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​