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 Sophie’s Choice .BEIRUT
2010 De Grisogono .LONDON
Hermes Summer Vitrine Installation, Beirut Souks
Ceci n’est 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.
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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 n’est Pas un Tapis, Le Commerce du Levant, July 2015 p.94
Zena Zalzal, Le Beau et le Bon ont Leur Valse a Dix Temps, L’Orient 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, L’Orient 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, L’Officielle 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 Lebanon’s 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
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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 institution’s 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 LAU’s 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
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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