuseum München

2015

Presentation of the new bag collection for PB 0110 at SEEK Berlin & at Tranoi Paris

Videowork Ayzit Bostan x Pauline Nolte, Pamuk Beach Towel

Marlboro Bomber Jacket edition with Mirko Borsche

2014

Presentation of the new bag collection for PB 0110 at „Der Berliner Modesalon“, Berlin

Presentation of the new Ayzit Bostan Collection, Ayzit Bostan Studio Munich

IMAGINE PEACE feature in Feuilleton , Süddeutsche Zeitung

Design of a Bag for SAMMLING GOETZ

Costume design for a performance by Mirko Hecktor & Daniel Kluge, „Three Reenactments“ Eurocities Awards 2014, BMW Welt, Munich

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

„Imagine“ Scarf edition for “Cultures of Assembly”, in collaboration with Studio Miessen/ MOULD for the Istanbul Design Biennial 2014

Presentation of the new Ayzit Bostan Collection, Ayzit Bostan Studio Munich

Ayzit Bostan Portrait in Lido, BR (Bayerisches Fernsehen), 45 Minutes

PB0110 at Kuckei + Kuckei Berlin, Presentation S/S Bag-Collection 2015

„POMMES“ – Heat is a form of motion, Rumford-Labor, Group exhibition at Orangerie Munich

Pamuk Bracelet Edition in collaboration with Rike Bartels

2013

„Untitled“, HERBSTSALON at Galerie Deborah Schamoni, Munich

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

Group exhibition at Galerie Charim, Curated by_Vienna 2013: Why Painting Now?

„Zodiac edition“ for Ayzit Bostan sweater, in collaboration with Martin Fengel

Presentation of the new Ayzit Bostan Collection 2013/14

Presentation of the new bag collection for PB 0110 at SEEK, Berlin

Presentation of the new bag collection for PB 0110 at TRANOÎ, Paris

2012

„Charlie Brown“ napkin edition for „Charlie“ Restaurant, Munich

Group exhibition “JAHRESGABEN” at Kunstverein München e.V., Munich

“Reflektorrucksack“ edition for „Der Kunstverein, seit 1817“,Hamburg

Professorship „ design of textile products“ at Kunsthochschule Kassel, Kassel

“REPLIKA“, installation in cooperation with industrial designer an photographer Gerhardt Kellermann in the Hofgarten Munich, Munich „Aspekte der Gestaltung und des Design im öffentlichen Raum“

„Catpeople“ Ayzit Bostan sweater, illustration by Martin Fengel for REPLIKA

“The Local Contemporary“ at „Kunstverein München e.V.“, Munich, Videoinstallation “Landwehrstraße”

„Landwehrstraße“ Ayzit Bostan Video Installation for „Kongress 80/81“, Berlin

“time to get ill“, accessories workshop at UDK Berlin

“The blank page“ Video Installation for „Absolut Blank Atelier“ by Ayzit Bostan & Gunnar Hämmerle

Ayzit Chelsea, Special Shoe Edition in collaboration with Selve, the luxury shoe induvidualizer, Munich

Workshop „Error“ with Some Magazine, Burg Giebichenstein, Halle/Saale

1972

Moved to Germany

1968

Born in Ankara, Turkey