Izmir Design Factory (IDF) is an organization that focuses on design, education and research to meet the needs of qualified human resources and high value-added projects to strengthen competition in the global market through local and international partnerships.

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The Design Factory model, which operates in different structures in 27 different cities of the world, was determined by the project coordinator Originn as an application model in order to encourage co- production and to create an environment for effective and widespread university-industry cooperation. İzmir Design Factory (IDF), with the partner chosen to localize the model in accordance with the city's requirements, was established as a flexible platform that has connections with universities, private sector, professional chambers and non-governmental organizations in Turkey.