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Maha Alavi

b. Canada

Artist Portrait

Based in London

About

Maha Alavi is a Canadian industrial designer, working primarily with metals and glass, reimagining foundational geometry into novel, whimsical forms. Trained in philosophy and psychology, Alavi approaches design as both an intellectual and material pursuit, one that seeks meaning through the differing practices of ornamentation around the world.

Works