Ofist was founded in 2004 by the interior architects and designers Yasemin Arpac and Sabahattin Emir in the heart of the bohemian district of Tunel, Pera behind the historic land mark of Galata Tower in Istanbul.  The partners are focusing on creating designs with the responsibility and awareness of being a part of a city which still embodies the profound traces of different cultures  who inhabited this metropolis over many centuries still evident on its streets, squares, buildings and citizens.