Biography
Early Life:
Adult Life:
Historical Context:
Influences:
Early Life:
- Born: April 22, 1966
- Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
- Education: Faculty Arts at Tehran University/Design
Reference:http://www.parsuabashi.ch/index.html
Adult Life:
- Worked as a professional in 1985
Living in Zurich as of April 23, 2004 - Designs for magazines and fashion show
- Designs clothing
- Has own graphic design studio
Reference: http://www.parsuabashi.ch/index.html
Historical Context:
- Due to the Iran-Iraq war she had inadequate amount of work to be done around advertising
- She gained experience working with magazines
- Born in a family of five, has two brothers
- Family is very liberal
- She wore a headscarf
- She was married and had a daughter but got divorced, father took custody of child
Reference: Bashi, P. (2006). Nylon Road A Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran. Kein & Aber AG Zurich: Switzerland
Influences:
- The strict laws that she went through during the time of the Iran-Iraq war
- Rules imposed by the government and Islamic laws
- Women's rights
- Pain and suffering she witnessed as well as experienced
Reference: Bashi, P. (2006). Nylon Road A Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran. Kein & Aber AG Zurich: Switzerland
- Her first publishing book was a children's book called "A Baby's First-Year Calendar of Memories" 1999
- Began fashion design
- Was one of the ten designers chosen
- Participated in exhibits
- Awarded Letter of Appreciation from Iranian Graphic Designer's Association
- Women's publisher in Iran
- Work is displayed in exhibitions
Reference: http://www.parsuabashi.ch/index.html
- She struggled during the time of Iran-Iraq war since limited advertising jobs were available
- She began fashion design and focused on Iranian clothing based on her interest
Reference: Bashi, P. (2006). Nylon Road A Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran. Kein & Aber AG Zurich: Switzerland