Şafak Tokur è in assoluto il mio stilista preferito vivente, sia come rendita visiva dei capi, che come filosofia di concezione.

I pezzi che più amo di lui sono tratti dalla collezione estiva 2014. Semplice e lineare nei colori ma molto particolare nei tagli.

Le giacche, interamente in poliestere, hanno come stampa una manifestazione visiva di un’elaborazione filosofica del concetto di inoperatività dell’uomo.

La collezione si chiama “hukumsuz” che vuol intendere l’invalidità e l’inoperatività dell’essere umano inserito in una società in cui dovrebbe lottare per la propria vita nella terra.

Şafak Tokur nasce a Sinop in Turchia nel 1975. Dopo avere condotto studi d’arte ad Istanbul, si laurea all’accademia di Belle Arti Mimar Sinan University con specializzazione Tessile.

Nel 1996 arriva in finale al concorso indetto dalla Beymen Academia, e nel 1997 vince il “National Shoe Design Competition” dedicata alle creazioni di scarpe maschili.

Şafak Tokur is absolutely my favorite designer living, not only as visual impact of his product, also as philosophy of design. The pieces I love most about him are taken from the summer collection 2014. Simple and straightforward in color, but very particular cuts. The jackets, made entirely of polyester, have printed a visual manifestation of the philosophical elaboration of the concept of human inoperative. The collection is called ” hukumsuz ” who wants to express the disability and the ineffective nature of the human being existing in the society in which he lives in the struggle for existence in his homeland.

Şafak Tokur was born in Sinop in 1975.

After finishing his degree at the Painting Department of Istanbul Anadolu High School for Fine Arts, he enrolled in the Textile Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University and graduated in 2001.
He was one of the finalists in the 1996 Beymen Academia competition.
In 1997, he participated in the National Shoe Design Competition and won an honorable mention award in the category of men’s shoes.
In 1998, he was among three designers in the youth clothing division of the Beymen Academia.
Finally, in 2001, Tokur attended the 2001 Asia Makuhari Grand Prix in Tokyo and became the Turkish finalist.

to see the collection: http://istanbul.mbfashionweek.com/designers/safak_tokur # sthash.3XbiFN4Y.dpuf