HIC: WORLD OF CRAFT

Hiç is a shop in Istanbul where you find beautiful ceramic tableware, Afghan and Turkish carpets, jewelry, pillows and modern crafts. With a contemporary ethnic feel, Hiç is a very unique shop for Istanbul. Finding the gallery store on the Afar website, I dragged my parents after a long day of sightseeing. They begrudging trudged along narrow alleys and steep hills through the up-and-coming neighborhood. With its bamboo covered entrance and glowing windows, the shop beckoned like a beacon on the dusk laden street.

I was not disappointed. Small but extremely well-appointed, Hic is a haven of pattern and texture. There's a ceremonial headdress from Iran, now hanging as a wall sculpture. There's a carved chess board, with its soldiers lined up in ceremonial display. Pillows made from Ghana fabric or fashionable Turkish embroidery overflow from the overstuffed lounge chairs. Turkish style worry dolls decorate the branches of an indoor tree. Every corner is a vignette waiting to be photographed.

Address: Hacı Mimi Mahallesi Lüleci Hendek Sokak No. 35