Non-Fungible Tokens have swept the art world as it takes to digital “This “new digital art market offers a host of benefits - democratization, since anyone can access it via a screen; secure ownership recorded on the blockchain; more transparency; speedier payment to the artists as well as royalties paid on resale.” said Behnood Javaherpour, the brainchild behind Dubai’s first-ever Digital Islamic Art Agency BEHNOODE Art Image Credit: Supplied
Dubai: Blockchains, fine art and investment opportunities are starting to show up in the UAE.
Dubai-based Behnood Javaherpour, founder of Behnoode Foundation, has launched what he says is the country’s first ‘Non-Fungible Token (NFT) digital Islamic art agency. The agency aims to “modernize the works of talented Middle Eastern artists and sell unique digital footprints through live auctions to collectors”.
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Fashion label Behnoode continues its commitment to helping disadvantaged children in Nepal with news that it is launching its first childrenswear collection.
The new line will start at Dh31,199 and all proceeds will go directly to helping provide education for children in the country, through the designer s Behnoode Foundation.
Offering just a glimpse – only one look has been revealed – the label does, however, give a taste of what customers can expect when the full collection launches in March A look from Behnoode s first childrenswear collection. Courtesy Behnoode.
With a firm belief that children are the future,
designer Behnood Javaherpour has been inspired by prep school uniforms to create a series of suits for children.
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Although he was born into an affluent family, fashion designer Behnood Javaherpour, 35, says he began his career without help from his parents. Instead, he relied on a combination of charm, chutzpah and personal friendships to get started as a fabric broker. He then went to the Politecnico di Milano, where he studied international business, and later on to Instituto Marangoni. Since that early start in fabrics, he has built a group of companies that he says is worth €500 million (Dh613.5m), bought homes around the world and is now working towards early retirement.
The founder and creative director of Behnoode Clothing, Behnoode Home and the Behnoode Foundation moved to Dubai in 2012 and lives in Downtown Dubai when in the UAE, and in Italy and Iran.