13 Reasons Why Istanbul Is The Capital Of Design?

Istanbul is one of the most sophisticated cities in the world with her unique history, city culture, diversity and design talents. Are you ready to meet some of them?

3RD CULTURE

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The 3rd Culture brand was created to highlight and celebrate the diversity of world cultures. We devise our collections using patterns, colors, motifs, fabrics, faces and street scapes we have personally encountered and recorded. All our products are unique to the 3rd Culture brand, created and designed in Istanbul and produced by local artisans and craftsmen in Istanbul's historic Beyoglu neighborhood, where our concept store is also located.

Bravo İstanbul

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Bravoİstanbul is a design studio located in İstanbul.

Getting inspired by this historic, chaotic, lively city,

they redesigned the famous Turkish bath towels engaging with graphic design.

Cubozone

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In our workshop in the Datça peninsula, we are designing different kind of puzzles, some of them are world known puzzles, some of them are designed by us. We are aiming to add a color to the universal world of puzzle with our own signature.

FIGG

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At FIGG, every product is our design and goes through a meticulous process of research and development. FIGG products are simple, clean-cut and modern in nature. Our branding and packaging have a similar stance and everything regarding these two components is developed in-house. After reaching their final design, products are handmade by talented local craftsmen and us. In other words, every item is an output of boutique manufacturing rather than mass production.

GOM

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GOM is children’s play & design brand located in İstanbul. We aim to create toys & products & ideas that will promote design thinking and the urge to create

HAPPY-NES

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Happy-Nes is a handcrafted accessory design brand that aims to create colorful lifestyles. We are adding value into most daily used products by turning them in to fashionable accessories. The inspiration behind the different motifs comes from the colors of different cultures and islands we have explored.

Koleksiyon

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Koleksiyon has an unrivaled reputation for delivering design and service excellence both in its homeland of Turkey and around the world.

The brand is known for the clean, understated intelligence of its designs, the quality of its manufacture and its insight into the needs and concerns of clients.

K-United

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There is always a line that runs from the past to the future, that as well as local cultures and ideals, there are eternal and universal values that we all share and that what is essential is understanding the art and craft as it is tied up in a particular time and place. In this perspective, K-United is a company founded to gather and offer new colours, new patterns and new emotions to objects of our daily life such as small furniture, lighting, kilims, vases, tea glasses, coffee cups and dinner sets.

mihaniki design.

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Handmade jewelry in the age of mass production, inspired by the simplicity and the imperfection of the antiquity. Mihanikî is a jewelry brand that brings together the art of the antiquity with abstract forms.

Mon Joie

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Mon Joie aims to give you joy with their lovely Mon Joie's. Mon Joie soft toys are produced in Gaziantep, Turkey by 72 talented women who can not join the work force in the past. Mon Joie’s helps them to provide an income. All Mon Joie products are %100 handmade and produced with %100 cotton yarn. That’s why Mon Joie’s are not only cute and healthy but also supports social responsibility.

Mucs Atelier

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We, Mucs Atelier, are on our way to add endless stories of trees to our life's. We've transformed each piece into an object. We brought tree and design together... And we offered you to live your own story, to add a sense of the tree to your tables.

one square meter

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as one square meter, we make sure we use nature-friendly materials that support sustainability. during the designing process, we consider the possible needs and reveal the beauty [of the materials.] our production is handmade, meticulous and dexterous. we value your passion when purchasing and using the products from our atelier for years to come

Woodern Co.

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Woodern Co. is a İstanbul-based design & crafts company that creates genuine wooden accessories for tech products. Woodern Co. is in awe of nature's beauty & simplicity and believes that the life in cities has alienated us from it. By striving every day to bring the nature to our daily life, Woodern Co. reminds us our very nature and brings us back to our long-forgotten roots. All Woodern Co. products are produced from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood.

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Istanbul is one of the most sophisticated cities in the world with her unique history, city culture, diversity and design talents.

As hippist, we bring the best design from Istanbul to London with ♥.

We wish to become a cultural and design bridge between people of these two great cities with our curated shop via online and pop-ups.

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