Kitchen-ist

OTTO BITE – Turkish Halvah Café is a holistic brand and space design project developed by the multidisciplinary design studio Kitchen-ist.

The project is structured around a “Modern Ottoman” approach. This strategy is also reflected in the naming: “Otto” references Ottoman heritage, while “Bite” introduces a more modern, light, practical and internationally accessible tone. Within this framework, traditional heritage and contemporary lifestyle modernity meet in the same context, and the spatial character of Ottoman and traditional Turkish architecture is reinterpreted within a contemporary composition.

The material palette is constructed around historical continuity and timelessness. Turkish White Marmara marble establishes a balanced base surface, while a wooden coffered ceiling system introduces rhythm at the upper level. Low seating arrangements bring the spatial scale closer to the user, creating a more intimate atmosphere and subtly referencing tradition. Patterned textile surfaces and ceramic-detailed niches framed with wooden shutters reinterpret traditional interior memory through a contemporary detailing language. Each element is simplified and positioned within a cohesive, proportion-based aesthetic framework.

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OTTO BITE – Turkish Halvah Café is a holistic branded space project that reframes cultural heritage through spatial abstraction and material continuity.

The project is structured around a “Modern Ottoman” approach. This strategy is also reflected in the naming: “Otto” references Ottoman heritage, while “Bite” introduces a more modern, light, practical and internationally accessible tone. Within this framework, traditional heritage and contemporary lifestyle modernity meet in the same context, and the spatial character of Ottoman and traditional Turkish architecture is reinterpreted within a contemporary composition.

The brand identity, from logo design to packaging details, was developed through the same spatial references and chromatic approach. Graphic design and interior design were conceived as a unified language. OTTO BITE is a holistic brand-space project that reframes cultural heritage through spatial abstraction and material continuity.

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