Recognition. ❤️ Awards. ❤️ Mothers. ❤️ Artisans.
Vista 360° is very proud to announce that Aidai Asangulova received one of two awards for textile excellence at the Agaati Global Eco-Artisans Awards 2021. Huge thanks to Agaati, and...
Inspired by the landscapes of Kyrgyzstan, textile designer Aidai Asangulova fuses together soft silk and wool felt, weaving tradition with technology, to create her one-of-a-kind scarves.
AIDAI, working with our team, employs 25 master artisans and others and supports their families – more than 125 people.
With micro-loans, grants, earned income, trainings, and events, we drive finance to partners.
Purchase of AIDAI scarves is direct support to heritage preservation and cultural diversity, which is vital to the sustainability of global society.
The daughter of a traditional yurt-maker and granddaughter of a famous maker of felt rugs, designer Aidai Asangulova is carrying on their ancient felt-making traditions in a completely new way. While attending art school in Bishkek, she developed a technique for fusing silk and wool to make unusual yurt decorations. This was the seed for the process she has invented to create one-of-a-kind textiles. Her technique opened the door to intricate, highly controlled patterns using these materials, inspired by her love for the colors and patterns of nature. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Aidai formed Studio Bukon to share these beautiful textiles and to train and support master artisans. Like their grandmothers before them, these women are inventing something new for a changing world. They are continuing the history-making cultural exchange of the Silk Road with women who appreciate pure beauty. Check out our designs here and on our Instagram pages and, if you’re feeling creative, you can make your own bespoke, keepsake scarf with our talented masters.