Portable products, hands-on prototyping and identities built around them. Three projects below, plus the personal work that keeps the rest honest.
A portable, battery-powered sports shoe dryer that pulls moisture and odour out of trainers wherever you train. Ten weeks, from user testing to a functional 3D-printed prototype and a full brand identity.
A handheld scanner that reads spoilage gases and bacteria, then tells you in a second whether the leftovers are still safe. Built to cut the third of all food that gets thrown away on a guess.
An Arduino wearable that watches for slouching through motion data and buzzes when your posture drops. Trained on good and poor posture with Edge Impulse over four weeks.
A modular clothing system for climbers, drawn from the Annapurna range and the Himalayan Monal. Adaptable layers and ventilation for shifting altitude.
A silver signet ring handcrafted from research into my parents' places of origin — cultural heritage turned into a personal object.
Furniture and object explorations built in Rhino, plus the rapid-prototyping work where a concept first became something physical.
Murat Kurul, 2026
I like designing products that solve a problem, and I like making my own rules while I do it. There are no rules in design.
BA (Hons) Industrial Design, Loughborough University. London Design Festival 2025. Multidisciplinary designer working across product, branding and digital.
Product Design Development Intern at Contex Textile. Workshop assistant and designer at Grymdyske Farm. Hands-on prototyping is where most of my decisions get made.
Basketball and football, poker nights, and time with friends. Four years in the Loughborough Athletic Union squad.