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=== the 10th National Carpet Design Contest === | === the 10th National Carpet Design Contest === | ||
'''Winners'''<ref>http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2016-10-hali-tasarim-yarismasi</ref>: | '''Winners'''<ref>http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2016-10-hali-tasarim-yarismasi</ref>: | ||
| − | + | # '''Muhammed Türk''': The Carpet ‘Destruction’ by designer Muhammad Türk took first place in the competition. He describes his design as a protest against the destruction of historical monuments by badly done restorations. He juxtaposed a central series of traditional Islamic geometrics done in a blood-hued red on a black background against a wash of blues and earth colors to represent the sweeping away of tangible evidences of the past.<ref>http://rugnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=0DAB59D70A93452A92E82D8312BEFBAA&nm=News+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=B057D339E04A4FFF99DB9FEEB9BDA02F&tier=4&id=F7B1F5E4248445F18807B13A9EDCD5E7</ref> | |
[[File:Muhammed Türk.jpg|center|300px|Muhammed Türk, Designer Carpet in Istanbul Carpet Week 2016]] | [[File:Muhammed Türk.jpg|center|300px|Muhammed Türk, Designer Carpet in Istanbul Carpet Week 2016]] | ||
| − | + | # '''Senem Kula''': The second-place winner, Senem Kula, interwove strips of selvedges made of jute to make a lacy piece with irregular edges. It was her bid, she said, to "bring a modern alternative and different material to traditional methods.<ref>http://rugnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=0DAB59D70A93452A92E82D8312BEFBAA&nm=News+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=B057D339E04A4FFF99DB9FEEB9BDA02F&tier=4&id=F7B1F5E4248445F18807B13A9EDCD5E7</ref> | |
| − | + | # '''Faruk Açıkgöz''' | |
== Istanbul Carpet Week, 1-5 October 2017 == | == Istanbul Carpet Week, 1-5 October 2017 == | ||
Revision as of 13:48, 18 September 2019
History
At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Istanbul is one of the world’s oldest centres for weaving and rug trading.[1] The first edition of Istanbul Carpet Week ran from October 2016 in the Istanbul. The next edition event held in 2017 and 2018 in Istanbul.[2]
Istanbul Carpet Week is organized by the İstanbul Halı İhracatçıları Birliği (IHIB), that’s the ‘Istanbul Carpet Exporter’s Association’ in english, with Hali og Cover magazines as media partners.[3] This event is designed to showcase the products, skills and knowledge of one of the world’s oldest traditional centres of weaving.[4]
The week also includes the awards ceremony for IHIB’s National Carpet Design Contest, which promotes the work of young Turkish designers, showcases the talent of a new generation and provides an inspiring indicator of the future of carpet design.
The event includes Istanbul Rug Show, Istanbul International Carpet Conference, The National Carpet Design Contest and also a reception.[5]
Istanbul Carpet Week 6-9 October 2016
The programme kicks off with the Istanbul International Carpet Conference, which will feature local and international speakers on a wide variety of topics. The week also includes the awards ceremony for IHIB’s 10th annual National Carpet Design Contest.[6] Ten antique rugs from different regions of Anatolia from private collections of merchants were on display for all in the lobby of ITKIB’s (Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association) building where some of the activities were held.[7]
Istanbul Carpet Conference Speakers 2016[8]
| Picture | Name | The Subject of Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Sebert | Carol Sebert | Contemporary Design in Rugs |
| 100px | Eerbil Tezcan | Designing Rugs |
| 100px | Hadi Maktabi | Azerbaijan Rugs |
| 100px | Rob Leahy | Conventional US rug dealers’ difficulties and new developments of the market: its effect in the world production |
| 100px | Stefano Ionescu | Double-niche ‘Transylvanian’ rugs, an Anatolian product meant for export; The relation with 18th and 19th century Turkish rugs. |
| 100px | UDO HIRSCH | Anatolian Kilims |
| 100px | Hamidi Ünal | Hereke Carpets |
the 10th National Carpet Design Contest
Winners[9]:
- Muhammed Türk: The Carpet ‘Destruction’ by designer Muhammad Türk took first place in the competition. He describes his design as a protest against the destruction of historical monuments by badly done restorations. He juxtaposed a central series of traditional Islamic geometrics done in a blood-hued red on a black background against a wash of blues and earth colors to represent the sweeping away of tangible evidences of the past.[10]
- Senem Kula: The second-place winner, Senem Kula, interwove strips of selvedges made of jute to make a lacy piece with irregular edges. It was her bid, she said, to "bring a modern alternative and different material to traditional methods.[11]
- Faruk Açıkgöz
Istanbul Carpet Week, 1-5 October 2017
Istanbul Carpet Conference Speakers 2017[12]
| Picture | Name | The Subject of Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| 100px | Hüseyin Alantar | how to read a carpet |
| 100px | Günay Atalayer | on antique Turkish rugs at auctions |
| 100px | Louise Broadhurst | on antique Turkish rugs at auctions |
| 100px | Matthew Bourne | rugs as contemporary art |
| 100px | Alix G. Perrachon | a series of US interior design projects with bold rug use |
the 11th National Carpet Design Contest
Winners[13]:
- Zeynep Gürbüz
- Merve Bütüşaba
- Yasemin Songur
Istanbul Carpet Week, 25-29 October 2018
The week includes the 12th National Carpet Design Contest, Istanbul Rug Show and Istanbul International Carpet Conference.
The event also there was a special installation in a newly restored section of the Istanbul Carpet Museum (Vakıkar Halı Müzesi), Istanbul. Featuring a selection of Anatolian kilims from the Vakıflar Kilim Museum, shown in a building that for many centuries acted as the treasury of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia).[14]
Istanbul Carpet Conference Speakers 2018[15]
| Picture | Name | The Subject of Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| 100px | Belkıs Balpınar | Divrigi Mosque Carpets |
| 100px | Suzan Bayraktaroğlu | Kilims of the Vakıflar Museum Collection |
| 100px | Lucy Upward | Future Thinking: Design and Interiors |
| 100px | Alberto Boralevi | Turkish Carpets in Italy |
| 100px | Ali Riza Tuna | Anatolian Carpets in the Western World : A Story of Mutual Influences over the Ages |
| 100px | Erika Kurtz | Keeping the Art of Design in the Digital Age |
the 12th National Carpet Design Contest
Winners[16]:
- Gülbahar Gümşten
- Büşra Akçay
- Fatma Büyüksofuoglu
Gallery
- National Carpet Design Contest 2016 winners.jpg
National Carpet Design Contest 2016 Winners
- National Carpet Design Contest 2017 Winners.jpg
National Carpet Design Contest 2017 Winners
See also
References
- ↑ https://cover-magazine.com/news/6-reasons-to-attend-istanbul-carpet-week-25-29-october-2018/
- ↑ https://theruggist.com/2017/04/istanbul-carpet-week-a-must.html
- ↑ https://www.jozan.net/istanbul-carpet-week/
- ↑ https://www.cornucopia.net/events/istanbul-carpet-week/
- ↑ https://www.jozan.net/istanbul-carpet-week/
- ↑ https://www.cornucopia.net/events/istanbul-carpet-week/
- ↑ ALIVE-2017-kontrol.pdf
- ↑ IstanbulCarpetWeek_2016.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2016-10-hali-tasarim-yarismasi
- ↑ http://rugnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=0DAB59D70A93452A92E82D8312BEFBAA&nm=News+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=B057D339E04A4FFF99DB9FEEB9BDA02F&tier=4&id=F7B1F5E4248445F18807B13A9EDCD5E7
- ↑ http://rugnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=0DAB59D70A93452A92E82D8312BEFBAA&nm=News+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=B057D339E04A4FFF99DB9FEEB9BDA02F&tier=4&id=F7B1F5E4248445F18807B13A9EDCD5E7
- ↑ https://www.cornucopia.net/events/istanbul-carpet-week-2017/
- ↑ http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2017-11-hali-tasarim-yarismasi
- ↑ IstanbulCarpetWeek_2018.pdf
- ↑ IstanbulCarpetWeek_2018.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2018-12-hali-tasarim-yarismasi