Jan 2011 A Keles is exhibiting at Top Drawer, Earl's Court, London, from Sunday 16th January to Tuesday 18th January. Come and visit to see the new 2011 collection, with new to the range for this year, necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings using Swarovski crystals.

 

June 2010 The new A Keles collection arrives in time for Pulse 2010. See the collection on stand T44 from Sunday 6th June to Tuesday 8th June at Earl's Court, London. www.pulse-london.com 

A Keles will also be exhibiting at this year's Brighton Fashion Week / Brighton Frocks on Saturday 12th June. www.brightonfashionweek.co.uk  

Jan 2010 A Keles will be exhibiting at Top Drawer Spring at Earls Court, London, 17th-19th January 2010. Do come and see us to find out ranges for Spring/Summer of the new season.

Nov 08 If you are in the Brighton area in November this year, A Keles will be exhibiting at MADE Brighton Design & Craft Fair, 20th-23rd November, Corn Exchange, Brighton


Sep 08 A date for diaries - A Keles will be exhibiting at Top Drawer Autumn from 14th-16th September, Olympia, London


March 2008 Visit A Keles at the Essex Bead Show, Five Lake Resort, Nr Tiptree, Essex, 2nd March


Jan 2008 A Keles exhibited at Top Drawer Spring, Earls Court One, London, from 13-15th January. On show were the latest designs to arrive from our village in Turkey. Thank you to everyone who visited us at the show - it was a great success! 


Nov 2007 A Keles has started supplying brooches to the Unpackaged shop at 42, Amwell Street, London EC1: www.beunpackaged.com. The shop has been described by The Independent as: "the shop which has set out its stall to get rid of packaging."


May 2007 A Keles is shortly to be featured in Bead magazine, with a range of new jewellery made from A Keles needle lace. Look out for A Keles in the next issue of Bead.




 

May 2007
A story on Turkish needle lace is due in the July/Aug 07 issue of Selvedge magazine. For more information, visit www.selvedge.org.

Selvedge Magazine article A Keles 

April 2007
A Keles has started supplying her range to the Annie Sherburne shop at the Oxo Tower, London. Other new stockists include Kangaroo, Lewes; Oaktree Crafts, Solihull; Buffy’s Beads, off Carnaby St, London, and Loop, Islington, London.

Feb 2007
A Keles exhibited at the Spring Fair and the Craft, Hobby & Stitch International show at NEC, Birmingham. Buyers came from as far afield as Japan and South Africa, meaning that the traditional Turkish needle lace is reaching a new audience around the world. One of the quotes from the show was: “This is the most beautiful and unusual product I’ve seen this year.”


Dec 2006
A Keles started supplying
VV Rouleaux , her first buyer, with individual needle lace. Parts of the A Keles’ Collection are stocked in the London, Glasgow and Newcastle shops.