Bilge Nur Saltik is a Detroit-based experience designer, maker, and Associate Professor of Product Design at Lawrence Technological University. Her practice explores the intersection of craft and technology, blending traditional techniques with digital fabrication and contemporary materials to create objects that are both poetic and functional.

Her collections in ceramic, glass, and 3D printing investigate how materials can carry cultural memory while adapting to new forms of production. Saltik’s work ranges from everyday objects to experimental pieces for galleries and museums, all united by a belief in making as a critical tool for design innovation.

Her designs have been exhibited internationally, with presentations at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Het Nieuwe Instituut, and Shanghai Glass Museum, as well as at Milan, London, and Istanbul Design Weeks. Her work has been featured in Wired, ICON, and Frame and recognized by Dezeen, Crain’s Detroit Business, and the Isola Design Award.

Saltik is also the founder of Form&Seek, a women-led design studio based in Detroit, where she develops new collections and collaborative projects that expand the role of design in daily life.