Ayse Arel Kulahcioglu

Ayse Arel Kulahcioglu, founder of Maison Orient, after 13 years long experience in the luxury fashion e-commerce field working for global companies such as the LVMH Group, wanted to go on a new, bolder direction and decided to shift her focus towards undiscovered designers from emerging regions across the world.

Ayse came up with Maison Orient as a strategy & solution to help regional talent expand their businesses globally and reach international markets. This is how the e-commerce platform came to be: a translation of Ayse’s desire to promote local creators and to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western Worlds.