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Seraf Vadi

Yeşim Kozanlı Architecture & Interior Design

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JURY VOTES
Restaurant
6.53
7.18
6.65
5.54
6.47
Laura Guido-Clark
Laura Guido-Clark Founder at Love Good Color
They achieved the goal and feeling...
8.58
8.48
8.25
5.89
7.8
Nataša Stanaćev
Nataša Stanaćev Founding Partner at Stanaćev Granados
Beautiful color palette, really nic...
8.5
8.5
8
6
7.75
Maria Felicitas Navia
Maria Felicitas Navia Founder at OHIO Estudio
It looks very sophisticated and wel...
6.25
7.66
6.02
5.34
6.32
Matyas Simonyi
Matyas Simonyi Creative Director at Tom Postma Design
6.4
8.06
8.06
6.09
7.15
Hui Xie
Hui Xie Design Director at ACE Design
5
6
5
5
5.25
Shaikha Al-Sulaiti
Shaikha Al-Sulaiti Founder at Shaikha Al Sulaiti
6.21
7
6.5
6
6.43
Xinglin Lee
Xinglin Lee Founder and Creative Director at c.dd
7
8
6.5
7
7.13
Amalia Ramírez
Amalia Ramírez Founder and Design Director at ar_ea
6
5
5
5
5.25
Simon Hamilton
Simon Hamilton Founder at Simon Hamilton Creative
6.05
6.19
5
4.87
5.53
Matthew Senkowycz
Matthew Senkowycz Cofounder at Loom Atelier
they did very well to have such a d...
6
8
7
5
6.5
Angela Lindahl
Angela Lindahl Cofounder at Yatofo Creatives
6
7
6
5.5
6.13
Alda Ly
Alda Ly Founder and Principal at ALA Studio
7.9
7.24
7.9
5.84
7.22
Roman Vrtiška
Roman Vrtiška Cofounder at Vrtiška & Žák
6.5
6
6.5
4.5
5.88
Shuhei Aoyama
Shuhei Aoyama Founder and Director at B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
6.5
7.5
7
6
6.75
Lyanne Oosterhof
Lyanne Oosterhof Senior Interior Architect at Mecanoo
5
7
7
5
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Merging, warm, and intimate. These descriptors, fundamental to traditional Turkish culture, originate from the fertile lands of Anatolia and its deep-rooted history, revolving around unity. Lands that hosted numerous civilizations enabled various cultural evolutions, reconstructions, or continuations into the future.

Today, this unity is evident in everything from handicrafts and trades to architecture and culinary arts. The most defining feature of Turkish art and culture is its profound touch on emotions. Patterns that constantly allude to familial ties, togetherness, femininity, and production are being modernized today. Hand carvings, Turkish lace, and carnation carvings from the past, products of women's labor, find a place in home decorations, furniture covers, clothes, and certain gifts, symbolizing warmth, hospitality, and care. These cultural elements and sophisticated details, acting as time machines, became foundational in our design. We built our story on this unity. From the very beginning of this concept, Moshe Aelyon has made great contributions to us as a brand consultant during the emergence and creation of the Seraf brand.

An essential part of traditional Turkish culture is its cuisine, renowned worldwide. The combination of quality and diverse ingredients with unique cooking techniques constitutes the "Traditional Turkish Cuisine", with its most distinct feature being hospitality and presentation. The tradition of communal dining has endured from ancient times to today. Families come together in the evenings, share meals around the same table in a warm family setting, discuss daily matters, chat, and transform the act of dining into a collective activity, exuding a powerful uniting effect.

The Tree of Life symbol represents the roots of life and unity. The gathering effect it creates around it conveys the concepts of producing and consuming together without discrimination, fostering the hospitality in Turkish cuisine. Modernized and functionally incorporated into our design, the Tree of Life centrally stands as a reference for all our interior elements. Colors, materials used, and many other components expand in the context of the Tree of Life. The concept dominated by wood and natural ceramics lays the foundation for a warm and modern atmosphere. Furniture contrasting with earthy tones emphasizes naturalness and is a reflection of quality standards. Seraf, with its lighting design, creates the right ambiance and offers its guests an ideal environment to enjoy.

Seraf aims to turn design measured in human emotions into an experience while providing its customers with delightful times in a special place.