Turkish mosaic lamps can trace their origins back to the days before Byzantine Rome ruled the Mediterranean. In fact, the mosaic tradition in Asia Minor - as this part of the world has long been ca …

Talk to an art historian and they’ll tell you that there is no separation between “art” and “history”; that the study of one is the study of the other. It’s hard to disagree if you take a closer lo …

Updated on July 25th 2023 We spend a lot of time on our blog talking about the beauty and importance of Turkish ceramics and handicrafts. What we haven’t done up to this point is spent much …

We all have a favorite piece of jewelry. Perhaps it’s a wedding ring, an antique brooch that once belonged to your grandmother, a pair of earrings bought on an exotic vacation. It could even be a m …