LIMBO: CANAN TOLON’S INSTALLATION AT FİŞEKHANE
Contemporary Istanbul Foundation is home to Limbo, Canan Tolon's large-scale spatial installation specially produced for Cocoon in Fişekhane.
Begüm Başoğlu
Co-author of the books Sade and Müşterek Düşünceler, a passionate reader and the curator of Vitali Hakko Creative Industries Library, Begüm Başoğlu shares her love for books through a…
EMIRGAN HOUSE II
You are invited to take a tour around one of Sanayi313’s latest projects; Emirgan House II.
A LEGEND RETURNS: THE VOLKSWAGEN MICROBUS
Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess teased the world in a recent tweet writing, ‘Legend returns’. The fantastic news of the reincarnation of the ‘Hippie Van’ is a great surprise to the flower…
AMSTERDAM NOORD
That was the first day of the rest of my life… Some clichès make sense, even if you don’t want them to. I left the life I have known, for the unknown.
MEHMET ALİ UYSAL SU (WATER): HANGING FROM THE CEILING
After Enis Karavil’s visit to Paris last week, he shared with us artist Mehmet Ali Uysal’s work “Water” taking place in the store Le Bon Marché.
MEDITERRANEAN SIMPLICITY
Sanayi313 designed the interiors of this two-story house in the village of Yalıkavak, on the northwest side of the Bodrum peninsula.
WHAT BYZANTINISM IS THIS IN ISTANBUL?
It was seeing Peter Tirpak’s painting of Andy Warhol on Instagram that made me realise three new exhibitions recently opened at Pera Museum. Seeing the pioneer of pop art Andy Warhol…
THOMAS REBUTATO, CAP MODERNE AND BEYOND
As winter really sets in, we decided to seek some warmth with a trip to the Mediterranean. A deep blue sea, a pleasant breeze, tantalising rustic houses and a jealous Le Corbusier…
A LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK AND THOUGHTS ON NFT CRAZE FROM ARTIST DUO HA:AR
New work by the creative duo ha:ar (composed of sculptor Hande Şekerciler and new media artist Arda Yalkın) will appear at London’s JD Malat Gallery. Open between 13 January and 12…
THE SPIRIT OF KOKINA
Kokina is the quintessential new year’s flower arrangement in Istanbul. It looks like mistletoe but in fact there is a lot of work behind it. Clusters of the foraged red berries of the…
LOOKING BACK: DIALOGUES ON DESIGN AT LAKE COMO
"History repeats itself." This is a powerful remark which finds relevance in all aspects of life and today we stumbled upon it at Lake Como.
KOKOREÇ (KOKORETSI)
Is it fresh? Is it cooked well? What about the service? With all this luggage, kokoretsi is always a heated issue among Turkish connoisseurs.
Celebrating art in Miami with Art Basel
Temperatures in the vibrant streets of Miami are much more favourable this time of year. What better place to celebrate art with Art Basel between 2-4 December?
THE BUST
Sculpture artist Kathy Dalwood had created two very special sculptures representing Ankara and İstanbul for Sanayi313’s opening years ago. Today we are happy to welcome her distinctive…