Parisa Parnian at work on fashion art commission for Banana Republic. Photo by: Grant Puckett for Banana Republic
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 MENA/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:
Banana Republic: “Legacy in Pride” fashion art installation: June 1-30, 2022 at Century City Mall, Los Angeles
Mexico City Culinary Residency/Pop-Up at Restaurant Pat Patz
Culinary personality featured in Our Place video
Shahrazad Squad Conversation Cards (design/illustration)
Persian Supper + Salons (curated private dinner party events)
Published food memoir writing for MARKAZ Review
Podcast guest on “Modern Persian Food”
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.
Follow Parisa on Instagram:
Savage Muse: @savagemuse
Savage Taste: @savage_taste