ashtary design

Kamran Ashtary, Managing Director Ashtary Design

Kamran Ashtary left Iran as a teenager and was gone for over twenty years before returning to his home country. He became a citizen of the Netherlands where he graduated in art from the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Kamran is a graphic designer and photographer and has had work published and exhibited all over the world.

One of Kamran’s first projects after graduating from the Rietveld was the Children’s Photography Project. In conjunction with the New York Transit Museum, Kamran led and organized the photography workshops for children from the nearby Gowanus housing projects. The project was featured on CNN and the Japanese news network NHK and was covered by several New York City newspapers. The children’s work was publicly exhibited to more than 100,000 people.

Currently Kamran is an art director with more than 14 years of experience working with clients and companies to develop and design their visual communication styles. He has worked as a designer and art director of corporate communications at numerous technology companies, including Siemens and Siebel Systems.

In 1993, Kamran graduated from the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and completed exchange work at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City.

Tori Egherman…

Tori Egherman is an American who lived in Iran for more than three years. She has authored a number of articles on a wide variety of topics from the Weimar Republic to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tori is currently working on a book about living in Iran. She met her husband, Kamran, when they were both studying at New York City’s Cooper Union.

About Ashtary Design

Ashtary Design is a group of designers, project managers, writers, and researchers that offers marketing and branding services.

We have experience working with clients from all over the world: from big, multinationals like Siemens, to small non-profit organizations like the Palo Alto Junior Museum. Our commitment to them is the same: deliver quality services that help them communicate their own particular message.

Click here to see a flash slideshow of some of our work.

selected recent clients

Unicef Iran

Tapesh Heart Clinic

The Royal Dutch Embassy

Tina Fine Desserts

The Canadian Embassy