A freelance Industrial designer of Turkish origin, Defne Koz works for international clients such as: FontanaArte, Foscarini, Alessi, Pirelli, Replastic, Egizia, Mobileffe, Rapsel-Nito, Merati, Gabbianelli, Cappellini-P/O, Steel, RSVP, Liv’it in Italy; WMF and Authentics in Germany; Sharp, Nissan and Casio in Japan, Alparda, MPD, Vitra, Nurus, Derin and Gaia&Gino in Turkey.

Working in the tradition of Italian Design, she provides professional consultancy in product development and creative contribution to innovation in product strategies with projects of electrical appliances, consumer electronics, furniture, urban furniture, home accessories, lighting systems, tableware, objects and interiors of private houses and shops.

Her works have been exhibited in IDYB-Köln, Triennale-Milan, Galleria Posteria-Milan, Ozone Gallery-Tokyo, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf-Köln, Museo di Pietrarsa-Naples, Galleria Post Design-Milan, Spazio Mudima-Milan, Spazio Vigentina-Milan, Ubersee Museum-Bremen, Galleria Jannone-Milan, Abitare il Tempo-Verona.

In the past she has co-operated as a designer with Sottsass Associates and has obtained her master degree at the Domus Academy.

Her works have been published in several international magazines and books.