NEWS & ENGAGEMENTS
JUROR
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
Selected as one of the aspirational panel of industry experts from each of the five IDA disciplines for 2023. View IDA Link HERE
JUROR
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
Selected as one of the aspirational panel of industry experts from each of the five IDA disciplines. View the IDA links HERE. December 2022
JUROR
Invited to be Honored Guest Juror at the Jacobs Institute for Innovation UC Berkeley MDes Spring Showcase on May 6th, 2022.HERE
JUROR
Participated as an Academic Juror for IDSA Design Education Papers. May 2022.HERE
RECOGNITION
IDSA 20/21
Recognized as one of the 20 members of the Industrial Designers Society of America who have generously offered their valuable time and talent towards the betterment of others within the Society and their communities during the year 2021.HERE
JUROR
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
Selected as one of the aspirational panel of industry experts from each of the five IDA disciplines. View the IDA links HERE. December 2021
JUROR
JACOBS INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION
Invited to be Honored Guest Juror at the Jacobs Institute for Innovation UC Berkeley MDes Winter Showcase on December 10th, 2021.
CURATING & HOSTING
WOMEN IN DESIGN DEEP DIVE: Closing the Gender Gap Through Design
Hosted a discussion for IDSA at the Women In Design Deep Dive Virtual Event. You can register for the event HERE. July 28th & 29th 2021.
WOMEN IN ID: DATA BIAS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Curated a series of Design Voices programs for IDSA. You can register for the event HERE. May 25th, 2021.
CURATING & HOSTING
INTERSECTION OF SERVICE DESIGN AND ID
Curated a series of Design Voices programs for IDSA. You can read her article about this session HERE. Ticket purchases can watch the link at IDSA.org after April 22nd, 2021
PUBLISHED
CELEBRATING NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS DAY & WHY YOU SHOULD BE A DESIGN ALLY
Published an article about how using the power of design to help make communities stronger and more equitable, and our systems more sustainable HERE. March 5th, 2021
CURATING & HOSTING
PERSPECTIVES ON RACE
Curated a series of Design Voices programs for IDSA. You can read her article about this session HERE. Ticket purchases can watch the link at IDSA.org after February 25th, 2021
CURATING & HOSTING
DESIGN FOR DEMOCRACY
Curated a series of Design Voices programs for IDSA. You can read her article about this session HERE. Ticket purchases can watch the link at IDSA.org after February 23rd, 2021
ELECTED
WEST DISTRICT CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE FOR IDSA
Elected by IDSA Community to become the West District Chapter Representative. Announced on IDSA.org, November 1st, 2020
PUBLISHED
ORGANIC DESIGN EDUCATION FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Authored the Paper on Organic Design Education For Circular Economy Published on IDSA.org, October 26, 2020
MODERATOR
CONVERSATION SERIES, IDSA SF CHAPTER
Moderated the Conversation Series, with guests Carissa Carter from Stanford D School + Björn Hartmann from Jacobs Institute of Design Innovation on Future of Design Education (Use Passcode: **^.x8%C Then Click Here to View Recording) IDSA SF Chapter,October 8th, 2020.
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE, IDSA
Presented Organic Design Education for Circular Economy as an IDSA registrant. September 17, 2020.
NOMINATION
WEST DISTRICT LEAD, IDSA, NATIONAL
Nominated as a candidate for the West Chapter District Lead,IDSA, August 25, 2020
SPEAKER
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE, SF
Invited as a speaker at the Education Symposium, International Design Conference,September 17, 2020
MODERATOR
CONVERSATION SERIES, IDSA SF CHAPTER
Moderated the Conversation Series, with guest Chris Livaudais, President of IDSA,IDSA SF Chapter,August, 20th, 2020
DESIGN JUROR
WHIPSAW VIRTUAL SENIOR SHOWCASE, SF
Invited as an expert panelist among the esteemed group of panelists reviewing student work including Whipsaw CEO Dan Harden, IDEO Cofounder Mike Nuttall, Head of Global Customer Experience Design at Amazon Nasahn Sheppard, and Manta Product Development Co-Owner and VP of Design Betsy Goodrich. May 21st, 2020.
EXPERT PANELIST
SWISS DESIGN ACCELERATOR, SF
Invited as an expert at the Swiss Design Accelerator. In collaboration with Pro Helvetia and the Design Prize Switzerland, Swissnex San Francisco supported a selection of young Swiss designers for a tailor made coaching, skill development and matchmaking stay in San Francisco and the Bay Area. January 13th, 2020
JUROR
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY DESIGN DEPARTMENT WINTER SHOW, SF
Juror for the winter design show at the Academy of Art University, Design department. December 19, 2019
SPOTLIGHT
CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT: IDSA SF CHAPTER, SF
SF Chapter which is lead by Basak Altan as the chair had the chapter spotlight for IDSA’s blog. December, 2019
MODERATOR
IDSA A DESIGN JOURNEY FROM FOUNDING TO ACQUISITION EVENT, SF
Published an article on Linkedin about Great Teams Create Great Things. September 26th, 2019
aRTICLE
IDSA WOMEN IN DESIGN, SF
Published an article on Linkedin about this fantastic conference. May 3rd, 2019
MODERATOR
IDSA SECRETS TO A THRIVING DESIGN CONSULTANCY EVENT, SF
Moderated the IDSA panel conversation at Whipsaw about the secrets on how to start and run a successful design consultancy. Over 90 attendees and 300 views of the conversation was recorded. Special thanks to the amazing panel, Brett Lovelady from Astro, Nichole Rouillac from Level, Maaike Evers from Maaike & Mike, Dan Harden from Whipsaw for sharing their experiences and the diverse paths they took to found and run their own thriving design consultancies. If you missed the IDSA San Francisco Chapter Event you can watch the video at Whipsaw's facebook page.March 27, 2019
RECOGNITION
ONE STUDIO, TWO INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS 2019, GOLD + BRONZE, LA
Two student team projects from Basak Altan’s Sustainability + Social Impact Studio win awards at International Design Awards. GOLD award for Social Impact and BRONZE for Sustainability.
AWARD
YOUNG SOCIETY LEADERS FOR 2018, NY
Nominated to the class of 2018 Young Society Leaders who represent a diverse field of professions from business, law, science, academia and the arts and are elected by a nomination committee every year. NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ on December 20, 2018
MODERATOR
IDSA UNCONSCIOUS BIAS EVENT, SF
Moderated the panel discussion.Speakers include: Norio Fujikawa, Caitlin Pulleyblank, Jonah Becker, Donald Burlock. Join us at WeWork on November 8, 2018
EXPERT PANELIST
SWISSNEX DESIGNATHON EVENT, SF
Jury panelist for Designathon Event. Be a social innovator and create new ideas for urban space! Presented by Designathon and swissnex SF as part of the festival “Zürich meets San Francisco” and in partnership with the Canton of Zurich. Download the Event Information Pack for full details. If you’re a participant, see the participant’s information packet (prompt, schedule, and shared file details). Join us during the weekend of October 20–21.
CO-CURATOR
IDSA BEST OF THE BAY AREA DESIGN EXHIBIT, SF
The products curated at this exhibit by Basak Altan & Ti Chang IDSA chairs of SF Chapter whether it is to help parents, enable mothers, or simply to take us on a magical journey beyond the mundane reflect deep sense of care and consideration for how we experience the physical world. Design in the Bay Area is without a doubt a force in the design world. Featured companies include: fuseproject, IDEO, FoldHaus, ASTRO Studios, Inc., Square Inc. HQ, Google, Crave, Whipsaw, Inc., Level Design SF. Join us on the opening night on June 11- 18th.
MODERATOR
IDSA BLOCK CHAIN +DESIGN EVENT, SF
Moderated the conversation on block chain with some of the leaders in this field as we discuss what the future looks like for us designers with respect to blockchain. May 26, 2018
LEAD STUDIO INSTRUCTOR
REIMAGINING MOBILITY STUDIO: COLLABORATION WITH FORD + CCA ID, SF
Basak Altan's industrial design class that collaborated with the design team at Ford and UC Berkeley presented their final work to Ford Innovation Design Center on May 3rd. You can watch the video here.
GUEST SPEAKER
WOMEN IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN EVENT PIVOT, SF
Spoke on the panel at Women in Industrial Design event on A Designers Guide To Navigating the Mid-Career Crisis. Join us on April 19th.
MODERATOR
IDSA BAY AREA +DESIGN EVENT, SF
Moderated a discussion panel at IDSA's second event of the year on Bay Area Design .Join us on March 15th.
MODERATOR
IDSA DESIGN + STORYTELLING EVENT, SF
Moderated a discussion panel at IDSA's first event of the year on Design + Storytelling. Join us on March 1st.
CO-CHAIR
IDSA SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER, SF
Co-chaired along with Ti Chang the IDSA San Francisco chapter. December 2018
PUBLICATION
DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, SF
Co-authored the Innovation for Sustainable Future A catalog of purpose driven products and services by Presidio Graduate School MBA Students which is a culmination of the the products & services class where she lectured. June 10, 2015
SPEAKER
SANTA CLARA ART INSTITUTE, SANTA CLARA
Spoke at Art Institute in Santa Clara Commencement as Commencement Speaker #mba#sustainability. December 2015
PUBLICATION
Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses To Humanitarian Crises
Tree of Life Project is published in Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses To Humanitarian Crises, by Cameron Sinclair Januar , 15, 2006
PUBLICATION
WIRED: DESIGNING LIKE THEY GIVE A DAMN
Tree of Life Project is mentioned in Wired Article, September, 03, 2004
PUBLICATION
NEW YORK TIMES: DESIGNING FOR tHE DISPOSSESSED
Tree of Life Project is mentioned in New York Times Article by Alastair Gordon, August 28, 2003
PUBLICATION
ARCHITECTURES OF SPATIAL JUSTICE
Tree of Life Project is mentioned in Architectures of Spatial Justice Article by Cameron Sinclaire, September 2, 2002.
AWARD
ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY FINALIST
"Tree of Life" project, Basak Altan’s thesis project was one of Architecture for Humanity's finalists was published in widely in the press, 2000.
