Istanbul Carpet Week
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]
Winners the 10th National Carpet Design Contest[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
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
- ↑ http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2016-10-hali-tasarim-yarismasi
- ↑ https://cover-magazine.com/news/istanbul-carpet-week-2017/
- ↑ http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2017-11-hali-tasarim-yarismasi
- ↑ IstanbulCarpetWeek_2018.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ihib.org.tr/tr/2018-12-hali-tasarim-yarismasi