Store Visits

These visits provide students with an opportunity to explore real-world showrooms, furniture stores, and design boutiques. During these excursions, participants will observe the latest trends in materials, furniture, lighting, and interior design.

Store visits also offer valuable insights into product sourcing, vendor relationships, and the retail aspects of interior design. Students will have the chance to analyze how products are presented, how different design styles are implemented in real-world settings, and how stores cater to customer needs. These visits also foster a greater understanding of market trends and help students expand their design perspective by experiencing the diversity of products and brands available in the industry.

Store Visits: Discovering the Heart of Interior Design in Istanbul
The journey of design discovery begins in Istanbul, where you’ll explore both the European and Anatolian sides of the city to uncover the known and hidden gems of interior design. From an endless variety of fabrics, papers, ceramics, and sanitary ware, to world-renowned furniture stores and exclusive, invite-only boutiques - the dazzling and enchanting world of interior design awaits your exploration.

During this experience, you’ll have invaluable moments of discovery, from finding the perfect rug to capturing the most elegant sculpture, losing yourself among antique treasures, touching hand-gilded sinks, marveling at ceramic patterns signed by famous artists, and so much more. You’ll never want this experience to end. Thanks to this exclusive 24-hour program, you will gain the chance to closely observe prestigious brands, learn their price ranges, and establish valuable industry contacts.

Who Is This For?

• Architects, Interior Designers, and Civil Engineers
• Aspiring architects and interior designers—this on-site training is an indispensable learning opportunity, akin to the "on-the-job training" in the U.S., where you'll learn how to communicate with sales experts and make the right purchasing decisions for yourself and your clients.
• Those who wish to understand the market and make informed purchases for their own spaces, while benefiting from special discounts during the program.
• Anyone curious about how interior designers make their choices and who wants to experience and understand professional taste in a fun, dynamic way.

What Will You Gain?

• Some of the stores you'll visit are exclusive and accessible only through references or direct entry with architects. These hidden gems will offer a unique, private experience.
• You'll get the chance to meet and learn about prestigious brands that are also featured in international fairs, discovering their stories and passions firsthand. This will expand your vision to match that of the designers you've learned about.
• In well-known branded stores, you’ll observe how to negotiate, communicate demands, create shopping lists, and strengthen relationships with store personnel to ensure customer satisfaction. You'll gain real-world knowledge and enhance your professional contact list.
• The fun part: You’ll find yourself surrounded by a world of colors, textures, fabrics, incredible papers, crystals, and extraordinary accessories, all within a truly elevated level of furniture design. This will be a completely different and sparkling world for you to explore.