Designing immersive experiences across time, space, and disciplines.

Apollo XR is a multidisciplinary creative studio that sits at the intersection of architecture, storytelling, and emerging technologies. We create meaningful, sensory-rich, and research-driven extended reality experiences.

Apollo Base Istanbul
Apollo Base Istanbul
We’re Multidisciplinary by Design

Our strength comes from our diverse range of capabilities. Apollo unites a team of architects, engineers, designers, technology consultants, artists, and historians, merging physical and digital fields to create experiences that are both meaningful and immersive.

We Work Across Borders

Apollo was founded in İstanbul, with additional bases in Lisbon and London. This international presence allows us to operate at the intersection of cultures, industries, and ideas. We bring together a trusted network of local and distributed collaborators: architects, designers, engineers, technology consultants, artists, and historians to reimagine how people experience the world, physically and virtually. It keeps us agile, globally connected, allowing us to scale effectively across different locations.

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Why us

Founded by Women

Apollo was co-founded in 2011 by two women who shared a vision: Ayşegül Karaman, an architect, designs the physical world, while Esra Akdere, a software developer, designs the digital world. To collide these two realms together, this dynamic duo started Apollo

collaboration

Powered by Collaboration

Our work thrives on collaboration, not just internally, but also with partners, clients, and communities worldwide. We engage deeply in co-creation, from early-stage problem definition and ideation to production. 

People

Meet the core team

At the heart of Apollo is a closely aligned core team, supported by a global network of consultants, contractors, and partners.

This flexible, multidisciplinary structure allows us to adapt quickly, scale to meet changing demands, and bring the right expertise to every project.

Aysegul-Karaman
Ayșegül Karaman
⎯ Co-Founder, Creative Director & Architect
Esra-Akdere
⎯ Co-Founder, Director of Strategy and Tech
Esra-Yetis
⎯ Fractional Director - Innovation & Business Strategy, Venture Growth
Trusted team
Trusted Network
⎯ Our global network of consultants, contractors, and partners
Selected clients, partnerships and collaborations
Our services

The integration delivers results at every touchpoint

We dive deep into our clients’ needs, delivering consumer insights that resonate with evolving culture and crafting data-driven marketing plans and cohesive narratives, often preempting their requests.