Ottoman Style

Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire was founded at the end of the 13th century in north-western Anatolia (Asia Minor) by a Turkmen tribe leader Osman Bey and grew to be one of the...

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire was founded at the end of the 13th century in north-western Anatolia (Asia Minor) by a Turkmen tribe leader Osman Bey and grew to be one of the...

Timeless Design

Timeless Design

The Ottoman Style is modest, glamorous, cosmopolitan, sensual, multi-layered, extravagantly elegant, and timelessly beautiful which is awakening and pulling away from the monotony of today’s world. It carries elements of...

Timeless Design

The Ottoman Style is modest, glamorous, cosmopolitan, sensual, multi-layered, extravagantly elegant, and timelessly beautiful which is awakening and pulling away from the monotony of today’s world. It carries elements of...

Ottoman Textile

Ottoman Textile

The history of textile production in Turkey goes back to the Seldjuk period even before The Ottoman Empire. In the 16th and 17th centuries, textile production was widespread and at...

Ottoman Textile

The history of textile production in Turkey goes back to the Seldjuk period even before The Ottoman Empire. In the 16th and 17th centuries, textile production was widespread and at...

Silk Textiles in Context

Silk Textiles in Context

Ottoman silk textiles are among the most elegant textiles produced in the Islamic world. They are characterized by large-scale stylized motifs often highlighted by shimmering metallic threads.  Most Ottoman silks produced...

Silk Textiles in Context

Ottoman silk textiles are among the most elegant textiles produced in the Islamic world. They are characterized by large-scale stylized motifs often highlighted by shimmering metallic threads.  Most Ottoman silks produced...

Kutnu

Kutnu

Kutnu is a truly handcrafted product requiring different handwork at each stage of production. The name “Kutnu” is first mentioned in the literature in the 16th century. In the past,...

Kutnu

Kutnu is a truly handcrafted product requiring different handwork at each stage of production. The name “Kutnu” is first mentioned in the literature in the 16th century. In the past,...

Suzani

Suzani

A suzani is a large, hand-embroidered textile panel; the word comes from the Persian word Suzan, which means needle. Originating from nomadic tribes in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central...

Suzani

A suzani is a large, hand-embroidered textile panel; the word comes from the Persian word Suzan, which means needle. Originating from nomadic tribes in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and other Central...