BUSINESS FEATURE Another Time&Place
BY KAREN CHANEY
Specialty store at The Shops at Legacy allows customers to shop the world without jet lag N ot only does Sadik Celik own and operate Another Time & Place in Plano, he “I send a picture of the drawing, and I will get on the phone and
explain to my brother exactly what I want,” Celik said. “I tell him the color, design [and] size.” Celik explained that his main business is wholesale, but within the showroom his top three selling items are light xtures that range from $79-$23,000, jewelry that ranges from $30-$7,000 and pottery that can range from $11-$11,500. When people walk through the showroom, Celik said they are often mesmerized. “When the people come in, they look at color,” he said. “They don’t even know I exist sometimes. When I say ‘Hi’, they don’t hear me some- times, they are so enraptured. When I see that sparkle in their eyes, I am really happy.”
also designed most of the artisan light xtures and jewelry displayed in the showroom. Celik grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, in what he describes as the center of European culture. He eventually moved to New York City; however, many of his family members lived in Texas. “When I came to visit them, I really liked Texas,” Celik said. “It was the America I dreamed of—I felt at home.” Twenty years ago, Celik opened Another Time & Place in The Shops at Legacy. Prior to opening the business, he manufactured lights and jewelry for wholesalers across America. After considering other locations in the metroplex for his showroom and o ce, he decided Plano was the right destination. “I didn’t nd a lot of cultural places in Plano, and I felt people were open to it, so I decided to open an interesting place with a lot of color,” Celik said. “I believe color has a good impact on human psychology.” Celik was 15 years old when he started designing jewelry, and he eventually added designing light xtures to his portfolio. His family owns a manufacturing facility in Istanbul, which is where his products are made. For custom orders, he starts by hand-drawing designs on paper.
Another Time & Place owner Sadik Celik designs light xtures he said he would want to hang in his own house.
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CREATING A CUSTOM LIGHT FIXTURE
AnotherTime&Place 5760 Legacy Drive, Ste. B2, Plano (The Shops at Legacy) 972-398-0101 www.facebook.com/anothertandp Hours: Sun. 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m., Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Owner and designer Sadik Celik said a custom xture can take weeks to be delivered after he settles on a design with the customer. The manufacturing process includes the following steps. • A graphic designer prepares a 3-D drawing for customer approval. • Celik sends the design to his family to be manufactured in Istanbul. • Glass globes are hand-blown by artisans, and glass pieces are applied. • Metal parts are hammered by hand, and chains are cut to speci cations. • The xture is assembled by the manufacturers, and nal tweaks are made before being disassembled for shipment.
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Celik said hewould like to eventually openmore showrooms in other states.
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