Great news for people interested in interior decoration: The habitat, from the pieces of furniture and the store of accessories which brings together a variety of various principal leading world comes to Istanbul. From London to Bangkok, the habitat can be found around the sphere in 72 different countries. And now, beginning May, you will find it under the roof of Addresİstanbul in Şişli. Presented like co-operative company between the doors and Akın Gayrimenkul of Istanbul like A&D, the habitat will offer to the customers Turkish pieces of furniture in creative and modern designs and to the economic prices.

The Habitat store in Şişli will offer customers the opportunity to choose from among its modern, advanced designed items in a 1,200 square meter area in a warm, enjoyable atmosphere. In its first stages, Habitat in Şişli carries 75,000 different items of 3,000 different varieties of furniture and accessories.

Habitat was created in 1964 and is known for offering inspirational collections for every aspect of life. Habitat has attained an almost cult-like status in the design world and its Şişli storefront will offer many of the pieces of furniture and objects that are indispensable to owners of stylish homes all over the world. Habitat works with the designs of not only its own design team but with world famous designers like Matthew Hilton, presenting seasonal collections to excite and inspire its customers. From kitchen accessories to bed comforter collections, from lighting and lamps to garden furniture, Habitat awaits customers always on the lookout for a way to make their home even more of a castle.

Some brief details about Habitat:

Habitat was created in 1964 by Terence Conran. The first Habitat store was on London’s Fulham Street. Terence Conran, then a young furniture designer and restauranteur, took his starting point in furniture design as the desire to create an alternative to the dark furniture in his family home.

As Habitat came into being, so did the modern British, fashion-focused furniture trend. Habitat first drew attention for offering modern designs at reasonable prices.

Catalogues for Habitat furniture became in themselves somewhat of a phenomenon, and then started to be published in a variety of different languages. Habitat’s first foreign venture came in 1973, with the opening of a store in Paris Montparnasse. Currently, Habitat stores number 38 in England and Ireland, 24 in France, six in Spain, and four in Germany. It is involved in cooperative ventures in countries like Belgium, Iceland, Luxembourg, Thailand, Portugal, Poland, Sweden, and New Zealand.

In Istanbul, Habitat will offer customers nearly 3,000 different varieties of 75,000 items total.

Habitat works with its own team of designers, as well as with world famous designers to produce items which are modern, entertaining, and unlike anything you can find anywhere else. Among those who have designed for Habitat are Tom Dixon, who started working for Habitat in 1998 and is still Habitat’s creative director, as well as world known designers like Peter Blake, Eduardo Paolozzi, Tracey Emin, Robin Day, Shin and Tomoko Azumi, and Terence Woodgate.

Habitat embraces the principle that functional items can be beautiful and that beautiful items be functional. Some of Habitat’s most unforgettable presentations have been paper Japanese lamps, Chicken Brick made from terra cotta, and items like “Garland,” designed by Tod Boontje and bringing a new understanding to the world of lighting. Habitat is known to be a favorite among well-known stars, like Madonna, Guy Richie, Ewan McGregor, Kate Winslet and Jeremy Irons.

Address: Addresİstanbul Home Decoration and Design Center Çiftecevizler Deresi Sok. No:2 Şişli - İstanbul

Tel: (0212) 320 82 82 source : www.todayszaman.com