Selim Aykiran, founder and designer of TTC Home, has a long and rich history in the textile world. Selim was born in Istanbul,Turkey, a country known for it’s rich textile traditions. He left in 1972, to go to school in London, England. After completing his degree in Textile and Apparel design in London, he opened a fashion store on South Moulton Street in 1977 selling high-end casual wear from Italy. He moved to Bologna Italy in 1978 and was the European agent for Italian brands Americanino and Forza12 jeans hailing from Padova, Italy. As part of GFD group, they moved their operations to Centergross, which became the fashion hub of Europe. Selim was designing and selling jeans, tee shirts, sweat shirts and denim shirts. This is when Americanino and Forza12 began to flourish. From there, Selim became involved with Diesel jeans, Ball jeans, Replay, CP company, Sirio shirts and Stone Island under Formula Groupo. He was the first representative to bring these fashion brands to New York in 1979. He helped create the “jean craze” during the 70-80’s in America. He lived between Italy and New York until 1999.

The quality of these towels cannot be duplicated with high-speed machines. To make towels this way is more labor intensive as you need one weaver per machine. However, once you try these towels, everyone says they are incomparable to a towel made on high speed equipment. Selim also uses Organic Bergama Turkish cotton. This cotton is grown in the Agean region know for it’s rich soils and minerals. Turkish cotton is of the highest quality, yielding long-staple (fiber) cotton which increases durability and drape. Turkish cotton becomes softer, fluffier and more absorbent over time and with successive washings.