From Istanbul to London: Curating the Finest Textiles of Anatolia and Beyond

ASHIYAN KUMAŞ VE TEKSTİL TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ was established in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2021. The company represents a formal continuation of the founders’ professional trajectories, each bringing over 15 years of individual expertise in their respective artistic fields.

promotion and curation of Turkish textiles, alongside the traditional textile arts of the Anatolian, Persian, and Indian regions.

Story

MAZDISA is a small craft studio where every piece is cut, stitched, and painted by hand, guided by slow-made values, tactile materials, and a love for imperfect, quietly expressive everyday objects.

Led by:

  • Barış Üstün: An industrial designer from a family with a long-standing heritage in the textile industry.
  • Sara Bagheri: A dye artist and textile expert who has spent the last 25 years studying and working within the traditional arts of the Middle East.

Inside The MAZDISA Studio

Step behind the finished work to see sketches, scattered threads, and test swatches that shape each design, revealing how simple raw materials slowly become textured artworks meant to be touched, used, and passed along.