Assist. Prof. Tolga Benli completed his undergraduate studies at Marmara University Faculty of Art and Design, and completed Master and Ph.D. in Furniture Design at the University of Wisconsin- Madison Department of Art and Design. He started his academic career as a Research Assistant at Marmara University, and in 2001, he continued his academic career as Instructor at Oklahoma State University Department of Interior Architecture, then he was appointed to Anadolu University in 2001. In 2004, he received the title of Assistant Professor at Anadolu University. His articles and papers have been published in many national and international publications, and he has mixed and original exhibition works He is currently working as a full-time academician at Faculty of Art and Design at Yaşar University.