DICE KAYEK FASHION - ISTANBUL CONTRAST - MUSEUM EXHIBITION BOOK Illustrated 2010
DICE KAYEK / ISTANBUL CONTRAST.
ISTANBUL: Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, 2010. First Edition. Catalogue of the Exhibition. Text in Turkish and English.
Hardcovers, black cloth covered boards, titled in silver and off-black, 9x11.5 inches, 107 pages. Illustrated with color photographs of Dice Kayek dresses and jewelry for the exhibition, contrasting some of them with photographs of scenes from Istanbul.
VERY GOOD condition, some light rubbing to the covers, the rear pastdown has a round sticker and a printed label at the bottom with text in Turkish (I don't know whether or not this was part of the original publication, interesting regardless); overall a tight, bright, clean and unmarked copy.
About the ISTANBUL CONTRAST Exhibition (from the Dice Kayek website):
******Created as an exclusive set of dresses inspired by the city of Istanbul, the Dice Kayek Istanbul Contrast exhibition launched in 2010, and subsequently was presented in museums around the world. It was shortlisted for The Victoria & Albert Museum Jameel Prize 3, making Dice Kayek the first fashion house ever to be nominated for the international art and design award.******
About DICE KAYEK:
******Dice Kayek was established in Istanbul and in Paris concurrently in 1992. Dice Kayek, whose first collection consisted of a white cotton shirt, soon turned into an international fashion brand. Today it's designers continue working between Istanbul and Paris.******