20/12/2020
Only William Morris wallpaper in Istanbul...
(Turkcesi asagidadir)
Heirloom Istanbul was renovated in 2012 keeping the original spirit of the 110-year-old residence built by Michel Kirici, who had at one-time worked at the British Embassy in Istanbul. What little remained from the baseboards of the original 1902 construction were evidence that Mr. Kirici had been influenced at the time by the Arts & Crafts movement in England, which emphasized natural materials and workmanship. We replicated the baseboards and added William Morris (pioneer of Arts and Crafts Movement) Design Wallpapers dated from late 1800s. William Morris’s wallpaper, Wild Tulip, may be traced to the designs produced in the Anatolian town of Iznik circa 1570s. Iznik tulips and carnation designs can be found at the V & A Museum in London and George Salting collection, England who collected 16th century Iznik pottery starting in 1860s. This collection inspired several Arts and Crafts movement artists including the William Morris. The Wild Tulip motif was created in 1884 and used in Wightwick Manor (now museum) in England. This is a great example of how ottoman artisans influenced their western colleagues while western architecture influenced the buildings in Istanbul in 19th century. The Wild Tulip wallpaper is a great compliment to this renovation project. The wallpaper at Heirloom Istanbul is printed using water-based inks with vintage Surface Print Machines (for historic accuracy and texture) on formaldehyde free paper from sustainable forests. It was installed using the natural materials found in cellulose and wheat paste.
Heirloom Istanbul apartmani, zamaninda Ingiliz Konsoloslugunda calismis Michel Kirici tarafindan 110 sene once yapilmis ve binanin orjinal ruhunu saklayarak 2012 de renove edilmistir. Binada siva altinda kalmis 1902 yapimi orjinal supurgelikler bize Michel Bey’in o zamanlarda Ingilterede baslamis olan “Sanat ve Zanaat” hareketinden etkilendiginin kaniti oldu. Bu hareket endustriyelesmeye karsi cikmis ve dogayi, yaraticiligi, kucuk ureticiyi, zanaatkarliga agirlik vermistir. Biz ne yazik ki tumuyle kaybedilen supurgelikleri tekrar yasatmaya caliistik ve odalara “sanat ve zanaat” hareketinin baslaticisi William Morris tarafindan 1800 lerin sonunda tasarlanmis duvar kagitlarinida ekledik. William Morris’in duvar kagidi tasarimi olan “yabani lale” 1570 lerde Iznik’te yapilan seramiklerdeki motiflerle ozlestirilebilir. 1860’li senelerden itibaren 1570lerde Iznik’te yapilmis lale ve karanfil motifli seramikler Londra’daki V & A muzesi ve George Salting kolleksiyonunda bulunabiliyordu. Bu kolleksiyonlar aralarinda William Morris’inde oldugu bir ck “sanat ve zanaat” akimina katilmis sanatcilarina ilham kaynagi olmustur. “Yabani Lale” motif’i 1884 de tasarlanmis ve Ingiltere’deki Wightwick Malikanesinde (simdi muzedir) kullanilmistir. Bu Osmanli zanaatkarlarin batidaki meslekdaslarini nasil etkilediginin guzel bir ornegidir. Bunun karsiliginda bati mimarisi de Osmanli Istanbul’unun mimarisini etkilemistir. “Yabani Lale” duvar kagidi bu renovasyon projesine ck guzel bir kompliman olmustur. Binada kullanilan tum duvar kagidi motifleri, motiflerin tarihsel dokusunun aynisini tekrar etmek icin eski baski makinalarinda , su bazli murekkepler kullanilarak icinde formaldehit (toksik) olmayan ve surdurulebilir ormanlardan gelen agaclardan yapilan kagitlara basilmistir. Bu duvar kagitlari seluloz bazli veya bugday bazli zamklarla duvarlara yapistirlimistir.
