Customer stories, press coverage, partner projects and mentions of the workshop since 2017.
A verifiable archive of independent sources on the workshop and its founder, Sardor Salimov.
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KIYIZGROUP is named among the partners who supported the second European forum of Kyrgyz women in Warsaw.Aizhana E.
How to build an eco-friendly and popular Kyrgyz brand — a long interview with the founder of the workshop.A magazine about people and business
A thank-you to the workshop for a beautiful piece.@psycholog_gulnazik
Rating 5.0 — 446 reviews on the company listing.As of 27 August 2026
Reviews, ratings and publications are different categories. They are counted separately and never added up into a single number: a reprint of one news item does not become a second mention, and a review we republish ourselves does not become independent.
Editorial texts and official statements that have an author, a date and an open original. The summary is ours; everything in it can be checked through the link.
An interview about the founder’s move from finance into craft, the first pieces sewn together with his mother, and how work at home turned into production. Figures on scale are given as the subject stated them in 2019.
“Kiyiz group” is named among the companies and programme alumni who helped the team from the Kyrgyz National University. The earliest confirmed mention of the brand in the press — and it is a report of support, not a customer review.
A report from the festival: the founder of KIYIZGROUP took part in a discussion on what makes companies different when everyone’s business idea looks alike. CABAR.asia is a project of IWPR, which also runs the festival; we flag that connection.
A news agency report on a meeting between representatives of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan and Sardor Salimov, a visit to the production site and an agreement to open a branch. The agreement is confirmed by the publication; the actual opening of the branch is not.
A founder profile inside an industry atlas: the family story, the first pieces, the philosophy of the brand, plus ZAVOD and public work. The entry sits inside the wider atlas — on the page it is found by searching for the name.
A review of family companies in which KIYIZGROUP appears as Sardor Salimov’s workshop. The piece highlights his mother’s role in design, handmade production and the link between the products and Kyrgyz culture.
Forty-one external items, each with a source, a date, our summary and a link to the original. Reprints and language versions are grouped under the main entry and are not counted as separate stories.
“Kiyiz group” is named among the companies and programme alumni who helped the team from the Kyrgyz National University. The earliest confirmed mention of the brand: a report of support for the team, not a customer review.
Open the publicationA long interview with the founder: the move from finance into entrepreneurship, the first pieces made together with his mother, the growth of production and corporate orders. Figures are given as the subject stated them on the day of the interview.
Open the publicationA review of family companies in which KIYIZGROUP appears as Sardor Salimov’s workshop. It notes his mother’s role in design, handmade production and the link between the products and Kyrgyz culture.
Open the publicationThe founder took part in a discussion on what makes companies different when their business ideas look alike. CABAR.asia is a project of IWPR, which also runs the festival.
Open the publicationA profile of the KIYIZ GROUP founder inside an industry atlas: the family story, the first pieces, the philosophy of the brand, ZAVOD and public work. The entry sits inside a larger page — it is found by searching for the name.
Open the publicationA report on a meeting between representatives of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan and Sardor Salimov, a visit to the production site and an agreement to open a branch. The talks are confirmed; the opening of the branch is not confirmed by this publication.
A report on an FAO and UNFPA project: a delegation visited KIYIZ GROUP, the founder demonstrated how the souvenirs are made and told the story of the business, and the participants noted an interest in working together. A neighbouring news item points to 2022, but we do not assign the year.
Open the publicationSardor is presented as the owner of the workshop and a SIFE alumnus; with the students he discussed doing work you love, teamwork and reaching goals. The date of the event and the date of the page differ, and both are kept.
An international organisation’s entry names Sardor as founder and CEO of KIYIZ GROUP, an entrepreneur and a business trainer. The profile confirms membership but does not verify every biographical claim.
A business association’s report on Sardor Salimov speaking in Tyumen: looking for partners, and an example of a fast response from the audience via Instagram. The date is taken from the search index.
Open the publicationA forum announcement: Sardor Salimov is listed among the international speakers as the founder of the KIYIZGROUP workshop from Kyrgyzstan. The announcement of his participation and the report on the talk itself are kept as separate entries.
The workshop is included in an editorial guide to souvenirs: wall panels, bags and accessories with Kyrgyz ornaments are named.
The episode description calls Sardor an entrepreneur and the founder of a domestic brand. The title and description were found; the full episode and its date have not been checked.
Open the publicationA video interview about the history of the workshop and its founder. The link to the brand is confirmed by the title; we do not turn the clip’s relative age into an exact date.
A television piece on the founder’s contribution to spreading national values. The name, the channel and the subject are confirmed; the full video was not watched.
Open the publicationThe title links Sardor Salimov to the development of Kyrgyz ornamental design. Before this can be published as a confirmed story, the channel and the date need to be established.
Open the publicationAn interview in the GAP BAR project about building a modern Kyrgyz identity through business. The title and the channel are confirmed by search.
Open the publicationSardor Salimov is billed as a speaker on digital marketing with examples from the practice of KIYIZGROUP. Announcements and the recording across different networks are grouped into one story.
The author thanks the workshop for a beautiful piece. The author, the date and a short text were found in search results; the purchase itself and the absence of any advertising arrangement have not been established.
Open the publicationA long editorial piece: the founder’s civic initiatives, his first steps in printing, his mother’s idea to put the leftover felt to use, the first large order and the move into international promotion.
Open the publicationSardor Salimov is listed among the speakers at a meeting in Osh. Opening the page directly returns an access refusal; the details are available in the search index, and the piece contains no review of the products.
Open the publicationThe speaker list includes Salimov Sardor, CEO and founder of KIYIZGROUP. The date of the event is confirmed by the linked speaker entry; the date of the publication itself has not been established.
Salimov Sardor is presented as the founder of the KIYIZ GROUP felt workshop. A relevant excerpt was found; the full programme and the date have not been checked.
A business association mentions the founder of Kiyiz Group in a post about a seminar for young entrepreneurs. A civic and business mention, not a customer review.
Open the publicationA speaker card presents Sardor Salimov as an entrepreneur and the founder of a felt workshop. The organiser’s account needs to be clarified; figures on years in business and customer numbers taken from the announcement are not used here as verified statistics.
Open the publicationThe author speaks well of Sardor, names his company Kiyiz Group and notes his promotion of Kyrgyz products. The Telegram text itself would not load; the link leads to the post as shown in an aggregator.
Open the publicationIn the embedded text, KIYIZGROUP is named among the partners who supported the forum in Warsaw. The acknowledgement belongs to the post by Aizhana E. and is not attributed to the company that reshared it.
Open the publicationAn interview excerpt on turning felt goods into a modern fashion product. The full episode has not been found; the short clips are grouped into one story and are not counted as separate interviews.
A conversation with an entrepreneur. The title and the existence of the video are confirmed by the channel index; the date and description could not be obtained through open search.
Open the publicationAn episode of the television series “BREND KG” about the workshop. The channel and the series are confirmed by search; the substantive text of this particular clip and its exact date are not available in the open index.
Open the publicationThe title links representatives of KIYIZGROUP and Kausar.kg. The search index confirms the title but does not reveal the context or the date.
Open the publicationA television piece on the felt goods that interest tourists. The link is kept as it is; the authorship details and the date need to be checked on the platform by hand.
Open the publicationA long episode about felt goods and starting a business on a small budget. The title, the channel author and the address are confirmed; the year is approximate, from the relative age shown in the index.
Open the publicationA video profile of the entrepreneur: Sardor Salimov speaks about the modern development of Kyrgyz ornaments and the meanings of traditional patterns. The date is confirmed by the Instagram version of the piece.
The Council’s membership from the Kyrgyz Republic lists Salimov Sardor Sharabidinovich with the status “Entrepreneur”. An official confirmation of the full name and the public role; the page does not link him directly to KIYIZGROUP.
Open the publicationThe author thanks the workshop for a personalised case, notes its support for women’s initiatives in Europe and the cultural atmosphere of the meeting in Berlin. A partner acknowledgement; the original was retrieved during the check on 7 September 2026.
Open the publicationThe clip is about KIYIZGROUP as a high-quality domestic producer. The title has been reconfirmed; the earlier provisional date has been removed.
Open the publicationThe title of the interview and the channel are confirmed by search. The date given previously was not confirmed and has been removed.
Open the publicationAn accelerator video about the founder’s time in the programme. The description was found again and the earlier provisional date removed. Material from a partner organisation, not an independent newsroom.
Open the publicationAn accelerator post links the history of the workshop to family values and the founder’s path in business. Material from a partner organisation.
An accelerator post presents Sardor Salimov as the founder of Kiyiz Group and a participant in the programme. The date has been corrected from the search index.
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Seven anchor points. Behind each one is a specific publication from the archive below, not a general claim about growth.
2017
Kaktus.media names “Kiyiz group” among those who helped the Enactus team reach the World Cup final.
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WEproject publishes a conversation with the founder: from the first pieces sewn with his mother to corporate orders.
Go to the entry ↓2020
Limon.kg tells how a volunteer with no start-up capital built a felt workshop and landed his first large order.
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The SUP forum in Tyumen: an announcement in the local press and a business association’s report on the talk itself.
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The Central Asian festival is held in Osh for the first time; the founder joins a discussion on what sets similar businesses apart.
Go to the entry ↓2025
Talks on production in Uzbekistan, and thanks to the partners of the European forum of Kyrgyz women in Warsaw.
Go to the entry ↓2026
WEproject includes the workshop in a review of family companies in Osh and singles out the role of the founder’s mother in design.
Go to the entry ↓The four themes that recur most often in reviews on Google, 2GIS and Facebook. Quotes are given in the original language, with the author’s name, the platform and the year: we do not translate or paraphrase someone else’s review.
Most often people write not about the idea behind a piece but about how it is made: it holds its shape, it is neatly assembled, it is well packed.
Все очень качественно, красиво. Особенно упаковка, обращают внимания на каждый деталь.
Сумка огонь, мягкая и держит форму одновременно.
The second most frequent theme is work to a brief: your own dimensions, your own artwork, a run for an event or a venue.
Индивидуальный дизайн, все под нужные мне размеры. Огромный выбор орнаментов и цветов.
Отдел продаж работали оперативно… заказывали прям полный набор для ресторана.
The ornament reads as part of the object rather than a sticker on it — and that is noted separately from the quality of the stitching.
Всегда поражает качество, внимание к деталям и стиль ваших изделий.
Огромный выбор орнаментов и цветов. Спасибо еще раз и всем рекомендую!
More than half of the texts are written not about the buyer but about the person the piece was given to. That is the main reason people order.
Подарок для сестрёнки получился просто замечательный. Сестренка в восторге, а значит, подарок точно удался!
Доставили в сроки, успела сделать приятное близкому человеку.
We do not hide negative reviews. When one appears, it stays on the platform, and here it is published together with the status of how it was handled: resolved, remade, or answered. A page without a single complaint in ten years of work would say nothing about quality — only that some reviews had been removed.
We include only publications for which an author, a source or a direct link has been found. KIYIZGROUP’s own materials, duplicates and unconfirmed fragments are marked separately and are not presented as independent reviews.
Dates are not invented: if a platform does not show a date in the open, the entry says so. The event and the publication are dated separately when those dates differ. A reprint or a language version stays inside its own story and does not increase the number of mentions.
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Twelve social media posts found in the open. We do not copy other people’s photographs or full texts here — only the platform, the author and a link to the original.
The workshop’s own channels — Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest — are not on this list: our own posts are not external mentions and are not counted in the archive.