Interview with Hamed Mahzoon

Hamed Mahzoon ("HM") interviewed on Saturday, 9 July.

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?

HM : I, Hamed Mahzoon, along with Mrs. Sana Jafari Sharif, formed a two-person team, and the first design started with the Crown Shell sofa. And we won two awards in the lighting and furniture a design section. And we won in another competition.

How did you become a designer?

HM : I have been fascinated by design since I was a child, and I used to play and craft it unknowingly and instinctively. As a teenager, I consciously pursued design and started learning sketching and 3D art. I entered the university in 2017 and started studying industrial design.

What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?

HM : It is not easy to express this issue. I don't put a special label on design and I like the difference in styles, and in my opinion, modernity is important, and how good it is to be faithful to tradition and nature while being modern.

Which emotions do you feel when designing?

HM : Entering a new and enjoyable world. And at the end excitement and satisfaction and a security of mind.

What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?

HM : Creativity and thinking outside the box and in interior design and architecture, in my opinion, light is very important.

What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?

HM : I have always been interested in designing for people with physical limitations. I plan to design an environment so that all members of the society, even those who have physical disabilities, can easily benefit from that environment, and the environment will be pleasant for everyone.

What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?

HM : A designer is responsible for each and every person in society. He determines how to use things and how to improve people's lives.

You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?

HM : Measure the level of creativity and prosperity. A good designer flourishes when he is in a place that helps his career, just like a diamond that needs to be cut to become a gem.

What is your day to day look like?

HM : I go according to the events and everyday, at the same time, I have a general plan that determines my sports and work. A strange paradox!

How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?

HM : Creativity.

What is your biggest design work?

HM : The crown shell is a single sofa that, in addition to good appearance, also has a sense of harmony and comfort.The essence is created from its shape. Values users' emotions.Inspired by oysters and crowns with the symbol of power used is anodized metal with a black circle and crimson velvet, which makes it a unique product due to its shape. Shows the most design features in its integrity, stitching, texture and color are created and the rotating form is one of the decorative elements of the crown shell, which maintains the geometry of the oyster in the form of strength and immortality.

Hamed Mahzoon Profile