Sevan Bıçakçı
Սեւան Պըչաքչը
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationJeweller

Sevan Bıçakçı (Armenian: Սեւան Պըչաքչը)[1] (born 1972) is a famed Turkish jeweller of Armenian descent. He is one of the few renowned jewelers in Turkey and is known around the world.[2] He is considered a "star jeweler" in Turkey.[3]

Life and career

Of Armenian descent,[4] Sevan Bıçakçı was born in 1972 in the Samatya district of Istanbul, Turkey. He is known as the 'King of Rings'. At the age of 12, his father, who was a theater actor, placed Sevan under the apprenticeship of Hovsep Catak in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul. After serving 4 years of apprenticeship, his master died. However, he had learned a great deal about jewellery design and craftsmanship. He then opened a workshop in order to serve bigger manufacturers as a freelance jewel designer.[4] He worked on his first collection for a year before unveiling it in the global market in 2002.[4] His jewelry designs are that of Byzantine and Ottoman styles. Some of Sevan Bıçakçı's famous clientele include Catherine Zeta-Jones, Elizabeth Hurley, Celine Dion, Liv Tyler, Mariah Carey, Brooke Shields, Angie Harmon, Kim Raver, Halle Berry, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Michelle Monaghan, and Tory Burch.[5]

Awards

Sevan Bıçakçı has received many distinguished awards such as:[6]

  • Town and Country Couture Award. (Six times in a row).
  • Turkish Gold Design Award
  • He was nominated for the Jameel Prize Award[2]
  • He was also nominated as the top five most noteworthy free lance jewelry designers by the Tanzanite Foundation.

References

  1. ↑ "Ազգային Կեդրոնական Վարժարան". www.getronagan.k12.tr. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  2. 1 2 "Muslim art in hand of an Armenian". Hurriyet. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Middle Eastern jewellery designers take centre stage at Christie's". Ameinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 M. Forte, Pauline (February 12, 2009). "Turkish delights: The Ringmaster". The Gulf News. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "SEVAN BICAKCI: "Lord of the Rings"". Oster Jewellers. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sevan Bicakci". Womenist. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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