Drawing from her Iranian-American heritage, Parisa’s work explores the layered complexity of cultural and social identity, offering a fresh lens on belonging and creative expression.
Parisa Parnian is an Iranian-American multi-disciplinary visual artist and culinary creative. She uses food, design and performative storytelling to build bridges and connect communities.
As a Cultural and Culinary Uplifter, Parisa has been combining her extensive experience in lifestyle design, event curation, food & cultural art installations and private dinner parties to delight the senses and warm the spirit.
After a significant career in the NYC and LA fashion industry, Parisa expanded her creative and design reach by launching Savage Muse, a radically inclusive design studio, and Savage Taste, a multi-faceted food, culture + community building hub.
Parisa’s signature style is to play with and subvert the colorful layers of ancestral traditions of the Middle Eastern/SWANA cultures thru her creative design and interactive culinary projects.
Parisa’s focus is on the colorful intersections of ancestral traditions meeting the very modern and often subversive world that she inhabits. She recently launched her own spice blend called PÉRXICAN- which is a celebration of cultural fluidity and the marriage of Persian + Mexican flavors.
Some recent collaborations/partnerships/events include:
Parisa’s Persian Supper + Salon series was featured in Eater LA and gave wings to what is now her culinary projects that involve everything from hosting cooking shows such as for Tastemade TV, where she combines Persian cooking with her intersectional storytelling; to her “Make Tahdig Not War” t-shirt campaign that is uniting Iranians and allies across the globe around their love of Persian food and peace.
Contact Parisa Parnian here to learn more about the design + illustration services, culinary events + workshops, and experiential storytelling curation she is currently offering.
