Turkish Paths

Sun Herald

Sunday May 28, 2000

AMANDA ROYLE

Discover the arts and crafts of the East with these Turkish delights, writes AMANDA ROYLE.

Byzance Dinnerware captures the intricate beauty of a Turkish mosque or a Byzantine wall. Desert plate, $522 per set of six, by Christofle. Also shown, Christofle Oceana 27cm dinner plate, $72 per plate, and cutlery, from $598 per seven-piece place setting.

All available through the www.wishlist.com.au

Curtain tie-backs, double gold/burgundy $92.50, single olive/pink $57 and single burgundy/green $49, all available from Aviamentos, 02 9550 3774

Hand-knotted, pure wool Turkish rug, $895, and fine wool kilim (bottom), $699, by Rug Out, 02 9519 0396.

Blaze terracotta bowls in large, $29.95, and small, $24.95, by Freedom, 02 9882 9000, and a selection of spices including sumac, golden sesame seeds and Turkish spearmint, from $1.85 a packet, available from Herbie's Spices, 02 9555 6035.

Embroidered cushions and bolster, $45 each, available from Turkish Imports, 0412 830 261.

Ottoman design replica bowls, from $45 each, available from Turkish Imports 0412 830 261.

Tiles, from $15 each, from The Art of Tiles, 02 9565 1066, except bottom right decorative tile of 15th century Ottoman Empire design, from $45, and jar, $22, both available from Turkish Imports, 0412 830 261.

© 2000 Sun Herald

Back to News Index | Back to Home