Bahar Orçun is a Rotterdam-based spatial designer and exhibition maker whose practice operates at the intersection of narrative, memory, and spatial politics. She holds a Master’s in Interior Architecture: Research + Design from Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam, where her thesis examined the instrumentalization of everyday objects as borders in the context of 'forced' migration.

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Before relocating to the Netherlands, she worked extensively in Istanbul as an art director and spatial designer in film and performance contexts. This period laid a strong foundation in visual storytelling, production workflows, and dramaturgical thinking. As a co-founder of an independent studio, Studio NokNok, she also designed and fabricated scenographic elements, including props, masks, and puppetry, deepening her technical fluency and material sensitivity.

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Since her master's graduation in 2022, she has collaborated with several exhibition design studios in the Netherlands, contributing to large-scale narrative environments, including Made in China at Wereldmuseum. Her projects span public installations, film sets, and exhibitions, and are grounded in a collaborative process that translates complex ideas into tangible, immersive experiences. With a focus on materiality, embodied storytelling, and speculative design strategies, her work addresses themes such as climate adaptation, posthuman agency, and inclusive futures — creating spaces that hold multiple voices and temporalities.