About Us

We are Thyme and Sage

Our business began over dinner in 2019, when longtime friends Carmel and David—both designers—and Hakan and Mehmet—who grew up in the renowned textile city of Denizli, Turkey—realized we shared more than friendship. With a mutual love of cooking, entertaining, and design, and decades of combined experience in textile production and design, we decided to create a brand that brings it all together. Our goal: to craft high-quality home textiles that reflect the joy of gathering, the beauty of thoughtful design, and the timeless tradition of Turkish textile craftsmanship.

Hakan studied Agricultural Engineering and learned traditional pastry-making from his mother. He loves baking cookies and boreks to share with neighbors and friends.

Carmel studied textile design at RISD. Her lifelong love for food began in childhood, when her social circle was often determined by what was being served for dinner. As a design student, she taught herself to cook and has been honing both her textile and culinary skills ever since.

Mehmet studied economics and has established himself as a grilling expert. Throughout the summer, he hosts barbecue feasts almost every weekend for his large circle of friends; an invitation to his table is highly coveted.

David honed his design and photo skills at magazines in New York. He discovered the potential of world-class cuisine during a formative semester in Italy.

What makes our textiles great?

We create great towels and tabletop; high quality yarns woven at responsible, well run factories that have a rich history and experience in creating towels and tabletop. But most of all, because we are both weavers and cooks, we come up with the constructions as we cook and host. We know what it’s like to feed a family and clean after them day in and day out. We do it too. That’s why we  developed these kitchen textiles as essential kitchen tools with specific functions that will help you do the same. Usefulness and style at an affordable price.

Where to find our products

Most of our basic kitchen towels and tabletop textiles can be found at stores such as HomeGoods, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Homesense and Winners in Canada. Many of these products are also available on our website along with specialty items available only in our online store.

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