Mehmooni

On this episode of Mehmooni, I speak with the artist @Arghavan_Khosravi

Khosravi earned an MFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design after completing the studio art program at Brandeis University. Khosravi previously earned a BFA in Graphic Design from Tehran Azad University and an MFA in Illustration from the University of Tehran. Khosravi has participated in numerous group exhibitions, at venues such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Yinchuan, China; Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI; and Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA; among others.

Khosravi’s residencies include the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA; the Studios at MassMoCA, North Adams, MA; Monson Arts, Monson, ME; and Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY.

Khosravi is a 2019 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation’s Painters & Sculptors Grant and a 2017-8 recipient of the Walter Feldman Fellowship. The artist’s work belongs to the collections of the Newport Art Museum and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum.

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys. In the first series, we had conversations with various artists, doctors, actors, directors and more. The purpose of these conversations is to bring this community of incredible talent closer together and to introduce Iranian culture to a wider audience.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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@Rugriders is a young rug brand that is making waves in the traditional rug market. They admire the cultural heritage and importance of the carpet craft.

Aria and Bardia are brothers with parents from Teheran and Tabriz. Both studied business in Europe and started working in finance and online marketing.

Now the brothers decided to continue the family business. They didn‘t just continue but rather took it to a whole other level - (they call it the rug business 2.0) by giving rugs a second life.

RugRiders combines tradition and modernity.

“We are excited to offer high quality, sustainable and refreshed rugs by refining existing rugs instead of further enabling the production of new ones.”

“We are transforming the over 2000 years old rug dealing business through collaborations, digitalization and creative zeitgeist. Our latest collabos have been with NIKE, BSTN, Adidas and many different Artists.”

You can check out more of their work on www.rugriders.de or on Instagram @rugriders

Rugriders ship worldwide and also welcome customers with special designs for bespoke pieces!

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys. In the first series, we had conversations with various artists, doctors, actors, directors and more. The purpose of these conversations is to bring this community of incredible talent closer together and to introduce Iranian culture to a wider audience.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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Dana Haqjoo @danahaqjoo is a British-Iranian actor. He is very much the product of dual cultures; possibly one of the reasons why he has dual careers. Dana is both an actor and an architect; managing time between two very different paths.

He initially trained in architecture and after practicing for several years, he decided to pursue an acting career. Something he had always been passionate about. Dana is now working primarily in TV and film as an actor while balancing his other role as the director of a successful London based architectural practice. On this episode we talk about his role in the play The Boy with Two Hearts @thecentre_yganolfan as well as some of the exciting upcoming projects Dana is working on; including his role on #Hapless on @Netflixuk .

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys. In the first series, we had conversations with various artists, doctors, actors, directors and more. The purpose of these conversations is to bring this community of incredible talent closer together and to introduce Iranian culture to a wider audience.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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Piers is a former journalist and now director of Susa Comms, a PR and communications business. London-based Piers was born in Tehran and has worked with leading food brands across the UK for 20 years.

He is the founder of the @PersianHospitalityNetwork. Having seen how other communities come together to support one another Piers set up PHN to celebrate and profile Persian people and brands working across the UK's food and hospitality sector. It is a non-commercial and not-for-profit organisation.

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Having seen how other communities come together to support one another, Piers developed the PHN with a view to creating a platform to share the best of all things Persian in the UK food and hospitality sector.

Connect with PHN on Instagram, and Piers on @piers_z

If you're a Persian hospitality business and want to collaborate or share your story, please email [email protected]

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys. In the first series, we had conversations with various artists, doctors, actors, directors and more. The purpose of these conversations is to bring this community of incredible talent closer together and to introduce Iranian culture to a wider audience.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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Somayeh (@so___mii) is an Iranian born director, editor and photographer. Her work combines her eye for the cinematic moment with her interest in emotive narratives with sound design featuring prominently in her work, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

Her personal history is often layered into her work, sometimes raw, often poetic. The story of her own heritage and self-identity often becomes interlaced with her subject matter to produce an intimate yet surreal language on-screen. Somayeh is represented by RSA film.

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys. In the first series, we had conversations with various artists, doctors, actors, directors and more. The purpose of these conversations is to bring this community of incredible talent closer together and to introduce Iranian culture to a wider audience.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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Dr Kashi Azad, is the founder of Persian Yoga (@persianyoga). He is a certified group exercise trainer, personal trainer and a boxing coach with 18 years of teaching experience, Master of Electrical Engineering, MBA graduate and a doctor of Chiropractic.

Persian Yoga is recognised by UNESCO as the world’s oldest running form of martial arts strength condition training. In its country of origin, Iran, Persian Yoga is known as Pahlavāni. Interwoven with the rich history and culture of the Persians, and refined over millennia, Persian Yoga provides a means to reach a vibrant state of health and well-being.

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys. In the first series, we had conversations with various artists, doctors, actors, directors and more. The purpose of these conversations is to bring this community of incredible talent closer together and to introduce Iranian culture to a wider audience.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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Shutong (@album_of_legends) is an art historian specialising in Islamic and Persian art. She became interested in Islamic Art during her undergraduate studies at the University of St Andrews, then went on to complete two postgraduate degrees in Persian and Islamic art from the Courtauld Institute of Art London and the University of Oxford.

Her research focuses on the cross-cultural artistic exchange between Iran and China. On this episode we talk about art, poetry, Persian medicine and movies. Shutong also shares tips on learning Farsi as a 2nd/3rd language!

@michelangeliu

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys. In the first series, we had conversations with various artists, doctors, actors, directors and more. The purpose of these conversations is to bring this community of incredible talent closer together and to introduce Iranian culture to a wider audience.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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The first episode of the second series will be a little different. Dr. @keyajafari will be the interviewer asking me the questions that you’ve wanted answered. We talk about the story behind @MehmooniPodcast how and why it was started and @Banni_Adam_ . We also discuss my work in architecture and design.

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Aylar (@fvrro) is an Architecture graduate, interior designer and creator. She is also the founder of the charity organisation @Banni_Adam_ . Although she has spent almost all of her life living outside Iran, she feels a deep connection to her Iranian roots and heritage.

She has studied fine art at Kingston University in London and has a degree in Architecture from Westminster University in London, UK. She has been invited by Westminster University to assist with the teaching of several Architecture programs as a guest tutor. She has worked for several leading architects both in London and Barcelona. In addition to this, she has exhibited her work at the Design Museum in London, and the Barbican Centre.

In January 2020, Aylar founded @Banni_Adam_ , a clothing brand with the vision of helping those who are most vulnerable in Iran. Aylar hopes to highlight the amazing art and culture of Iran while also helping those in need through Banni Adam.

100% of profits made from sales are donated. Money raised by Banni Adam helps provide basic care packages, medicine and food. In some instances, proceeds go to providing essential white goods for families in need -this includes fridges and hobs.

You can read more about Banni Adam’s work on:

www.BanniAdam.com/our-work

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys. In the first series, we had conversations with various artists, doctors, actors, directors and more. The purpose of these conversations is to bring this community of incredible talent closer together and to introduce Iranian culture to a wider audience.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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This week on Mehmooni I speak with director, write and producer Kourosh Ahari (@kouroshahari). Kourosh grew up in Iran until the age of 18 and then moved to the US to continue his studies. This has given him a unique perspective that he subtly brings into the world of his films. After moving to the US, he graduated at the top of his university class, receiving the Excellence in Film Directing Award.

His fascination with the human condition/psychology and mining the universe beyond what is generally perceived can be felt at the core of his work. Films Kourosh has worked on have been screened at various prestigious festivals including Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Fest, Napa Valley Film Festival, Edmonton Film Festival, Fajr Film Festival (Iran’s most prestigious film festival) and more.

Most recently Kourosh directed, co-wrote and edited the critically-acclaimed Iranian horror film ‘The Night’ starring Shahab Hosseini. @TheNightMovie became the first US-produced film to receive a license to be released theatrically in Iran since the late 70s. I

Kourosh has also directed the award-winning short ‘Generations’, backed by Tom Hanks and has directed films for immersive new technologies, like Barco Escape’s three-screen cinema technology. He has also produced several short films, including the Iranian short, ‘Numbness’, which has been selected at over 80 film festivals around the world and has won more than 9 awards.

Find @TheNightMovie on the link below:

www.thenight.movie/watch-at-home

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with professional Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians about their journeys.

@MehmooniPodcast

@Banni_Adam_

Host: @fvrro

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Mehmooni is a podcast series where I speak with Iranians & hyphenated-Iranians all over the diaspora. Follow the podcast for weekly episodes where I speak with successful actors, directors, chefs, doctors, artists (and more) about their journeys, how they got to where they are today and a bunch of other things! 

Follow the journey on social media! Our Instagram is @MehmooniPodcast and you can also see the full video of each episode with subtitles on @Banni_Adam_ (also on Instagram).

Host: @fvrro

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