Istanbul is the only metropolis in the world that unites two continents. Traditional crafts collide with a young and blossoming art and design scene. Slanted took a close-up look at contemporary design work and all the tumultuous developments in this cultural melting pot city balanced between the Orient and the Occident. On their one-week-trip the Slanted team met 15 design studios and produced comprehensive studio portraits which provide a vivid and up-to-the-minute picture of the scene.