There are some places that naturally belong to Ayvalık’s calm rhythm, you feel it the moment you walk through the door. Özge Erol Pilates Studio is exactly one of those places. Rather than a large and distant studio, it feels almost like a home; a space that instantly puts you at ease with its light, simplicity, and atmosphere. Özge’s story actually begins in the kitchen. After studying art history, she starts working at her family business, Uzay Pastanesi, and later gains ex

Tulya Madra is the founder of Santimetre Studio, a designer and ceramic artist based in Ayvalık. She initially worked in furniture and interior design, and over time shifted her focus toward ceramics. Porcelain has since become her primary material, the one she has chosen to deepen and refine her practice around. Santimetre Studio was founded in Ayvalık in 2009 and is a design and production brand working with handmade porcelain in small scale production. Its studio, locate

Ayvalık is one of the places where Moyy Atölye builds a connection. We love its texture, its spirit, its contrast with the Black Sea, its Aegean character and its blues. It has always been a source of inspiration for us. Ayvalık was once also home to Moyy Atölye. Keeping the connection we’ve built with it nourishes us and makes us happy. There is so much to tell about Ayvalık. In these stories, we wanted to tell the stories of women who live in Ayvalık, women whose work, liv

Ayna is a food and dining place in Cunda, Ayvalık, that has been around for 20 years. Ezgi Güven and her mother, Nihal Sayın, have been running it in the same consistent way for years. In a country and a world that are this turbulent, this kind of continuity alone is something truly worth respect. Ayna has come to today without ever losing its own rhythm, even as the island changed over time. A simple yet strong world, where everything is carefully chosen. In its kitchen, the

Melek Yalnız is a weaver from the village of Çükita. She works on traditional black looms, weaving Feretiko and combining it with hand embroidery. She has been at the loom for more than twenty-three years. She has been working with Moyy Atölye since 2017 and is today one of the key artisans who form the backbone of the production process. She is known for bringing the most challenging fabric experiments to life at the loom. Many ideas that exist only at the design stage—ideas

An Exhibition at Çinçiva School Between 19 October and 1 November 2024, Moyy Atölye hosted a special exhibition in Çamlıhemşin. The exhibition “Habitat” by botanical artist Işık Güner, who lives in the Fırtına Valley, took place in the former elementary school in the village of Çinçiva. For many years, Işık Güner has been studying and documenting wild plants in different parts of the world, especially in Turkey. She is known for her botanical illustrations that depict plants

The hazelnut wood baskets in the MOYY Atölye collection are made by master basket maker Bekir Hervenik, who lives in Çayeli, Rize, in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Bekir learned the craft from his father and grandfather and grew up surrounded by this tradition. For most of his life he has been weaving baskets from hazelnut branches, and today he is one of the few remaining masters who continues this craft in the region. The tradition of hazelnut basket making reflec

Feretiko is a traditional handwoven fabric from the Eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye, with a history that goes back centuries. For a long time, it was a natural part of everyday life among local communities. Especially around Rize, it is known as Rize bezi (Rize Cloth / Rize fabric). Today, feretiko is a geographically registered product that represents this deep- rooted textile tradition. Although written historical records are limited, oral history and regional research

Çamlıhemşin is a district of Rize, located in the mountainous region of the Eastern Black Sea. It covers a wide area with hundreds of villages and highland pastures, spread across the Kaçkar Mountains and their foothills. Dense forests, rich water sources, valleys and high-altitude landscapes create strong natural patterns and ecological diversity. Many areas in the region are under special protection, and life here develops with care, awareness and responsibility toward natu