Burak Cakmak Biography

Burak Cakmak is a catalyst a game changer. The former Vice President of Swarovski embarks on a new journey educating the new generation of Parsons talent how to design in the age of sustainability. Even though Burak Cakmak and I initially aimed to meet for coffee in the mythical ‘absinthe’ Green Bar of Hotel Cafe Royal it’s unfortunately closed until noon. Instead we settle in the cafe where pictures of supposedly famous people frame the walls. The tables are made from a warm marble; the flower in the glass on top of it is orange and suits the hair of Parsons’ new Dean terribly well who orders an americano with milk on the side.
He leans into the conversation sometimes lowering his voice as if talking in conspiracy or secrecy about fashion business but always with an underlying smile. His energy could almost be described as a youthful which is present when we make a small tour through the hotel when trying to find daylight to shoot a portrait. We end up going to the top floor in old elevators opening doors hoping a roof terrace would magically appear but finding a closet with mops and cleaning products behind it. We laugh dash back downstairs and walk into the ‘closed’ Green Bar anyway. It’s like you’re in an in-crowd. Burak Cakmak seems incredibly relatable and approachable which is part of his nature; largely developed by his almost centipede-like capacity to keep up with changes in cultural societal and political landscapes and having different narratives playing in his mind at any time (acquired by working in a variety of jobs in the industry) making him able to look at issues within the fashion industry from different viewpoints simultaneously.

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