Our story

A centuries-old Turkish craft, made for your kitchen.

Cooking together in the kitchen with Peshi towels on the table
Claire Akkan, founder of Peshi

Meet the founder

Hi, I'm Claire.

Since falling in love with (and marrying) a Turkish man, I've spent years traveling back and forth to Turkey. Every trip, I came home with more Turkish towels. The craftsmanship was incredible: thin, light, and somehow more absorbent than anything I owned. But the designs never fit my life. I wanted something that felt more modern and elevated for my home.

So I found a family-owned mill in Turkey that's been weaving on the same looms for generations, and we designed a towel for the kitchen. That's Peshi.

About the name: Peshi is short for peştemal, the flat-woven Turkish towel that's been made the same way for centuries. Now it's made for your kitchen.

Woven the centuries-old way, on purpose.

Every Peshi is made at a family-owned mill in Turkey, on looms that have been running for generations. Nothing is mass-produced.

Thin is the point.

Terry kitchen towels are thick, which sounds good until they stay damp for hours and start to smell. Peshi is flat-woven, so it soaks up a spill fast and dries just as fast. It folds flat in the drawer, and it gets softer every time you wash it.

Good for your kitchen. Good for everyone else, too.

One Peshi can replace hundreds of paper towels. Here's what goes into it.

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Organic, start to finish

100% GOTS-certified organic cotton, grown without pesticides. GOTS checks the whole chain, from farm to finished towel, not just the fiber.

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Made by people, not machines alone

Woven by skilled craftspeople at a family mill, using techniques handed down through generations.

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Safe where you cook

OEKO-TEX® certified and tested for over 100 harmful substances, because this is the towel touching your dishes and your food.

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