Four Rivers Studio is a small business that started with the goal of making unique home decor pieces and experiences. In our other lives, we are a historian and nurse husband and wife duo, and this effort started as a way to explore our creativity and make things we love. The name Four Rivers comes from the founding legend of the Ottoman Empire, which is the object of my husband’s research. A nomadic warrior dreamed of a tree that burst from his chest and from the roots of that tree, four rivers flowed and went all over the world. This supposedly signified his family’s dynasty. The Ottoman Empire would go on to become a major state with many ethnicities and cultures within its lands. Its aesthetic imprint reflected cultures from both the East and the West, but was decisively unique and unprecedented. That is part of what we hope to do: to create authentic, unique pieces that transcend borders, reflect a wide variety of artistic influences, and are grounded in innovative thinking.