experience
M-ar | Concept Design Studio, Milan
Designer, Architect - Leads: Tono Morganti and Renato J. Morganti
IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan
Researcher, Designer - Research and Development (R&D) - Playscape; Theory of Landscape
Lab_i_r_int Laboratory of Innovation and Research on Interiors, Politecnico di Milano - School of Design
Researcher, Designer - Research and Development (R&D) - Administrative Team: Alessandro Biamonti, Michele De Lucchi, Anna Barbara, Andrea Branzi, Barbara Camocini
Fluid Motion Architects, Tehran
Designer, Architect - Leads: Reza Daneshmir and Catherine Spiridonoff
Zomorrodi & Associates, Dubai
Designer, Architect - Lead: Shahrooz Zomorrodi
Bra[ket Design Studio, Tehran
Designer Intern - Lead: Shervin Hosseini
academia
Graduated cum laude in the MSc in Interior and Spatial Design, School of Design, Politecnico di Milano
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, School of Art and Architecture, IAUCTB Central Tehran Branch
High School and Pre-University Diploma, Tehran Ibn Sina School
publication
Cumulus Antwerp 2023 - Connectivity and Creativity in Times of Conflict
Title: Design for Ukraine’s Heritage: Engaging International Students During Times of War Through Design Activism - Author(s): Barbara, Anna; Albano, Annunziata; Cantalupi, Silvia; Baharlouei, Elena; Mostafaei, Amirreza
Status: Published (access)
Call for Paper PAD#25 - POST-DOMESTIC HABITAT
Title: Redefining Paradigms: How Technology Shapes Interior Spaces in the Age of Drones and Flying Cars - Author(s): Barbara, Anna; Baharlouei, Elena
Status: Published (access)
Design and Anthropology: Impact of Environment on Human Settlements
Status: Ongoing
Playscape: Theory of Landscape Design - IED Istituto Europeo di Design
Status: Ongoing
practicum
COMMERCE. CULTURE. EXCHANGE - Middlesex University London and PoliMI Design School (PoliMI TIS + MDXInterios)
Mentors: David Fern, Francesca Murialdo, Jason Scott, Anna Barbara, Giovanna Piccinno
PERISCOPE_ Research HUB: NATURA & ARTIFICIO / \ NATURE & ARTIFICE + [NASA] Data-set
Mentors: Emanuele Coccia, Giovanna Piccinno, Elisa Cattaneo. Activators: Andrea Branzi, Bruno Zamborlin + Roberto Bolle, Lorenzo Palmeri, Matteo Ghidoni, Tomás Saraceno, Quiet Ensemble, Francesco Micheli, Massimo Bottura, Cristiana Perrella, 2021
Temporary Structure for Catastrophic Events
Mentor: Farshad Mehdizadeh, Contemporary Architects Association of Iran (CAAI)
Collaborative Urban Furnishing
Mentor: Nashid Nabian, Tehran Urban Innovation Center (TUIC)
exposure
Design Variations, Milano Design Week
Mentors: Michele De Lucchi and Francesca Balena Arista. Exhibited by Mosca Partners, 2021, 2023
e.Reporter - Photography for Milano Design Week
Fuorisalone.it, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Independent Installation - Main Lobby, Scuola del Design, Politecnico di Milano
Flying Carpet For Liberty, Elena Bahar and Anna Barbara. An installation commemorating the victims of the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement (2022) in response to the death of Mahsa Amini. Installed in the main lobby of the School of Design as a public and independent work, 2023
The Untitled Queer Art Project 2023
Flying Carpet For Liberty, Elena Bahar and Anna Barbara. An installation commemorating the victims of the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement (2022) in response to the death of Mahsa Amini, 2023
SEX is WORKing, Collective Exhibition
Synchrony 01, 02, 03, Elena Bahar, 2024
The Fabric of the Body, Planned Collective Exhibition
Genitore 01, Elena Bahar – Our Political Body; the Body as an Agent of Change, the Body as a Boundary, or How Our Souls Shape Reality, 2025
The Untitled Queer Art Project 2025
Genitore 01, Elena Bahar - With the support of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Milan, 2025