Interior
G. AKBAŞ · INTERIOR DESIGN
From sketch to surface.

A grand-touring cabin developed from loose linework into a full material and construction study — seating, console, door architecture, and a steering wheel built down to its individual parts.

Interior linework sketch
Inspiration
G. AKBAŞ · INTERIOR DESIGN

Seashells and an Alice in Wonderland strangeness — nature drawn slightly too ornate to be real. The fluted, ribbed form of a shell becomes the seat's structure; pearls sit inside it the way they sit inside the shell itself, down to the gear knob.

Seashells holding pearls
Shell & pearl — structure and ribbing
Alice in Wonderland botanical, pearls and florals
Alice in Wonderland — ornate, botanical, slightly too much
Linework sketch
Material and color study over the linework
Interior — driver's side, alcantara seats, wood trim
Interior — rear seat perspective
Interior — dashboard display with navigation interface
Seat ideation sketches — shell-form exploration
Seating
G. AKBAŞ · INTERIOR DESIGN
Seat — front view Seat — three-quarter view Seat — side view
Front · Three-quarter · Side
Door panel
Door control panel close-up
Center console detail
The gear selector is a pearl — set into the console the way a pearl sits in an open shell.
Steering wheel — assembled
Steering wheel — exploded view
Materials & Construction
G. AKBAŞ · INTERIOR DESIGN

Steering wheel assembly, broken down by part — material, surface finish, dimensions, and how each piece is manufactured and connected.

PartMaterialFinishDimensions (W×H×D)ProcessWeight
Steering wheel rim LeatherMatte370 × 370 × 40 mmSewnHeavy (>200g)
Steering wheel hub LeatherMatte150 × 150 × 60 mmSewnHeavy (>200g)
Left control panel ABS plasticBrushed80 × 100 × 30 mmInjection moldedMedium (50–200g)
Right control panel ABS plasticBrushed80 × 100 × 30 mmInjection moldedMedium (50–200g)
Center emblem MetalBrushed40 × 40 × 2 mmStampedLight (<50g)