A DESIGN COMPETITION WITH THE FLAVOR OF TURKISH COFFEE

• The “Tecnodieci Art Turkish Coffee Cup Design Competition,” organized by the Ceramics Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Anadolu University, aimed to reinterpret Turkish coffee culture with a contemporary approach. The competition exhibition was on display at the Faruk Atalayer Exhibition Hall of the Faculty of Fine Arts from July 1st to 30th.

The competition organized by the Ceramics Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Anadolu University, with the aim of combining our traditional values ​​with contemporary design understanding, encouraging the creation of original and innovative cup designs, and supporting high-quality production in the field of ceramics, received great interest.

The Selection Committee of the Tecnodieci Art Turkish Coffee Cup Design Competition consisted of Prof. Duygu Kahraman, Prof. Ezgi Hakan, Prof. İsmet Yüksel, Prof. Fei Yan, Hasan Turan Engin, Hüseyin Akpınar, and Lorenzo Rioli; while the Organizing Committee consisted of Prof. Sibel Sevim, Prof. Dr. Münevver Çakı, Prof. Kemal Uludağ, Lecturer Özgür Kaptan, Research Assistant Özge Tan, and Research Assistant İlyas Arapoğlu.

The competition received 163 applications from Anadolu, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali, Haliç, Kütahya Dumlupınar, İstanbul Beykent, İstanbul Ticaret, Karabük, Marmara, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli, 19 Mayıs, and Sakarya universities. Following a preliminary evaluation, 47 applications were deemed suitable for consideration. Of these, 43 qualified for the jury evaluation with a total of 50 works. Since each participant interpreted and enriched the Turkish coffee tradition from a different perspective, the designs of all participants who contributed to the competition were deemed successful, in addition to the winning designers.

Tecnodieci, a company operating in industrial raw material production and mineral export, as well as products for the food industry, primarily coffee and olive oil, was the main sponsor of the competition. The first, second, and third place awards were contributed by Ali Avcı, the owner of Tecnodieci Art. The first place winner received 50,000 TL, the second place winner 30,000 TL, and the third place winner 20,000 TL.

Honorable Mention Awards were presented by Hüseyin Akpınar, the owner of Wanxing. Demir Kaan Önen won first place, Mücahit Mustafa Taligacı won second place, and Fatma Mediha Yatır won third place, while Ayşegül Kavalcı and Hümeyra Eroğlu received the Wanxing Special Award.