Sevan Bıçakçı Explained

Sevan Bıçakçı Սեւան Պըչաքչը
Birth Place:	Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality:	Turkish
Occupation:	Jeweller

Sevan Bıçakçı (;^[1] born 1972) is a Turkish famed 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 four 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
• He was also nominated as the top five most noteworthy free lance jewelry designers by the Tanzanite Foundation.

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ազգային Կեդրոնական Վարժարան. 16 June 2021. www.getronagan.k12.tr. 27 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200327135613/http://www.getronagan.k12.tr/hy/shrceanaveardnyer/1999/495. live.
2. News: Muslim art in hand of an Armenian. 13 March 2013. Hurriyet. 24 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105313/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/lifestyle/12040055.asp?scr=1. live.
3. News: Middle Eastern jewellery designers take centre stage at Christie's. 13 March 2013. Ameinfo.
4. News: M. Forte. Pauline. Turkish delights: The Ringmaster.. 26 November 2012. The Gulf News. 12 February 2009. 3 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121203144742/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/beauty-fashion/turkish-delights-the-ringmaster-1.474647. dead.
5. Web site: SEVAN BICAKCI: "Lord of the Rings". Oster Jewellers. 26 November 2012. 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121122042327/http://www.osterjewelers.com/jewelry/designers/SevanBicakci. live.
6. Web site: Sevan Bicakci. Womenist. 26 November 2012. 31 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100731121047/http://www.womenist.net/en/p-145/jewellery/sevan_bicakci.html. live.