SALON Contemporary Art, Fashion, Design, Photography, Flowers

SALON/Istanbul Workshop

March 20-28
Various locations in Istanbul

SALON/ Amsterdam – Istanbul
Established by Cathal McKee, Gijs Stork and Manon Schaap as a center dedicated to creating inspirational dialogues and experiences in art, design and fashion SALON/Amsterdam ran a workshop sponsored by ROMAN Hazır Giyim as part of the Istanbul Design Biennial. The workshop was organized collaboratively by the Royal Netherlands Consulate and the Dutch DFA as part of the celebrations for the 400th anniversary of Dutch-Turkish diplomaitc relations, and was hosted by Material ConneXion Istanbul in Yapı Endüstri Merkezi.
SALON/ ran a workshop targeted towards the transmission of designers’ works and ideas through visual presentations while collaborating with the creative industries, craftsmen and designers based in Istanbul. During the workshop, a round table discussion took place whereby the designers communicated their works, ideas and philosophies via visual presentations and responded to the students’ questions. In this way a dialogue exchange was made possible between the designers and participating students.
SALON/Amsterdam also provided opportunities of encounter between fashion and product designers such Mattijs van Bergen, Vroonland, Desiree Hammen, Hyun Hyeu, BCXSY, Antoine Peters, Borre Akkersdijk, Noman and Reinier Bosch who travelled to Istanbul for this project, with various organizations and ateliers that could offer co-operation.
These young and independent designers working on new ideas and techniques shared their knowledge of legacy and craft, the significance of the unique, and the confrontational encounters between hand-crafting techniques and new technologies, with the artists, designers, craftsmen and producers of the creative industry in Istanbul. The sites visited by the designers and the students included the ateliers where the art of Ebru painting is performed, the Topkapı Museum which houses Turkish carpets, caftans and seating groups, leather ateliers, artisans’ shops in Tahtakale and the rug sellers in the Sultanahmet area.
In the period up to the Istanbul Design Biennial, the designers will use their experiences and observations of the unique characteristics of Istanbul to create products that pay homage to their originals by clearly revealing their ties to them. The project exhibitions will also travel to Amsterdam following their run in the Istanbul Design Biennial.

Participants

Borre Akkersdijk
Reinier Bosch
Mattijs van Bergen
BCXSY (Boaz Cohen/Sayaka Yamamoto)
Desiree Hammen
Noman (Selina Parr/ Lara Tolman)
Antoine Peters
Vroonland (Sjoerd Vroonland/Arjan Vaandrager)
Hyun Yeu

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