Farah Ebrahimi

Farah Ebrahimi is the Art Direc­tor of e15 and a leading voice at Philipp Mainzer Office for Archi­tec­ture and Design. Born in Iran and educated at Otis/​Parsons School of Art and Design in Los Angeles, she has worked across fashion, teach­ing, and inte­rior design, holding senior posi­tions at brands such as BCBG Max Azria and DKNY before moving to Frank­furt in 2001.There, she helped trans­form Bergman — Germany’s first concept store — into an influ­en­tial hybrid of retail and exhi­bi­tion. At e15, she has since guided the company’s collec­tions with a vision that bridges cultural nuance and modern clarity. Her designs, includ­ing the award-winning Shiraz and Kerman sofas, reflect her belief in furni­ture as adapt­able, endur­ing archi­tec­ture for daily life.

Ebrahimi has also played an essen­tial role in shaping e15’s most recog­niz­able icon, the Backen­zahn stool. Carved from solid oak or walnut with four distinc­tively milled legs, the piece has become a design classic — sculp­tural yet prac­ti­cal, equally at home as a seat or side table. Its endur­ing pres­ence in contem­po­rary inte­ri­ors exem­pli­fies the balance of preci­sion and warmth that defines e15. In 2017, Ebrahimi and Philipp Mainzer received the Design Award of the Federal Repub­lic of Germany and Inte­rior Inno­va­tion – Gold, affirm­ing their influ­ence on Euro­pean design. An honorary member of the Deutscher Designer Club (DDC), she contin­ues to serve on its advisory board.

Her work with e15 embod­ies a convic­tion that furni­ture should be both uncom­pro­mis­ingly modern and deeply humane: objects designed not only to be admired but to be lived with for generations.