Art runs through every thread at Çınar Rugs. Sevan Bıçakçı, a master of jewelry, works with the same devotion. Similar to how a Cinar weaver manipulates thread, his hands form metal. Collaboration was inevitable due to the bond and heritage shared by Sevan and Çınar.
The bracelet is now displayed at the Çınar Museum. Anatolia, Byzantium, and the Ottoman Empire inspired Sevan. Çınar’s carpets carry the same artistic lineage. A shared heritage unites Sevan and Çınar in patterns, forms, and craftsmanship. “We come from the same tradition,” said Ahmet Çınar. “Sevan creates in gold, silver, and stone while we work with silk and wool. The process may differ, but the vision remains the same.”
The Grand Bazaar molded Sevan’s journey. He entered the arts as a child, experiencing from masters who spent lifetimes at their benches: his hands formed metal cut gemstones and carved intaglios for decades. He won six Couture Designer Awards and received the Turkish Presidency’s Grand Award for Culture and Art in 2022. His work sits in museums, on collectors’ shelves, and now, in Çınar’s archive.
Sevan and Çınar both preserve what time tries to erase. The bracelet on display refuses to let tradition fade.