Welcome to our webpage. So glad you could join us. It’s a pleasure to meet you on a more personal level.
We are Cotton and Olive, a family proud of our Turkish heritage. We make towels and home textiles. Our love for sharing our culture with others and family holidays inspired our brand.
In 2012, we decided to put a modern twist on the traditional Turkish ‘peshtemal’, aka hammam towel– a cotton towel with over 600 years of history and a staple of hammam culture. Their lightweight nature, compact size, quick absorption, and drying speed make them versatile enough for just about anything. Camping, travelling, hiking, wild swimming – you name it.
A few years later, we grew humbly and enlarged our scope beyond hammam towels. Beautifully crafted, colourful throw blankets and bedspreads were added to our menu.
With products hand-loomed by artisans from local villages in Denizli, Turkey, we consistently prioritise fair trade and responsible sourcing of our textiles. The skilful craftsmanship of traditional weavers (a gift passed down through generations) on the looms brings our designs to life, made with the finest materials.
Over the years, we have built friendships with them and their families. We hold this close-knit relationship very dear and personal.
Today, from our family home in Surrey, we are delighted to introduce our expanded range of towels, throw blankets, bedspreads, and robes. When you buy a product from us, it is more than a product in our eyes. Every one of them has a story, a memory, a connection that warms our hearts.
