Sami Savatli's LOVE Collection Debuts in Istanbul: Cast Aluminum Furniture as Structural Sculpture
In 2026, Istanbul-based Turkish designer Sami Savatli unveiled a furniture collection titled LOVE, which includes the LOVE Chair and LOVE Side Table. The chair's structure ascends from its base, splitting to create a heart-shaped silhouette that transforms perceptions into curves and voids, generating visual tension through its asymmetrical form. Similarly, the LOVE Side Table features a circular top supported by a branched base, maintaining proportional harmony with the chair. Both items, crafted from cast aluminum with hand-applied finishes, emphasize their structure while allowing light to filter through. Savatli, an alumnus of Middle East Technical University, is the founder of SAVATLI Architects. The collection was showcased by ARKOBJECT and featured in 90+10.
Key facts
- Sami Savatli presented the LOVE collection in Istanbul in 2026.
- The collection includes the LOVE Chair and the LOVE Side Table.
- Both pieces are made of cast aluminum with individual hand finishes.
- The chair's frame forms a heart silhouette from the front but dissolves into curves and voids from other angles.
- A deliberate asymmetry gives one side a thin, linear presence and the other more volume.
- The LOVE Side Table uses a circular top on a branched base, echoing the chair without literal heart shapes.
- Sami Savatli founded SAVATLI Architects and studied Industrial Product Design at Middle East Technical University.
- LOVE was presented by ARKOBJECT, a gallery specializing in contemporary design.
Entities
Artists
- Sami Savatli
- Christina Vergopoulou
Institutions
- SAVATLI Architects
- Middle East Technical University
- ARKOBJECT
- 90+10
- Savatli Architects
- designboom
Locations
- Istanbul
- Turkey
Sources
- ARQA —
- Designboom —