One of many different galleries that caught my eye when visiting Deco-off and Maison & Objet final week was Parsa.
A novel furnishings undertaking born from the collaboration of Shiva Shayan and Thomas Vlach, pushed by their shared ardour for design and pure stone. Shiva, an Iranian-born editor with unique entry to her nation’s distinctive stone quarries, brings her wealthy cultural heritage to the undertaking. As creative director, Thomas is the visionary behind the Parsa furnishings assortment, mixing conventional craftsmanship with modern design.
Launched in 2020, Parsa has developed by way of a number of phases, together with shut collaboration with native artisans, the cautious number of supplies, and an ongoing refinement of its preliminary ideas. At its core, Parsa goals to shine a light-weight on the often-overlooked craftsmanship of Iran—as soon as the cradle of Persian artwork and design. Right this moment, Iranian artisans proceed to go down their ancestral data, reinterpreting it in fashionable creations that honor custom whereas embracing innovation.
BAM Tables
Impressed by an architectural element of the eponymous metropolis, the Bam assortment performs with the repetition of its notches, which imbue the ensemble with a clockwork precision. Crafted from large hand-cut and polished travertine stone, the gathering encompasses a excessive desk, a low desk, and a facet desk.
Design by Thomas Vlach // Photos reza_daryakenari
