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- 1. niloufarafnan.com info@niloufarafnan.com niloufar.afnan@gmail.com niloufar.afnan@lau.edu.lb +961 3 906394 NILOUFAR AFNAN JEWELLERY DESIGN EXHIBITIONS Cactus collection launch Warehouse 421, Mina Superstitions collection launch Yoyogi Stadium, Yoyogi Banglemania collection launch RosaMaria Concept Store, Mar Mikhael 2015 Salama Bint Hamdan Foundation .ABU DHABI 2014 Tokyo Rooms .TOKYO 2013 Beirut Design Week .BEIRUT PROFESSIONAL DESIGN WORK 2016 Waraq Collective .BEIRUT 2014 DAI-LIVCD .BEIRUT 2013 Inaash .BEIRUT 2013 to present LAU .BEIRUT 2012 Based Upond Design Studio .LONDON 2011 Research Conduction .LONDON 2011 Carpenters Workshop Gallery .LONDON Consultancy & Coordination for new offices/studios/fabrication labs Design Coordination program consultant with USAID Jewellery Line Production Part-Time Faculty Instructor SARD Lebanese American University Surface Designer Research Assistant for author Alex Coles Transdisciplinary Studio published by Sternberg Press Media & Publication Design INSTALLATION 2015 Hermes .BEIRUT 2015 Hadi Maktabi .BEIRUT 2014 Set Design .BEIRUT 2014 Piaff Vitrines .BEIRUT 2013 Sophies Choice .BEIRUT 2010 De Grisogono .LONDON Hermes Summer Vitrine Installation, Beirut Souks Ceci nest pas un tapis, Beirut Design Week Vitrine Installation, Tabaris Les Noces de Zahwa, Set Design/Production O de Rose, Monnot Theater Cherry Blossom Tree, Winter Vitrine Installation, Clemenceau Pine tree(scape), Winter Vitrine Installation, Beirut Souks De Grisogono Summer Vitrine Installation, Bond Street 2013 Beiru Art Fair .BEIRUT 2012 Santorini Biennale .SANTORINI 2011 Euromold .FRANKFURT 2011 London Design Festival .LONDON Table 46 Mobile Seat Royal Stools Inviting Surfaces collection OBJECT DESIGN EXHIBITIONS PERSONAL DESIGN WORK PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Accomplished designer with a background in Sculpture and Furniture Design. I produce an annual jewellery collection and several installation productions for merchandising & theater performances. My leadership skills have placed me in positions to delegate and lead collaborative projects. My diverse background has fostered the ability to adapt well in new cultural and social environments. 1/3 2011 New Designers .LONDON 2011 Cross Over Exhibition .LONDON 2011 CSM grad show .LONDON 2006 Art Expo Montreal .MONTREAL 2006 Galerie Espace Art Matters Festival .MONTREAL Inviting Surfaces collection Inviting Surfaces collection Inviting Surfaces collection A Form That Has Taken Any Form it Fancies A Form That Has Taken Any Form it Fancies
- 2. SELECTED PRESS Muriel Rozelier, Ceci nest Pas un Tapis, Le Commerce du Levant, July 2015 p.94 Zena Zalzal, Le Beau et le Bon ont Leur Valse a Dix Temps, LOrient le Jour, 4 Jun 2015 p.15 Anahit Behrooz, 10 Best Lebanese Product Designers You Should Know, The Culture Trip Jan 2015, online issue Colette Khalaf, Les Noces de Zahwa ou une Lettre a une Etoile, LOrient le Jour, Mar 2014 p.6 Daphnee Simard Legault, Niloufar Afnan, Creatrice de Bijoux-Sculptures, Styliste Quebec, Nov 2013, online issue Maya Kaddoura, Niloufar Afnan, LOfficielle Levant Beyrouth, N39 Oct 2013, p.66-67 Alia Fawaz, Spotlight On Local Design, Art Paper Selections #08 Beirut Art Fair 2013 p.16 Georges Tsiros, 1st Santorini Biennale, Blue Magazine, Sept 2012 p.72 Rebecca Strum, Avant Garde Designer Defines Boundaries of Style, Daily Star, 5 Jul 2012 p.2 Karen Chernick, Recycled Furniture by Lebanons Niloufar Afnan, Green Prophet, Apr 2012 online issue Alex Taylor, Lebanese Designer Recycles Furniture and Function, Daily Star, 14 Jan 2012 p.12 Ana Lisa, Niloufar Afnan Unveils Recycled Furniture, Inhabitat, Aug 2011 online issue Carol Woolton, Windows Of Opportunity, Vogue Magazine UK, Jun 2011 p.81-79 Al Katrina, Artists Meet their Audience, Montreal Gazette, 26 Jan 2008 p.26 LANGUAGES FRENCH . ENGLISH / WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ARABIC / SPOKEN niloufarafnan.com info@niloufarafnan.com niloufar.afnan@gmail.com niloufar.afnan@lau.edu.lb +961 3 906394 NILOUFAR AFNAN 2/3 2011 MA Furniture Design .LONDON 2008 BFA Sculpture .MONTREAL Minor Art History 2008 Certificate Product Design .LONDON 2008 Certificate Product Design .MILAN Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design Concordia University Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design NABA - Nuevo Academia Di Belle Arti Milano EDUCATION REFERENCES Simon Fraser academic reference Head of Masters Program Furniture Ceramics Jewellery Central Saint Martins s.fraser@csm.arts.ac.uk Ian Abell professional reference Director at Based Upon Studio ian@basedupon.com Hadi Maktabi professional reference Professor Islamic Art at American University of Beirut hadi@maktabi.com 2009 - 2004 -
- 3. Academic Curriculum Vitae ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Enthusiastic and experienced, I have taught as a part-time faculty instructor for 6 terms at the Lebanese Amer- ican University Beirut Campus. I teach in the Foundation Department: Theory and Studio classes and have also given a workshop at the Fashion Program. I have worked on several undergraduate shows for the Fashion Design Program and the Graphic Design Department, participated in several design studio and fashion juries. As an instructor, I believe it is important to establish a supportive relationship with the students. It is also essen- tial to be involved in the institutions progress and objectives through committee work and faculty meetings. SPRING 2014 CURATION & EXHIBITION DESIGN - LAU GRAPHIC DESIGN ALUMNI EXHIBITION 2014 The graphic design alumni exhibition showcased design works produced by more then 30 graphic design alumni. The exhibited works reflected the creative outcome of LAU as an institution nurturing a creative environment and design thinking. FALL 2014 BUILDING FACADE WINDOW DESIGN - FASHION DESIGN PROGRAM . GEZAIRI BUILDING The Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design in collaboration with ELIE SAAB and the London College of Fashion openened its doors at the Gezairi studios. The design of the facade symbolizes LAUs con- tinuing commitment in unfolding academic opportunities. FALL 2014 CURATION & EXHIBITION DESIGN - INNAUGURATION OF THE LAU FASHION DESIGN PROGRAM The Fashion Design program in collaboration with ELIE SAAB and the London College of Fashion celebrate the innauguration of the new program at the Gezairi building. The showcase displayed students work: sketches, samples and garments. SPRING 2015 EXHIBITION DESIGN - LAU ANNUAL GRAPHIC DESIGN SENIOR STUDENT SHOW The graphic design department showcased a selection of senior students works under the theme of dis-cover, cover, re-cover at the Sheikh Zayed venue. METAMORPHOSIS UNFOLDING WINDOWS LAU FASHION DESIGN OPENS DIS-COVER FOLLOW ME TO THE MOON 3/3 niloufarafnan.com info@niloufarafnan.com niloufar.afnan@gmail.com niloufar.afnan@lau.edu.lb +961 3 906394 NILOUFAR AFNAN COURSES SARD EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITION DESIGN - LAU ANNUAL GRAPHIC DESIGN SENIOR STUDENT SHOW The graphic design department showcased a selection of senior students works under the theme of celestial bodies as a leap into graduation. SPRING 2015 SPRING 2016 FALL 2015 SPRING 2015 FALL 2014 SPRING 2014 FALL 2013 FND281 DESIGN CULTURE 3CR Theoretical explorations on contemporary cultures FAS431 DIGITAL FABRIC PRINT 1CR Digital exploration print with fabrics FND281 DESIGN CULTURE 3CR Theoretical explorations of contemporary culture FND236 DESIGN STUDIO 2 6CR Master studio in foundation FND281 DESIGN CULTURE 3CR Theoretical explorations on contemporary culture FND232 DESIGN STUDIO 1B 3CR Three-dimensional formal analysis volumetric studies FND236 DESIGN STUDIO 2 6CR Master studio in foundation FND232 DESIGN STUDIO 1B 3CR Three-dimensional formal analysis volumetric studies