{"id":6375,"date":"2026-02-28T20:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/well-lighting.com\/?page_id=6375"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:08:43","slug":"protfolio-about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/well-lighting.com\/en\/protfolio-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30efedda wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30efedda wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-block-type=\"core\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30efedda wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<section style=\"padding:50px 0 20px; text-align:center; background:#f6f8fb; font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Arial;\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:980px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 22px;\">\n    <h1 style=\"margin:0; font-size:46px; letter-spacing:.10em; color:#192A3D; font-weight:900; text-transform:uppercase;\">\n      \u015eeyma K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7\n    <\/h1>\n\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\n      Architect &amp; Lighting Designer <span class=\"sep\">|<\/span> Human Centric Lighting\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div style=\"width:64px; height:3px; margin:18px auto 0; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#192A3D,#f28b2c); border-radius:999px;\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"  max-width: 980px;  margin: 0 auto 120px auto;  background: #ffffff;  padding: 60px 60px 70px 60px;  border-radius: 16px;  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n\n  <!-- TITLE -->\n  <h2 style=\"    font-size: 26px;    letter-spacing: 0.12em;    color: #2b2f33;    margin-bottom: 44px;    text-transform: uppercase;  \">\n    About Me\n  <\/h2>\n\n  <!-- IMAGE + BIO -->\n  <div style=\"    display: flex;    gap: 42px;    align-items: flex-start;    flex-wrap: wrap;    margin-bottom: 52px;  \">\n\n    <!-- IMAGE -->\n    <div style=\"flex: 0 0 260px;\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/well-lighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-09-at-22.27.38.jpeg\" alt=\"\u015eeyma K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 \u2013 Architect &#038; Lighting Designer\" style=\"          width: 100%;          border-radius: 14px;          box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);          display: block;        \" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- TEXT -->\n    <div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 260px;\">\n\n      <p style=\"        font-size: 18px;        line-height: 1.65;        color: #2f3439;        margin-top: 0;        margin-bottom: 22px;      \">\n        <strong>\n          I am an architect and lighting designer specialising in human centric lighting,\n          with a focus on healthcare, workplace, and architectural environments.\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p style=\"        font-size: 15px;        line-height: 1.75;        color: #4b5157;        margin-bottom: 18px;      \">\n        After graduating from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, I completed my master\u2019s\n        degree in Lighting Design &#038; Technologies at Politecnico di Milano. I have worked\n        in Italy and T\u00fcrkiye on interior, fa\u00e7ade, and landscape lighting projects across\n        various scales.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p style=\"        font-size: 15px;        line-height: 1.75;        color: #4b5157;        margin-bottom: 0;      \">\n        Alongside my design practice, I deliver lectures and training on the biological,\n        psychological, and visual effects of light, circadian rhythms, and human centric\n        lighting. In 2022, I founded\n        <strong style=\"color:#2f3439;\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/well-lighting.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#2f3439; text-decoration:underline;\">\n            WELL Lighting Design &amp; Consultancy\n          <\/a>\n        <\/strong>.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr style=\"border:none; border-top:1px solid #e5e8ec; margin:50px 0;\">\n\n  <!-- EXPERTISE -->\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:20px; letter-spacing:0.08em; color:#2b2f33; margin-bottom:20px;\">\n    <strong>Expertise<\/strong>\n  <\/h3>\n\n  <ul style=\"    padding-left: 34px;    margin: 0 0 46px 0;    color: #4b5157;    line-height: 1.8;    font-size: 15px;  \">\n    <li>Human Centric Lighting<\/li>\n    <li>Healthcare &#038; Hospital Lighting<\/li>\n    <li>Workplace Lighting<\/li>\n    <li>Retail &#038; Hospitality Lighting<\/li>\n    <li>Facade &#038; Landscape Lighting<\/li>\n    <li>Lighting Fixture Design<\/li>\n    <li>Lighting Strategy &#038; Consultancy<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <hr style=\"border:none; border-top:1px solid #e5e8ec; margin:46px 0;\">\n\n  <!-- EXPERIENCE -->\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:20px; letter-spacing:0.08em; color:#2b2f33; margin-bottom:20px;\">\n    <strong>Professional Experience (Selected)<\/strong>\n  <\/h3>\n\n  <ul style=\"    padding-left: 34px;    margin: 0 0 46px 0;    color: #4b5157;    line-height: 1.8;    font-size: 15px;  \">\n    <li>\n      <strong style=\"color:#2b2f33;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/well-lighting.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#2b2f33; text-decoration:underline;\">\n          WELL Lighting Design &amp; Consultancy &#8211; Istanbul\n        <\/a>\n      <\/strong>\n      \u2014 Founder (2022\u2013Present)\n    <\/li>\n    <li><strong style=\"color:#2b2f33;\">LAMP 83 &#8211; Istanbul<\/strong> \u2014 Human Centric Lighting Design Director (2019\u20132022)<\/li>\n    <li><strong style=\"color:#2b2f33;\">ZKLD Studio &#8211; Istanbul<\/strong> \u2014 Senior Lighting Designer (2013\u20132017)<\/li>\n    <li><strong style=\"color:#2b2f33;\">Red Tronics S.r.l. &#8211; Milano<\/strong> \u2014 Lighting Designer (2012\u20132013)<\/li>\n    <li><strong style=\"color:#2b2f33;\">Light Solutions S.r.l. &#8211; Milano<\/strong> \u2014 Lighting Designer (2010\u20132012)<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <hr style=\"border:none; border-top:1px solid #e5e8ec; margin:46px 0;\">\n\n  <!-- TALKS -->\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:20px; letter-spacing:0.08em; color:#2b2f33; margin-bottom:20px;\">\n    <strong>Talks &#038; Educations(Selected)<\/strong>\n  <\/h3>\n\n  <ul style=\"    padding-left: 34px;    margin: 0 0 46px 0;    color: #4b5157;    line-height: 1.8;    font-size: 15px;  \">\n    <li>Yeditepe University \u2014 Lighting Technology<\/li>\n    <li>MEF University \u2014 Human Centric Lighting<\/li>\n    <li>\u00dcsk\u00fcdar University \u2014 Hospital Lighting &#038; Occupational Health<\/li>\n    <li>Y\u0131ld\u0131z Technical University \u2014 Human Centric Lighting<\/li>\n    <li>Istanbul Esenyurt University \u2014 Circadian Rhythm &#038; Human Centric Lighting<\/li>\n    <li>Arel University \u2014 Residential, Retail &#038; Human Centric Lighting Trainings<\/li>\n    <li>Istanbul Chamber of Interior Architects \u2014 Human Centric Lighting<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <hr style=\"border:none; border-top:1px solid #e5e8ec; margin:46px 0;\">\n\n  <!-- PUBLICATIONS -->\n  <h3 style=\"    font-size:20px;    letter-spacing:0.08em;    color:#2b2f33;    margin-bottom:28px;  \">\n    <strong>Publications (Selected)<\/strong>\n  <\/h3>\n\n  <div style=\"    display:flex;    flex-direction:column;    gap:28px;    color:#4b5157;    font-size:15px;    line-height:1.75;  \">\n\n    <!-- Publication 1 -->\n    <div>\n      <div style=\"font-weight:600; color:#2b2f33; margin-bottom:6px;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/%C5%9Eeyma_KILI%C3%87_Ayd%C4%B1nlatma_Tasar%C4%B1m%C4%B1nda_Temel_Kavramlar?id=b6KJEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#2b2f33; text-decoration:underline;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n          Fundamentals of Lighting Design (Turkish)\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"color:#6a737b;\">\n        Digital book on fundamental concepts of lighting design.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Publication 2 -->\n    <div>\n      <div style=\"font-weight:600; color:#2b2f33; margin-bottom:6px;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2075-5309\/16\/5\/896\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#2b2f33; text-decoration:underline;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n          Architectural and Operational Drivers of Bedside Light Exposure Across Neonatal,\n          Paediatric, and Adult Intensive Care Units\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"color:#6a737b;\">\n        Multicentre real-world study published in MDPI <em>Buildings<\/em> Journal\n        (contribution; co-author).\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Publication 3 -->\n    <div>\n      <div style=\"font-weight:600; color:#2b2f33; margin-bottom:6px;\">\n        Occupational Safety of Healthcare Workers (Turkish)\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"color:#6a737b;\">\n        Chapter contribution in an edited book. Editors: Prof. Dr. Haydar Sur,\n        Do\u00e7. Dr. Tuncay Palteki, Dr. \u00d6\u011fr. \u00dcyesi G\u00fclay Yaz\u0131c\u0131.\n        Contribution focuses on the role of lighting in healthcare worker safety.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Publication 4 -->\n    <div>\n      <div style=\"font-weight:600; color:#2b2f33; margin-bottom:6px;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libreriacortinamilano.it\/scheda-libro\/francesco-murano\/light-works-experimental-light-art-2011-9788838761195-289087.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#2b2f33; text-decoration:underline;\" rel=\"noopener\">\n          7 Eclisse di S\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"color:#6a737b;\">\n        Published artwork in <em>Light Works \u2013 Experimental Light Art<\/em> (2011).\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:1200px;margin:14px auto 6px;padding:0 22px;display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n  \n  <a href=\"\/en\/portfolio-projects\/\"\n     style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:12px 18px;border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.14); 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Lighting Designer | Human Centric Lighting About Me I am an architect and lighting designer specialising in human centric lighting, with a focus on healthcare, workplace, and architectural environments. 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