santralIstanbul | Kazim Karabekir Caddesi No: 2/6, Eyup, Istanbul | www.moleskine.com

As its name suggests, Detour is a travelling group show dedicated to the nomadic and the winding route of contemporary creativity and imagination. During the event, art lovers are invited to witness internationally renowned artists and designers from every corner of the world share their designs and creative processes through their personalized Moleskine notebooks. Detour displays an innovative artistic experience wherein art lovers can touch and feel in person the ever-active power of imagination in the pages of Moleskine notebooks in the form of drafts, drawings, notes, keys, photographs or designs. Constantly on the move, Detour continues to attract new artists to the project, especially figures within the creative community who are particularly related to the cities where exhibitions take place.

Detour introduce to the inhabitants of Istanbul the notebooks of writers, artists, directors, graphic designers, architects and illustrators of international fame. Some works contain extensive stories; others are turned into pieces of contemporary art and design. All of them deliver an intimate insight into the artists’ creative process.

During the exhibition, visitors have the opportunity to observe the Moleskine notebooks and witness the creative processes of renowned artists, designers and architects including Karim Rashid, Ron Arad, and Han Tümertekin. The visitors of the exhibition will enjoy a unique experience through this contemporary approach to design using notebooks filled with spontaneous designs or the creation of notebooks as individual art objects.