ABOUT ISTANBUL'DAN

Fascinated by Istanbul’s artisan districts, the designers Laura Jungmann, Dorothee Mainka, Pierre Kracht, Jonathan Radetz, Florian Saul and Michael Wolke travel to Istanbul. Together they want to experience, what impact this work environment, the city as well as the traditional production structures have on the design process as well as on the design itself. In Istanbul’s historic artisan districts Sishane and Galata today you still find a variety of small workshops. Every craftsman is a specialist for specific materials or processing techniques. With the most simple machinery and within a minimum amount of space, work is done and non-existing tools improvised. Due to the strong networking structures within the artisan group, almost everything is made possible. As part of the project Istanbul’dan, products and concepts are to be developed, which demonstrate new ways and approaches to the art of design. Simultaneously, it is a tribute to Istanbul, its people and the local craftsmanship.