Ara Guler's Istanbul portakal-kokusu the Elephant Shaped Wall Hook

the Elephant Shaped Wall Hook combines functionality with aesthetics

Gives the skin a natural radiance and glow

where thin or thick white veins dance gracefully on a black base

creating an aesthetically pleasing accent

Relax Stick Incense Lotus

Ara Guler's Istanbul portakal-kokusu the Elephant Shaped Wall HookThis book is a vivid photographic record of daily life in Istanbul from the 1940s to the 1980s. Captured through the unerring lens of the award winning Ara Gler, the Eye of Istanbul, it reflects the citys melancholy aesthetic as it oscillates between tradition and modernity. Glers remarkable duotone photographs are accompanied by evocative commentaries from Orhan Pamuk, another leading figure in Turkish culture. Both writer and photographer each held