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The American Turkish Society is pleased to invite you to
Design: Istanbul-New York
Wanted Design 2013
May 18 (Sat) - May 20 (Mon)
10am - 7pm
Terminal Stores
(11th Ave. between 27th and 28th Sts.)
REGISTER TO ATTEND
A debut exhibition, organized by The American Turkish Society, will present a cross section of Turkish industrial design during New York’s official design week. Featured products responding to an open call were hand-picked by an iconic group of Turkish design professionals including Gaye Cevikel, Ferda Kolatan, Defne Koz, Ayşe Birsel Seck, and Ali Tayar.
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"Pleat Box," a ceramic light by Hande Akçaylı and Murat Koçyiğit of Mashallah
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"Extra Wine set," complete with bottle and drinking glass by Ali Bakova
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"Attractive," a mirror and magnet combination by Umut Demirel
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"Relax," porcelain tableware that creates different patterns when stacked by Tamer Nakisci
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"Tulûat," a wool rug by Koray Ozgen
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"Novela Vessels," ceramic tabletop by Erin Türkoğlu and Melodi Bozkurt of Müzz Design.
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"Tearend Teacup and Saucer," contemporary take on the Turkish tea set by Can Yalman
For more information on the designers and their products, click here.
Side Events
Design Entrepreneurship
A Conversation with Gaye Cevikel & Melissa Feldman
Saturday, May 18
4:00-5:00pm
@Le Restaurant, Terminal Stores
(Free Admission)
Gaye Cevikel, founder of luxury design brand GAIA&GINO will lead a rich and interactive conversation on "Design Entrepreneurship,” about the challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur, with design writer and style editor Melissa Feldman. For more information, please click here.
For free entry, register here by May 10.
Istanbul Meets New York
Live Performance Art Blending Food & Mixology
Sunday, May 19
3:00-5:00pm
Effeti, Terminal Stores
(Free Admission)
 
Renowned food artist of Istanbul, Dilara Erbay and designer mixologists from the Brooklyn-based event planning company The Guinea Pig Group, will present a collaborative live performance where Turkey’s unique culinary secrets will be paired with the artisanal cocktails of Brooklyn. For more info, please click here.
For free entry, please register here by May 10.
Turkish bagels & snacks to be served at the booth at May 18-19, 10AM courtesy of Simit and Smith.
Happy hour to conclude the fair on May 20, 4:30PM, courtesy of The Guinea Pig Group
Sponsors & Supporters
This program is made possible by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.
Sponsors of the event include
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Show contributors
Deger Cengiz |booth design; Albin Lohr-Jones |booth installation; Deniz Ayaz |graphic; Dilara Erbay and The Guinea Pig Group |catering.
Promotional Supporters
AlumniTurk, Cornucopia Magazine, IKSV, KAGIDER, Radyo Turkum, TurkishNY, TurkishWIN,and
Visit our "Design:Istanbul-New York" Facebook page to stay up-to-date with news and updates on this year's exhibition.
The Istanbul edition of the exhibition Design: Istanbul-New York curated by The American Turkish Society will be shown by the Armaggan Art and Design Gallery at a future date to be determined.
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