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2013

  • Work on this object began.

2016

2025

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Poster, Silver Cypress, The Third Biennial of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society

This is a Poster. It was designed by Homa Delvaray. It is dated 2013. Its medium is digital print.

This poster celebrating a graphic design biennial combines Islamic architecture with three-dimensional letterforms. Delvaray has placed three-dimensional letterforms in a bi-level interior. Floral and checked patterns dominate the walls and floors, while the arched windows provide a point of difference to the axonometric angles used elsewhere.

It is credited Courtesy of the designer.

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Its dimensions are

H x W: 80 × 55.9 cm (31 1/2 in. × 22 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

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