Difference between revisions of "Istanbul Carpet Week"

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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]

the 10th National Carpet Design Contest

Winners^[8]: Muhammed Türk, Senem Kula, Faruk Açıkgöz

Istanbul Carpet Week, 1-5 October 2017

Over 180 international buyers from 22 countries were recruited by COVER to attend Istanbul Carpet Week, 1-5 October 2017. Around sixty Turkish rug brands exhibited at Istanbul Rug Show held in a new larger venue over two days. The week also includes in the Istanbul International Carpet Conference, the 11th National Carpet Design Contest and the Erbil Tezcan’s rug design workshop. The free, temporary exhibition: ‘Kum Kapı rugs from the Arkas Collection’ showcased thirty-two fine silk masterpieces woven between the 16th and 20th centuries.^[9]

the 11th National Carpet Design Contest

Winners^[10]: 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).^[11]

the 12th National Carpet Design Contest

Winners^[12]: 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

References

External links

[1] ttps://cover-magazine.com/news/6-reasons-to-attend-istanbul-carpet-week-25-29-october-2018/

[2] ttps://theruggist.com/2017/04/istanbul-carpet-week-a-must.html

[3] ttps://www.jozan.net/istanbul-carpet-week/

[4] ttps://www.cornucopia.net/events/istanbul-carpet-week/

[5] ttps://www.jozan.net/istanbul-carpet-week/

[6] ttps://www.cornucopia.net/events/istanbul-carpet-week/

[7] ALIVE-2017-kontrol.pdf

[8] ttp://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2016-10-hali-tasarim-yarismasi

[9] ttps://cover-magazine.com/news/istanbul-carpet-week-2017/

[10] ttp://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2017-11-hali-tasarim-yarismasi

[11] IstanbulCarpetWeek_2018.pdf

[12] ttp://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2018-12-hali-tasarim-yarismasi

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 == 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.<ref> https://www.cornucopia.net/events/istanbul-carpet-week/</ref> 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.<ref>ALIVE-2017-kontrol.pdf</ref>
-=== Istanbul Carpet Conference Speakers 2016<ref>IstanbulCarpetWeek_2016.pdf</ref> ===
-{| class="wikitable sortable" border=
-! scope="col" |Picture
-! scope="col" |Name
-! scope="col" |The Subject of Lectures
-|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
-|-
-| [[File:Carol Sebert.jpg|frameless|100px|Carol Sebert]] || Carol Sebert || Contemporary Design in Rugs
-|-
-| [[File:Eerbil Tezcan.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Eerbil Tezcan || Designing Rugs
-|-
-| [[File:Hadi Maktabi.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Hadi Maktabi || Azerbaijan Rugs
-|-
-| [[File:Rob Leahy.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Rob Leahy || Conventional US rug dealers’ difficulties and new developments of the market: its effect in the world production
-|-
-| [[File:Stefano Ionescu.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Stefano Ionescu || Double-niche ‘Transylvanian’ rugs, an Anatolian product meant for export; The relation with 18th and 19th century Turkish rugs.
-|-
-| [[File:Udo Hirsch.jpg|frameless|100px]] || UDO HIRSCH || Anatolian Kilims
-|-
-| [[File:Hamidi Uanl.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Hamidi Ünal || Hereke Carpets
-|}
 === 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, Senem Kula, Faruk Açıkgöz
-* Muhammed Türk
-* Senem Kula
-* Faruk Açıkgöz
 == Istanbul Carpet Week, 1-5 October 2017 ==
 Over 180 international buyers from 22 countries were recruited by COVER to attend Istanbul Carpet Week, 1-5 October 2017.  Around sixty Turkish rug brands exhibited at Istanbul Rug Show held in a new larger venue over two days. The week also includes in the Istanbul International Carpet Conference, the 11th National Carpet Design Contest and the  Erbil Tezcan’s rug design workshop. The free, temporary exhibition: ‘Kum Kapı rugs from the Arkas Collection’ showcased thirty-two fine silk masterpieces woven between the 16th and 20th centuries.<ref>https://cover-magazine.com/news/istanbul-carpet-week-2017/</ref>
 === the 11th National Carpet Design Contest ===
-'''Winners'''<ref>http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2017-11-hali-tasarim-yarismasi</ref>:
+'''Winners'''<ref>http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2017-11-hali-tasarim-yarismasi</ref>: Zeynep Gürbüz, Merve Bütüşaba, Yasemin Songur
-* Zeynep Gürbüz
-* Merve Bütüşaba
-* Yasemin Songur
 == Istanbul Carpet Week, 25-29 October 2018 ==
@@ Line 47: / Line 20: @@
 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).<ref>IstanbulCarpetWeek_2018.pdf
 </ref>
-=== Istanbul Carpet Conference Speakers 2018<ref>IstanbulCarpetWeek_2018.pdf</ref> ===
-{| class="wikitable sortable" border=
-! scope="col" |Picture
-! scope="col" |Name
-! scope="col" |The Subject of Lectures
-|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
-|-
-| [[File:Belkıs Balpınar.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Belkıs Balpınar || Divrigi Mosque Carpets
-|-
-| | [[File:Suzan Bayraktaroglu.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Suzan Bayraktaroğlu  || Kilims of the Vakıflar Museum Collection
-|-
-| [[File:Lucy Upward.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Lucy Upward || Future Thinking: Design and Interiors
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-| [[File:Alberto Boralevi.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Alberto Boralevi || Turkish Carpets in Italy
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-| [[File:Ali Riza Tuna.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Ali Riza Tuna || Anatolian Carpets in the Western World : A Story of Mutual Influences over the Ages
-|-
-| [[File:Erika Kurtz.jpg|frameless|100px]] || Erika Kurtz || Keeping the Art of Design in the Digital Age
-|}
 === the 12th National Carpet Design Contest ===
-'''Winners'''<ref>http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2018-12-hali-tasarim-yarismasi</ref>:
+'''Winners'''<ref>http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2018-12-hali-tasarim-yarismasi</ref>: Gülbahar Gümşten, Büşra Akçay, Fatma Büyüksofuoglu
-* Gülbahar Gümşten
-* Büşra Akçay
-* Fatma Büyüksofuoglu
 == Gallery ==