Corruga.expert came across a series of original corrugated board works and decided to learn more directly from the artist about her sculptural approach, material logic, and creative practice.
“While I am originally from Turkey and deeply influenced by its historical and architectural heritage — which inspired my Bosphorus Bridge scale model — I am currently based in Canada, where my professional practice continues.”
— Tugce Ayar
Previously based in Istanbul, Turkey, Tugce Ayar developed her practice in a cultural environment where engineering, architecture, and history constantly interact. This context shaped her strong interest in load-bearing systems, structural logic, and the way materials behave under stress.
Her engagement with corrugated board began through structural and spatial design rather than conventional packaging. In this material, Tugce recognized underestimated potential — lightweight, renewable, yet capable of functioning as a true engineering medium. Flute geometry, layering direction, curvature, and stability form the foundation of her design process, not surface appearance.
Approaching corrugated board as a structural material, she focuses on internal logic: strength distribution, compression, bending behavior, and overall stability. References to bridges, arches, and modular load-bearing systems frequently appear in her thinking, reinforcing the idea that even lightweight materials can carry meaningful structural responsibility.
Sustainability plays a central role in her work. For Tugce, corrugated board is not a compromise but a conscious choice — one that aligns material efficiency with environmental responsibility and contemporary design demands.
This mindset is clearly reflected in her reflection on one of Istanbul’s most iconic engineering structures: the Bosphorus Bridge. Spanning continents through precise geometry and material efficiency, the bridge demonstrates a principle equally familiar to corrugated professionals — strength is born from structure, not appearance. The same logic applies at a different scale: flutes act as micro-arches, distributing loads efficiently while keeping material use low.
Today, corrugated board is expanding beyond packaging into temporary architecture, exhibition structures, furniture, and experimental installations. In all these applications, success depends on the same approach Tugce advocates: understand the material, respect its limits, and let structure lead the design.
The story of Tugce Ayar reflects a broader shift within the corrugated board industry. The future of the material will be shaped not only by production metrics, but by those who rethink what corrugated board can be — as a medium for structure, ideas, and intelligent design.
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