Menekse Seyma Kaya
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Menekse Seyma Kaya is from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Menekse Seyma is currently Designer & Managing Director at Nautigram LLC, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Menekse Seyma also works as Founder & Creative Director at Studio 400nm I Architectural Lighting Design Consultancy based in Dubai & Dublin, a job Menekse Seyma has held since May 2021. In Menekse Seyma's previous role as a Construction Cluster Manager at Technological University Dublin, Menekse Seyma worked in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland until Jul 2022. Prior to joining Technological University Dublin, Menekse Seyma was a Assistant Lecturer at Technological University Dublin and held the position of Assistant Lecturer at County Dublin, Ireland. Prior to that, Menekse Seyma was a Senior Lighting Designer at Arup, based in Dublin from Aug 2016 to Feb 2021. Menekse Seyma started working as Interior Architect & Lighting Designer at Freelance in Dublin in Oct 2015. From Sep 2012 to Oct 2015, Menekse Seyma was Project Manager - Head of Lighting Design at ARLIGHT, based in Ankara. Prior to that, Menekse Seyma was a Lighting Designer at Lichtvision Design, based in Berlin Area, Germany from Sep 2011 to Aug 2012. Menekse Seyma started working as Interior Architect at CSTIL in Mar 2010.
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Menekse Seyma Kaya's current jobs
As the founder and creative director of Nautigram Jewellery, I launched and manage a hand-made, sustainable fine jewellery brand, combining design, production, operations, and sales into a fully integrated business. I oversee the entire product lifecycle: from concept and jewellery design inspired by nautical flags, to sourcing materials, managing manufacturing, quality control, and sustainability standards. I also drive sales, client relationships, and overall business strategy, ensuring the brand delivers personalized, meaningful pieces while maintaining a luxury positioning. This 360° role demonstrates my ability to lead a startup end-to-end, balancing creative vision with operational excellence, commercial growth, and customer experience.
Studio 400nm is an independent architectural lighting design consultancy delivering creative, technically robust design solutions across all built environment projects for developers, architects, engineering teams and public bodies. All projects are led with direct senior-level involvement, leveraging 15 years of international experience to ensure design intent, buildability, and operational clarity from concept through handover. Lighting is integrated with architectural and building systems, balancing visual comfort, spatial clarity, and creative intent with technical, commercial, and environmental considerations. Sustainability is embedded through efficient systems, holistic lighting design strategies, and careful technical execution. Services follow the RIBA Plan of Work / IALD methodology, including concept and developed design, technical design and tender support, construction-stage coordination, and commissioning/handover guidance. We deliver projects across Dubai, the Middle East, and internationally, spanning hospitality, residential, commercial, healthcare, transportation, education, mixed-use, retail, art&culture, technology, religious, fit-outs, masterplans and institutional sectors where design quality, technical integrity, environmental responsibility, and senior accountability are essential.
Menekse Seyma Kaya's past jobs
I successfully established and managed Ireland's first construction cluster, funded by Irish government through Enterprise Ireland, based in Technological University of Dublin and aimed the entire Irish Construction Ecosystem. I was responsible for planning and executing the stakeholder management by collaborating simultaneously across multiple, cross-functional and cross-regional pioneering construction professionals, knowledge hubs, government initiatives, and programs to accelerate the adoption of innovation and technology, standardise design and construction projects across Ireland aligning with public policies, regulations, and international standards. I received a personal commendation from the Minister of State for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Damien English for the successful launch of the program. I created a brokerage platform for cross-functional constructions stakeholders for collaboration, innovation, and upskilling, contributing to the overall advancement of the construction sector.
Highly motivated Architectural Lighting designer with an interior architecture and environmental design background. Five years of working experience in the various fields of lighting design projects, including but not limited to; -Workspaces, -Educational buildings, -Hospitals, -Museums, -Hotels, -Residential, -Retail, -Industrial buildings, -Religious buildings, -Masterplan, -International temporary lighting design installations. Main work scope within Lighting Design: Concept Design, Design Development, Detail Design, Construction, Financial Management, CAD, Lighting Calculations, Specifications, Product and Design Consultancy, Design Research, Sustainable Lighting Design, LEED Certification Consultancy, and Project Management.
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