Artist Info
Rifat Ozbek
BA Fashion, St Martins 1977
Rıfat Ozbek was born in Istanbul in 1953.
He moved to England in 1970 in order to study architecture at Liverpool University and graduated in 1972.
1974-1977 he studied BA (hons) fashion design at Saint Martin′s School of Art, London.
He designed for the 1970s designer Walter Albini (Trell, Milan) between 1978 and 1980. He later worked as a designer for the chain store Monsoon in London between 1980 and 1984.
In 1984 he founded his own firm 'Ozbek'.
In the late 2000s Ozbek moved back to Turkey and opened his cushion boutique in Istanbul.
Exhibitions:
1990, 1991, 1992, Customised Levi′s Denim Jacket for Benefit for Diffa/Dallas Collection
1994, Fellini: I Costumi e le Mode, Pecci Museum, Prato, Italy, and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
1994-95, V&A: Street Style, From Sidewalk to Catwalk, 1940 to Tomorrow
Awards:
1986, Woman Magazine Designer award
1988, British Fashion Council Designer of the Year award, London
1989, British Glamour award
1992, British Fashion Council Designer of the Year award, London
