Behnaz Farahi

Behnaz Farahi (Persian: بهناز فرهی , born 1985) is an Iranian-born American architect, designer and educator. She is best known for her designs of interactive wearables and installations.

Behnaz Farahi
بهناز فرهی
Farahi in 2014
Born1985 (age 37–38)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materShahid Beheshti University,
Islamic Azad University,
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Occupation(s)Architect, designer, educator
Websitehttps://behnazfarahi.com/

Early life and education

Behnaz Farahi was born and grew up in Tehran. As a child she started drawing and constructing mechanical devices. After finishing her studies of architecture at the Shahid Beheshti University and Azad University in Iran she moved to Los Angeles where she earned her second Master's degree at the USC School of Architecture. She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Media Arts and Practice from USC School of Cinematic Arts and is currently an assistant professor of design at California State University, Long Beach.

Career

In 2015 she developed a 3D printed cape titled "Caress of the Gaze" which reacts to the looks of others by opening and closing those parts of the garment which are being gazed at.[1] The project received several awards such as the 2016 World Technology Design Award and the 2016 Fast Company Innovation by Design Linda Tischler Award. From a technical perspective, Farahi's works are based on computational design, digital fabrication, material computation and artificial intelligence. From a theoretical perspective, her work is also informed by feminism, neuroscience and cognitive philosophy.

Collections

Her work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.[2]

In 2022, Behnaz Farahi created a cyber-physical robotic installation supported by Universal Robots for fashion brand ANNAKIKI Milan Fashion Week. The piece was entitled “Returning the Gaze” installation.[3] The installation consisted of a wearable helmet type piece on a performance model with four screens displaying the model’s eyes. The four screens were mounted on moving robotic arms.[4]

Awards
  • 2022 Honorable mention, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design, New York, USA [5]
  • 2021 Winner, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Digital Design Award, New York, USA [6]
  • 2016 Winner, World Technology Award in Design, WTN, Los Angeles, USA [7]
  • 2016 Winner, Innovation By Design Linda Tischler Award, Fast Company, New York, USA [8]
  • 2016 Finalist for Responsive Design, Interactive Innovation Award, SXSW 2016, Austin, USA
  • 2013 Winner, Kinetic Art Organization, Boynton Beach, USA [9]
  • 2010 2nd Place, Mirmiran Competition, Tehran, Iran [10]

Exhibitions
  • 2022 Returning the Gaze. Milan Fashion Week, ITALY [3]
  • 2021 SIGGRAPH 2021 LOS ANGELES, USA [11]
  • 2021 Generative Unfolding. MIT, Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) BOSTON, USA [12]
  • 2020 Returning The Gaze. Ars Electronica LINZ, AUSTRIA [13]
  • 2020 Returning The Gaze. Maiden, LA LOS ANGELES [14]
  • 2020 Iridescence NYIT NYC [15]
  • 2020 Can The Subaltern Speak? Elysium Gallery SWANSEA, WALES [16]
  • 2019 Iridescence Museum of Science and Industry Chicago CHICAGO, USA [17]
  • 2018 Mesolite adidas, Headquarter HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY [18]
  • 2017 Second Skin. Luminary, Future Fires & Midway SAN FRANCISCO, USA [19]
  • 2017 Bodyscape & Synapse. Ars Electronica LINZ, AUSTRIA [20]
  • 2017 Bodyscape. La piscine museum ROUBAIX, FRANCE [21]
  • 2017 Look Forward Fashiontech Festival, La Gaité Lyrique PARIS, FRANCE [22]
  • 2017 Caress of the Gaze. YouFab Global Creative Awards Winning Works Exhibition TOKYO, JAPAN [23]
  • 2017 Tomorrows: Urban fictions for possible futures ATHENS, GREECE [24]
  • 2016 Caress of the Gaze. Radical atoms and alchemist of our time Exhibition at Ars Electronica LINZ, AUSTRIA [25]
  • 2016 Screening Festival, Arts-Based Robotic TRIESTE, ITALY [26]
  • 2016 3D-printed fashion show/exhibition for Lexus x Voxelworld show DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY [27]
  • 2016 A+D Architecture and Design Museum LOS ANGELES, USA [28]
  • 2016 Wearable Fashiontech Festival, La Gaité Lyrique PARIS, FRANCE [29]
  • 2016 Synapse ACADIA 2016 MICHIGAN, USA [30]

References
  1. Stockton, Ben (2015-10-08). "Stare and you'll ruffle my feathers – the clothing that reacts to your gaze". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  2. Gonzalez, Robbie (2016-01-04). "3-D Printed Garment Shape-Shifts Based on an Onlooker's Gaze". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  3. "ANNAKIKI Fall/Winter 2022 Collection At MFW". 7 March 2022.
  4. McWhirter, Words: Georgina. "Behnaz Farahi's 'Return the Gaze' Performance Piece Showcases Her Responsive Materials".
  5. "Fast Company 2022".
  6. "Smithsonian Design Museum 2021".
  7. "World Technology Award 2016".
  8. "Innovation By Design Award 2016".
  9. "Kinetic Art Organization 2013".
  10. "Mirmiran Competition 2010".
  11. "Siggraph 2021".
  12. "Generative Unfoldings". generative-unfoldings.mit.edu.
  13. "Returning the Gaze".
  14. "MAIDEN LA". MAIDEN LA.
  15. "M.S. Launch: Designing Architectural Research - Virtual Exhibition Opening and Discussion | Events | New York Tech".
  16. "Elysium Gallery & Studios - Swansea".
  17. "MSI Chicago".
  18. "adidas x BehnazFarahi" (PDF).
  19. "Literally Walk into the Dreams of Brilliant Artists at Luminary (Expanded)". 3 November 2017.
  20. "Festival-Archiv".
  21. LaPascine Museum
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2022-09-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. Onasssis
  25. "Festival-Archiv".
  26. "Screening Festival – Arts Based Robotic".
  27. "13 designers created 3D-printed fashion for Lexus x Voxelworld show, Platform Fashion Düsseldorf".
  28. "Come in! DTLA".
  29. "" + ID_EESX_Welcome + "". Weareable-awards.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  30. "ACADIA | 2016 Conference | Exhibition".
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