Kontra

Profile

The intellect asserts that 'perfect harmony' derives from the interaction of opposites. Life moves and improves due to this interaction, above all else. Design, like life; uses every interactive opposite to create movement from material to form, from style to method. Only with this movement, emotional balance and spatial integrity can be achieved. Istanbul, the city harboring the interaction of all the opposites; the old and the new, the good and the bad, and all the contradictory passions of the soul, possesses this magnificent harmony that ravishes the world. Kontra, deriving from this source of inspiration, seizes the essence and the spirit of this perfect harmony with every space and product it designs.

Kontra is an environment think tank where space and ideas are audited, researched, analyzed, created and revolutionized. Kontra provides consulting for creative ideas and design concepts exclusive to residential and commercial projects. Kontra designs and applies contemporary interiors together with a line of Kontra products to meed the demands of life and space.


Biography

Gulsah Cantas

In order to liven up a space, its design should acquire a perfect harmony of functionality and aesthetics. A designer, therefore, is responsible of establishing an accurate criteria to materialise this harmony and has to frequently regenerate her vision by being up-to-date with the latest developments in her field. Gulsah Cantas manages Kontra Architecture with this vision and know-how, grounded on more than a decade of experience. She has designed with these disciplines for various sectors and experienced this formation at each project. Gulsah Cantas and her courageous team KONTRA continue to realize utopia between realism and instinctuality.