Stoneline
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Stoneline—one of Turkey’s leading brands in the natural stone industry, which has supported education, culture, and the arts since its establishment—has added a new initiative to its efforts with a publishing house focused on this field.
Structured as part of Stoneline’s social responsibility approach, the goal of Stoneline Publications is to enrich the literature with reference books prepared in the field of natural stone and to support academic research in this area. We listened to Stoneline Corporate Communications Manager Özlem Karma and Stoneline Publications Editor-in-Chief Gülçin İpek to learn more about the story of this new publishing house, which has already placed its first two books on the shelves.
Maison Française: As a company operating in the field of natural stone, how did the idea of establishing a publishing house in this area develop?
Özlem Karma: At Stoneline, we view increasing efforts in education, culture, and the arts as a vital path to progress, and we believe that advancement in these areas plays a significant role in the development of countries and societies. With this strong belief, we’ve long supported a variety of corporate communication activities and cultural projects, and now we’ve reinforced our commitment through publishing. Our aim is to share our accumulated knowledge and experience in this field with all interested parties through a publishing platform.
Our first publications were prepared in collaboration with AURA-Istanbul Architecture and Urban Studies Academy and the Architects’ Association 1927. We also have close relationships with architecture faculties at universities. The lack of Turkish-language resources that offer a deeper understanding of natural stone was a notable gap, and we set out to fill it. We aim to make Stoneline Publications a hub where books focused on natural stone are gathered and made accessible.
MF: The publishing house has released its first two books. Could you tell us about the content and goals of your publications?
Gülçin İpek: There are relatively few publications in architectural publishing that focus on materials, and this is especially true for natural stone. We envisioned Stoneline Publications as a publishing house specializing in natural stone. Our goal is to contribute to the enrichment of the literature with publications that focus on natural stone in the fields of architecture, interior design, culture, art, design, archaeology, and geology, and to support both national and international academic research in these areas. Our target audience includes architects, restoration specialists, designers, academics, industry professionals, and anyone interested in architectural history and building culture.
We’ve designed publications with technical content for architects. Our first book, “Natural Stone Facades,” which features over 100 projects for architects, has already been published. In the coming period, we plan to release books that examine historical natural stone details starting from our own country. Creating archival-quality works for enthusiasts is one of our main goals.
The books we plan to publish will not be limited to architecture. We also aim to expand into fields such as landscape architecture, art history, geology, and archaeology. The books we publish will be valuable resources for anyone interested in natural stone and eager to contribute to architectural and building culture.
