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New handbags for Nest

by rosedeniz February 10, 2008 design

Tweet Take a look at Nest’s http://www.buildanest.com/ new website and browse around their beautiful products that help women globally. Two of the bags I’ve created exclusively for Nest can be found on their bags link. The Turkish Clutch, above, is 25% off on the site, and my newest, Çiçek Clutch, below, has just beed added.

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Nazar and the broken mirrors, and other such superstitions

by rosedeniz January 31, 2008 design

Tweet Today I had to seriously clean out our apartment because we had a bad case of nazar (for those of you who don’t live in daily contact with the blue evil eye beads that ward us of danger in Turkey). I saged and nazared and whatever else one has to do to bring in […]

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Quiet Corners

by rosedeniz January 21, 2008 design

Tweet These photos taken in Istanbul last fall from a dear friend’s balcony are part of a series I want to start called ‘quiet corners’. Both Izmit and Istanbul are so busy, that I relish moments where I can not only see but feel a kind of silence. Beyond the pink school is a church […]

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Milwaukee

by rosedeniz November 13, 2007 design

Tweet While on Wikipedia this morning, the featured picture on the home page happened to be of my much-loved Milwaukee, in a panorama dated 1898. This 1898 chromolithographic panorama of Milwaukee, Wisconsin shows the German Renaissance Revival style City Hall in front center. By the mid-19th century, Wisconsin and the Milwaukee area had become the […]

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Chicago Trunk Show September 29

by rosedeniz September 19, 2007 design

Tweet A Trunk Show for Social ChangeJoin us on Saturday, Sept. 29th at Painted Light Photos & Framing (1742 W. Balmoral) for a unique shopping experience featuring fabulous handmade bags by Turkish-based designer Rose Deniz. The sale will also include wearable designs and accessories from a number of area artists.25% of all sales benefit our […]

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Trunk Show Sneak Preview

by rosedeniz September 6, 2007 design

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Fresh new spa sets from Citara’s

by rosedeniz September 6, 2007 design

Tweet The traditional Turkish hamam towel, “pestemal” (pronounced pesh-te-mal) has a fresh, new look. Clean, crisp white hamam towels are incredibly absorbant, lightweight, and fast-drying. Citara’s presents the pestemal with motifs designed by me exclusively for Citara’s. Two handstitched motifs are available: Bamboo + Vine bud The pestemal set also includes a bar of natural, […]

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Directions to Minneapolis Trunk Show

by rosedeniz August 27, 2007 design

Tweet View Larger Map Here’s a map of Minneapolis where the trunk show with Nest and Rectangle Designs will be on September 15. I’ve tallied up my stuff (haven’t weighed my bags yet!) and it looks like I won’t be brining any clothes… just bags and cute accessories!

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Fall Update

by rosedeniz August 24, 2007 design

Tweet Already I am dreaming of fall colors, orange, red, and yellow leaves, brisk air, light jackets and scarves, but here in Turkey it is still over 90 degrees! I will be taking a nice month-long trip back the US to visit family, friends (and eat things I miss like sushi, reubens, a real bagel, […]

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