Home Tour Series | Episode 11
Farshad Farzankia
Inside his Copenhagen studio, Farshad Farzankia creates a world defined by intensity and colour, a vivid contrast to his grounded and quiet presence. His practice moves between painting, sculpture, and installation, where symbols like birds, faces, and plants reappear as fragments of memory and identity. Born in Tehran and now based in Copenhagen, his work carries traces of both places, unfolding as a visual language that connects different cultures and experiences.
Color played a central role in Verner Panton’s design philosophy. How do you personally live with color in your home and atelier? Do you see it as something that shapes the atmosphere and inspires you?
I really love colors. I like to have them around me. It also helps me to describe my emotions or thoughts, very similar to language.
The Pantop lamp comes in a range of bright, expressive colors. How do you approach introducing bold color into your living environment? Do you tend to choose color intuitively, or is it something you carefully consider?
Both. Depends on the certain situation or mood. Sometimes I like to dance and shout and somedays it’s more whispering and easy.
Is there a particular color that holds a personal meaning or memory for you?
I tend to keep going back to nature for colors. Like the sky is always there for you with a wast range of blue shades.
What draws you to the Pantop lamp: the shape, the color, or the way it interacts with the space around it?
It reminds me of when I was a kid and watching Moomins. There’s something about the shape and surface of the material that sends my feelings and memories back to the moods of watching Moomins as a kid. It’s quite beautiful.
