Bringing together Akaltun’s background in visual arts and Çıracı’s expertise in product design, the studio operates at the intersection of function and sculpture, where material, ornament, and form work together to create meaning. Each object is conceived not only for use, but as a vessel for memory, ritual, and imagination.

Drawing inspiration from the shamanic belief systems of Asia Minor, Ahu’s work engages with talismans, rituals, and forms of protection that have long shaped domestic life. Across its collections, the studio creates limited-edition pieces that balance sculptural presence with everyday use, embedding symbolic narratives into the spaces they inhabit.

The studio’s inaugural collection explored the nazar, or evil eye, reinterpreting this enduring protective symbol through layered marbling paintings developed by the studio and embedded into furniture conceived around the act of hosting. Building on this foundation, Nahıl - Ahu’s second collection - draws from the ceremonial tree-like structures of Ottoman festivals, translating their verticality, ornament, and symbolic weight into bold domestic totems. Cabinets, tables, seating, and carpets unfold as sculptural objects where form, surface, and ritual converge.

With Istanbul as its hometown and atelier base, Ahu works closely with a network of small, third-generation artisan workshops. Traditional techniques such as wood carving, marquetry, embroidery, and stonework are combined with contemporary tools and processes, allowing craft to evolve within a modern design language. Each piece is produced in limited editions, conceived to endure both materially and culturally.