The Design Days 2019 and the 6th Machine Carpet Design Competition Final held in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, Southeastern Anatolia Carpet Exporters’ Association and Gaziantep University were held in Gaziantep.
The Design Days 2019 and the 6th Machine Carpet Design Competition Final organized by the South East Anatolian Carpet Exporters’ Association with the support of the Ministry of Commerce and in cooperation with Gaziantep University took place in Gaziantep. Gaziantep University Rector Ali Gür, Naci Topçuoğlu Vocational School Director Assoc. Dr. Necip Fazil Yilmaz, TIM Carpet Sector Board President Salahattin Kaplan, President of the Chamber of Carpets Mehmet Törer, GAIB Coordinator President Ahmet Fikret Kileci, Chairman of the Faculty of Fine Arts, and many guests and the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts faculties of universities attended.
Ahmet Kaplan, President of GAHIB
We are second in the world after China in carpet export
Noting that Turkey is the second country after China with 2.3 billion dollars in exports GAHİB, President Ahmet Kaplan said “Turkey, after China’s carpet exports, with about 2.3 billion dollars, is the second country in the world. As a member of the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Association, the carpet exports we have made are 1.5 billion dollars. This constitutes 66.5% of Turkey’s carpet export. Carpet sector in Gaziantep is a locomotive sector. Approximately 150 manufacturers in the sector, more than 700 exporters directly employ 25,000 people. Together with a large number of sub-industry and supplier companies, it provides indirect employment to 50 thousand people”.
Good news from Rector Gür for carpet design department
Stating the importance of the design for not only carpet industry but all sectors, Gaziantep University Rector Ali Gure gave a good news to Gaziantep carpet producers by opening carpet design department at the university and said “We need designers for carpet industry, one of the most important sectors of Gaziantep and Turkey. In the world, design has a very high added value in terms of added value. If the world holds a sixty percent share of the machine carpet, Gaziantep has to make every effort not to leave this share. There is not any design department in the universities in Turkey. We are working on the establishment of this department at Gaziantep University. The carpet design department will be opened in a short time and when it is opened, we will make a new generation that makes qualified and qualified beautiful designs”.
They designed, the carpet producers of Gaziantep wove
For 6th Machinery Carpet Design Contest, realized with the slogan “Design, let’s weave”, 126 design applications were taken. As a result of the evaluation of the first jury, 20 designs were qualified for the finals. These 20 designs turned into carpet with the support of the sponsoring companies. Among the designs evaluated by the jury consisting of various universities and sector representatives, the first 5 works were awarded. Gülbahar Gümüşten Infinity won the first prize with Infinity design, the second was Şansım Televi Boğa with Prehistoric Narration, Nazlı Parçaoğlu won the third prize with Aura, Güneş Turhan won the fourth prize with Lodos and Şenay Subaşı became the fifth with Rusty. As a result of the competition, 15 thousand TL was given to the first, 11 thousand TL to the second, 8 thousand TL to the third, while the fourth and fifth ones took laptop. The other finalists of the competition were given various awards and participation certificates.
Academics, designers and industry representatives were the guests of the design days
Within the scope of Design Days 2019 activities, academics, designers and industry representatives expressed their opinions by participating in discussions and panels held on the carpet and fashion and declared the importance of carpets and its future. Kastamonu University Lecturer Assoc. Dr. Ruhi Konak, Bahçeşehir University Lecturer Günseli Kato, Fashion Designer Fırat Neziroğlu, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University Professor Dr. Aydın Uğurlu, Design Director Kunter Şekercioğlu, Master Architect Ceren Uğurluer, Decor Magazine Editor-in-Chief Enes Karadayı, Gaziantep University Faculty Member. Dr. Prof. Dr. Zuhal Arda, Faculty Member of Marmara University Dr. Prof. Dr. Şerife Atlıhan, Professor of Hacı Bayram Veli University. Dr. Prof. Dr. Aysen Soysal, Assoc. Dr. Dr. Ömer Zaimoğlu, Mimar Sinan University Faculty Member Servet Senem Uğurlu, Fashion Designer Hakan Akkaya and Consumer and Design Consultant Phil Pond attended. In addition, Ahmet Burak Gezer, Yeliz Keskin, Çiğdem Aküzüm and Naime Yüksel Çalık performed various activities in the workshops organized within the scope of the event.
