Visit of Uzbek delegation to TU Dortmund

From March 23^rd till March 30^th, in the framework of the Project the delegation from 4 Uzbek universities has visited TU Dortmund.

The program of the visit included meeting and acquaintance with the Hohenstein Institute, which carries out testing, certification and researchin the field of textiles, a round table in ZHD  (Technische Universität Dortmund) about actual quality management, a discussion in Institute of Art and Material Culture.

Uzbek fashion design and textile traditions: Wedding attire

Exhibition in the institute of Art and Material Culture

The collection shown here reflects on old wedding ritual, but proposes a modernized version which respects the ritual by the use of traditional fabrics and motifs as well as

modern needs and conceptions of fashion. It also gives an impression of contemporary Uzbek fashion design which tries to revitalize traditional textile culture in Central Asia.

It was devised by Taisiya Chursina together with members of the project.

Visit to Uzbekistan September 18 – October 9, 2014

-    Summer school in Tashkent “Ways of making Textile Industry sustainable. Project related scientific methods.” (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

-    Field investigations in Margilan:

    „Edgorlik” Ikat handicraft factory, ikat production in Fazlitdin Dadajanov`s workshop , “Faiz“  market, Center of Handicrafts, hand workshop of furnaces

Tashkent:

-   Meeting with the administration of the State museum of History of Uzbekistan

-  Organization of the Fashion show of the collection of the Project and historical Costume objects in the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan

-   Meeting in the editorial department of the „SANAT” magazine edition

-  Field  investigations: Handicrafts Fairy, Jangiabod Market in Tashkent suburbs, visit of textile interior Salon, Field trip to the museum of the Victims of political Repressions in Tashkent, Study trip to the Museum of applied arts, exhibition „Tubeteika“

-   work meetings with Uzbek colleagues

-   Visit to Republic International Cultural Center in Tashkent. Meeting in German Cultural Center  

Small foyer exhibition »Suzane embroidery from Uzbekistan« at the Institute of Art and Material Culture of TU Dortmund

In the foyer of the Institute of Art and Material Culture of TU Dortmund an exhibition devoted to the art of susane embroidery from Uzbekistan is opened. The exhibition presents susane exhibits of  the Institute collection discovered during the field investigations in two regions of modern Uzbekistan:   Bukhara and Samarkand.

Visit to Istanbul

5.05–12.05.2014

(Prof. G. Mentges, L. Shamukhitdinova, S. Adelt)

·        Investigation of the Grand Bazar in Istanbul concerning Uzbek textiles (location, organization, display, goods). 

·        Research in Bursa - the center of revitalized  silk industry in Turkey.

·        Investigation of the antique and collectors galleries of Uzbek textiles and ethnic textile shops.

·        Research on the textile patterns connected with Central Asian Ikat (for IKAT data  base) and their imitations.

·        Display of the textile heritage in Turkish Museums.

Visit to Uzbekistan 18.-28.10.2013

Kick-off meeting of the Project/Workshop

Participation in:

      -The  9^th international Uzbek Cotton and Textile Fair: conference, exhibition, industrial fashion show (16.-17.10.2013)

      - International scientific conference “Design – the sphere uniting cultures” in National institute of Art and Design under the name of K.Behzod (17.10.2013)

   Field investigation in different regions (Tashkent and Tashkent district, Bukhara and

   Bukhara district, Samarkand):

-       Meeting  with the administration of Bukhara engineer-technological institute (21.10.2013)

-       Visit to gold embroidery factory “Zarduz” in Bukhara (22.10.2013)

-       Meeting with a family running a small business in embroidery (Bukhara/22.10.2013)

-       Field investigation on the textiles section in Karvon basar in Bukhara (22.10.2013)

-       Investigation on the development of folklore handicraft touristic market in Old Bukhara

-       Visit to the traditional carpet factory in Samarkand (23.10.2013)

-       Field investigation on modernity of traditional design in Samarkand touristic market: new Uzbek design brands (23.10.2013)

-       Visit to the knitting factory in Tashkent district (Chirchik) (19.10.2013)

-       Visit to the “salom kelin” wedding ritual festivity in Tashkent (15.10.2013)

-       Visit to the wedding salon in Tashkent (26.10.2013)

-       Participation in the Festival of National dress in the frame of “Style.uz” Art week in Tashkent (26.10.2013)

Visit to Uzbekistan

Program:

- Workshops with participants of the project

- Summer school 2 “Summer school on teaching methods: Green design” in Tashkent

- Field research in Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Samarqand, Bukhara, Andijan, Margilan, Namangan, Kasansay)

11.05.2011

Kulturanalyse und Kulturvermittlung

Forschungskolloquium des Seminars für Kulturanthropologie des Textilen in Verbindung mit der Forschungsgruppe Dynamik der Geschlechterkonstellationen

Tu Dortmund, 18.00 Uhr ct ¦ Seminar für Kulturanthropologie des Textilen ¦ Emil-Figge-Str. 50 ¦ Raum 4.208

Gabriele Mentges, TU Dortmund Modernität der Tradition:

Lola Shamukhitdinova,TU Dortmund Materialität und usbekische

Nationalkultur

July, 2011

Visit of Uzbek delegation to TUDo

From June 31st till July 11th, in the framework of the International Project “Modernity of tradition. Uzbek textile heritage as a cultural and economical recourse” the delegation from 4 Uzbek universities has visited TU Dortmund.

During the intensive program of the visit the members of the delegation have had a meeting and long discussion with Rector Prof. Ursula Gather, a round table in HDZ about actual teaching problems, a discussion in Media Center about e-learning and a visit to the ITMC.

http://www.itmc.tu-dortmund.de/de/beritmc/ueber-itmc/36-a-z/1641-zu-gast-im-itmc.html

Furthermore members of delegation made presentations in the Institute of Art and Material Culture, visited the AMD in Düsseldorf and the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA)  at RWTH Aachen University

Visit to Uzbekistan / Field research

Program:

- Workshops with participants of the project 

- Summer school 1 “Teaching via research” in Bukhara

- Field research in Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Samarqand, Bukhara, Andijan, Margilan)

Visit to Uzbekistan

Program:

- Kick-off meeting of the Project

- workshop; round table: "Organization of the Summer Schools" (G.Mentges)

- training: “New digital technical instruments for designers – presentation of the

  ColorMunki from PANTONE” (L. Shamukhitdinova)

- field researches in Tashkent, Bukhara and Margilan