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A band on a purple-lit stage, guitars raised, phones in the crowd below, photographed by Amir Bahador Falahati

Amir Bahador Falahati

Photographer. Painter. Graphic designer. Filmmaker.
Founder of ABF Designs, Vancouver.

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We freeze feelings, not just moments.

We believe in ideas. We shape them with strategy and creativity. And we turn them into something stronger.

From pen sketch to the ABF Designs logo

Amir's pen drawing: a faceless figure in a tall hatched hat and a coat with a yellow pin, in front of two ink mountains

Every idea starts
with a pen.

The hat. The collar.
The yellow pin.

Then it becomes
a brand.

Ink and pencil by Amir Bahador Falahati

One mind.
Four crafts.

Photographs, films, paintings and brands, all from one creative mind. Keep scrolling.

A guitarist singing under warm stage light
01 / Photography

Feelings, frozen.

Concerts, people and brands, shot so the picture stops being a record and starts being a memory.

A man walks past a pink illustrated mural, a frame from the Goorekhaar film intro
02 / Film

Stories that move.

Trained in cinema, with a short film prize from France. Today he makes reels and ad films for Vancouver businesses, each built around one smart idea.

Illustration of two firefighters walking toward wildfire smoke, with sketched bears, deer and rabbits watching
03 / Painting and illustration

A thank-you in art.

Art with a pulse, shown across 15 exhibitions he has curated. This piece honours the firefighters protecting British Columbia's forests, wildlife and homes.

Dark Sepehr Trading Group brand poster about the symbol behind the brand
04 / Brand strategy

Big ideas, built.

Strategy, identity and creative direction. What a brand stands for gets decided first, and what it looks like comes after.

Brand projects by ABF Designs

Illustrated desk with books labelled See, Feel, Create, a Pelican logo, pencils and a lampIllustration of a child making art inside a house shape, from the Pelican brand storyIllustrated Pelican poster with children and the line Art is a languageIllustrated Pelican poster with the line Lasting impact, more than art
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Pelican Art House / 2026

Art is a language.

A children's art space that needed to be more than a class schedule. The strategy made it a home for creativity, where kids build confidence and find their own voice.

  • Brand DNA
  • Positioning
  • Visual direction
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Sepehr Trading Group logo in silver on a dark textured backgroundDark Sepehr poster with a lone figure on a ridge and a line about clarity and disciplineSepehr logo on a wall of dark three-dimensional hexagons
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Sepehr Trading Group / 2026

More than a logo.

Discipline, consistency, clarity and long-term thinking, turned into typography, structure and atmosphere. The result feels modern, confident and real.

  • Brand identity
  • Visual direction
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Eivan Persian Kitchen and Bar logo with tall vertical bars above the wordmarkEivan poster with an illustrated Iranian landscape and the line A corner of IranA dish photographed on a dark table beside a window at Eivan
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Eivan Persian Kitchen + Bar / 2025

A corner of Iran.

Not just a restaurant. One belief guided the research, the strategy and the branding, so that every guest walks into it.

  • Strategy
  • Branding
  • Local research
See the project ↗
Singer and guitarist in a pool of red stage light at the Niyaz and Rana concert The musicians together at the front of the stage at the Niyaz and Rana concert

One night.
No second take.

Niyaz & Rana in concert / Photographs: @amirbahadorf

A saxophonist on stage in warm lightA guitarist under golden stage lightsA wide view of a guitarist in beams of light
A singer in magenta lightMusicians in shafts of spotlightA singer in purple light
A fan's phone filming the stageA keyboard player lit from aboveThe drummer behind the kit

Frame after frame.

Niyaz & Rana in concert / Photographs: @amirbahadorf

Made by minds.
Fueled by passion.

A pencil drawing a pink brain on red A hand holding a vintage camera on amber, with the words Creativity is how we breathe A figure with a green leaf for a face, with the words From nothing to something beautiful A man with a cardboard box for a head with a drawn face and tie A collage of projects in the shape of a sprout, with the words Ideas grow in and will become stronger Vancouver's downtown towers in cool dawn light with the word Morning

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Awards, exhibitions and humanitarian design work

United Nations / World Food Programme

First honorary graphic designer in Iran.

Design in the service of people who need to be seen.

Cinema / France

A short film prize, won in France.

Recognised for an innovative approach to art.

Middle East Press

Graphic Arts Award for Humanitarian Arts.

Nestlé / Iran, UAE, Turkey and beyond

The concept behind social responsibility.

Conceptual designer for Nestlé's social responsibility projects across the Middle East.

Iran / UAE / Belgium

15 exhibitions, solo and group.

Curated across three countries.

What it all comes to

Not every great idea is an ad.

Our city and country need human participation too, for cultural growth and humanitarianism.

From Amir's biography, abfdesigns.ca

Results and client reviews

167Finished projects
87Loyal customers
23Awards
4.8★Google rating, from 22 reviews

Brands named on the ABF Designs website: Nestlé, LG, Samsung, UNICEF, World Food Programme, UNAIDS, Unilever, Hayat, AMC

Two agencies and six months of fees brought Mariam no new clients. Amir found and fixed their errors, and her clicks and engagement started climbing.
Client story, from Mariam's public review
“He is always on time, to the point and professional.”
Sara, public review
Black and white portrait of Amir Bahador Falahati in a white shirt in his studio, with lights, plants, books and a camera

The man under the hat.

  1. TrainedDegree in cinema and graphic design, plus a diploma in fashion from John Casablancas Institute
  2. FoundedABF Designs in Vancouver, where he is CEO
  3. June 2021Advertising consultant at the Persian Business Exhibition, Vancouver ↗
  4. TeachesA school of ideation and creativity ↗ in plain language, on YouTube
  5. NowBringing captivating, high-quality ideas to Canadian companies

Questions, answered.

Who is Amir Bahador Falahati?

Amir Bahador Falahati is a Vancouver photographer, painter and graphic designer, and the founder and CEO of ABF Designs. He holds a degree in cinema and graphic design.

What does ABF Designs do?

ABF Designs is a Vancouver creative studio offering brand strategy, logo design, visual identity, creative direction, photography, film and reels, and advertising for businesses.

What awards and recognition has Amir received?

Amir's biography lists him as the first honorary graphic designer of the UN World Food Programme in Iran, a short film prize winner in France, and a recipient of the Middle East Press Graphic Arts Award for Humanitarian Arts. He has curated 15 solo and group exhibitions in Iran, the UAE and Belgium.

Which brands has ABF Designs worked on?

Recent brand projects include Pelican Art House, Sepehr Trading Group and Eivan Persian Kitchen + Bar. Amir has also been the conceptual designer for Nestlé's social responsibility projects in the Middle East.

How can I contact ABF Designs?

Call +1 (604) 618-8038 or email info@abfdesigns.ca. The studio is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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