Handcraft in Turkey

As a craft, furniture represents functionality, labor and durability. Today, the craftsmanship on a piece of furniture has become one of the distinguishing and value-determining features. Materials and techniques differ to create more functional and longer-lasting pieces that represent art and are products of industrialization.

If we were to describe craft as just handcraft, we would be limiting its meaning. The pieces where we can best see the effect of craft that requires expertise and skill are wooden furniture. Wooden furniture constitutes a large portion of furniture production in Türkiye.

A piece of furniture clearly shows its material and form. It gives us information about the technology, conditions and tastes of the period in which it was made. While furniture workshops in history only produced by hand, today, with the effect of industrialization, production by hand has gradually decreased. Furniture and accessories produced by hand are defined as more unique than furniture and accessories produced in industry and mass production. As a result of the monotony created by industrialization, craftsmanship began to regain its lost value with the longing for unique furniture and accessories.

Unique wooden furniture and accessories have gained popularity due to the eclectic tastes that have become widespread today. Hand-painted tiles, carved mirrors, glass and furniture with traces of workmanship are more preferred in living spaces. In living spaces where we can see both modern and traditional style furniture, industrial style metal and glass materials are mostly used and more ethnic natural wood and upholstered products have started to be used together.

The trend towards eclectic tastes, changes in social areas and the search for uniqueness in design make it possible to regain wooden furniture production with handcraft, one of the most valuable things in Türkiye, against monotony.

With its selective designs, long-lasting products and the importance it attaches to handcraftsmanship, Ananas plays a role in the recovery of concepts that are about to be lost in Türkiye. Taking meticulous care of every product that leaves its workshop and ensuring that they are unique, Ananas aims for uniqueness, perfectionism in design and flawless workmanship.