Weaving ties between furniture, architecture and the city: Pedrali in Istanbul | News | Architonic

Crossroads is the metaphor that’s often used to describe Istanbul, with its supreme intersectionality: its strategic location (the city famously straddles the Bosphorous river, connecting Europe and Asia) is attended by layers of social, cultural and religious shifts. But it’s not only a hub of history. With a population of over 15 million, Istanbul (formerly Constantinople, and, before that, Byzantium) has for millennia been, and continues to be, a major node for the exchange of goods, ideas and people.