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I’m Golkou — designer, art director, and maker. My path began in art publications and advertising industry, where I spent a decade moving between image, form, and narrative.

 

Today, my work lives at the intersection of handcraft, conceptual design, and personal experience. Whether I’m creating candles, models, or stop-motion pieces, everything stems from the same instinct: to shape, build, and craft objects that enter into dialogue with their space and their viewer.

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Education 

2022 - 2024

MBA in General Management

Bahar Business School -Tehran

2020 - 2022

Motion Graphics

Inverse School - Tehran

2011 - 2014

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting (Incomplete)

University of Science and Culture - Tehran

*Left voluntarily to explore real-life experiences outside the formal art education system in Iran.

2007 - 2011

High school Diploma in Painting

Fine Arts School - Tehran

Experience

2022 - since

Founder & Creative Director - Full Time Plus

Aftab Projects

*A complete overview of Aftab projects is available in the Ongoing Projects Section.

2021 - 2022

Creative Lead - Full Time - Remote

Intrigue Yellow non-profit Organization

2015 - 2022

Graphic & Motion Graphics Designer 
 

Collaborators: Digikala, Eshareh Advertising Agency, Carbon Creative Agency, Herfeh:Honarmand Publishing, Sinagen 

2015 - 2017

Layout Designer & assistant of Graphic Design 

herfeh:honarmand Magazine

2013

Member of Composite Team 

Python Concept Automobile by Iman Maghsoudi

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Design & Produce Custom Candle Molds  
Lilac Candle Company

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Sculpture Assistant

Hamid Shans's Studio​

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