Nina Yashar is a celebrated gallerist, collector and patron as well as one of the most pioneering tastemakers in the world of contemporary design. Nina Yashar, of Persian origins, relocated to Milan as a child with her family who were leading merchants of antique carpets and precious textiles. She began her career working alongside her father until she branched out to start her own business at the age of twenty-one. Initially, she dealt in antique and 19th-century French carpets before developing an irresistible attraction to vintage design masterpieces and works by contemporary creatives. In 1979, she founded Nilufar and embarked on a career now spanning more than four decades that has seen Nina Yashar create a wealth of extraordinary projects, exhibitions and collaborations, discovering talents who have left an indelible mark while helping to define the world of collectible design. Nilufar Edition, a unique project into the world of furnishings that rejects conventional thinking, is Nina Yashar’s latest venture, uniting design with the high-end traditional craftmanship of the Renaissance workshop, celebrating the use of color and combining refined materials together. Designed to instill pieces with a joie de vivre, the furniture embodies the timeless elegance envisioned by Nina Yashar.