Since 2005, the final of the 14th Istanbul İTHİB International Fabric Design Competition has been held in Istanbul in order to increase the creative power of the Turkish textile sector, to bring talented young people to the sector rapidly and to create unique designs. Organized by Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association (İTHİB) the magnificent night attended a large number of guests including business, art and community life.
Our Support Will Continue
Deputy Minister of Trade Rıza Tuna Turagay gave informations and said, “As a country, it is very important for us to create design, innovation, fashion and brand in order to keep up with the competition in textile field and to have better conditions. We should continue to develop in these areas in order to increase the added value. For this reason, our Ministry will continue to support such competitions. Successful finalists in here, as the Ministry of Commerce, we also support them in abroad education because we aim to increase the number of Turkey's ambassador in design by providing training opportunities in key schools.”
We must value human
Ahmet Öksüz, President of İTHİB, said that we have made huge investments in machinery as textile sector for years and he also said, “In the following process, we realized that we need to invest more in human. We have overcome this situation, which is a reflection of the negative perception that the sector does not deserve, with the scholarship we provide to students who prefer textile engineering. This organization, where the value given to the designer is revealed, has also been a proof of our investment in human.”
Abroad Education Award To The Finalists
Damla Güden completed the competition with the design of ’Pele’sTears’ and won the 1st place. Gülden was also entitled to receive a monetary award of 50 thousand TL. Hale Yılmaz won 2nd place with Row And Refine Shine and Mithila Amy Mohan 3rd with Flawed Symmetry. The top three finalists were awarded the right to visit Premiere Vision Paris, one of the world's leading trade fairs, and 6 months of language education. The winners have the right to abroad education with the approval of the Ministry of Commerce.
