Lisa Rahman

Meeting the Mayor of London @sadiq @mayorofldn 🎖️ (April 2026) I love this city 🏙️, I grew up sitting in its museums and galleries for hours, returning to the same pieces again and again, to just sit and exist with work that inspired me to look and discover something new on each visit. That feeling has stayed with me. @vam_east , London’s newest museum is seven years in the making, and officially opens this weekend. Built with the community it belongs to in East London in mind, and it feels full of possibility. It challenges what a modern museum can be, who it is for, and how to make art more accessible. I learned at the opening that they didn’t just loosely “listen” to young people. They actively involved them through a structured group, the V&A East Youth Collective, acting as an advisory voice in shaping the museum. I’m excited to see how it continues to evolve. Here’s some photos from the surreal preview night 🖼️. Filled with unexpected reunions, and BIG love ♥️ to my talented pal @sahra_hersi whose selected works we are standing in front of in the picture! What a brilliant night, from meeting Sadiq Khan to standing above the Olympic Park taking it all in, it felt expansive. 📝 Note: V&A East Storehouse is a separate space (to V&A East) and honestly something special on its own. If you have time, make a day of it and visit both. They’re in Stratford, about a 10–15 minute walk apart. ✨ • • • #vandaeast #vandaeaststorehouse #cityoflondon Picture credits: Photo 2, 4 by @cteophoto Music: Ms. Dynamite because of the audio experience guide to the main ‘The Music is Black’ exhibition.

Honoured to have played a small contribution to this stunning campaign for PARCO, one of Japan’s leading department stores. All credit to @kinbykin for being an absolute one of a kind visionary. Moved by Kin’s words below: “For many years, long before I ever became a photographer, PARCO was already an artistic reference for me. Its iconic campaign visuals from the 90s shaped how I understood fashion imagery, the work of Eiko Ishioka has lived on my reference boards for as long as I can remember. So many photographers I deeply admire have created unforgettable images for PARCO. I never imagined I would one day be part of that lineage. And yet, here we are. My first PARCO campaign film, creatively directed and shot by me, made with a team I truly love and trust. Thank you to everyone who brought this to life, and thank you @parco_official for the trust. @parco_shibuya_official ” Team credits: Creative Director @kinbykin . Costumes by @zipengli . Music by the incredible @iamjonsi . Choreography and co-direction with @paul_mcgill_ . Producer TianTian. Hand painted type: Typographic Design Lead @lisrah , Associate Designer @mericcanatan . #parco #shibuyajapan #campaignvideo #fashioncampaign #typedesign

Absolute joy to be back @LWDLondon to be part of this wonderful line-up for their Portfolio Reviews! 💌✨🔥 They are teaming up with the brilliant crew @dalzielandpow , who are bringing together mentors across design, strategy, and creativity, all ready to share insights, feedback, and support to help you grow your practice. 💡🌱 🗓 Wednesday 19 November, 7–9pm� 📍 Dalziel & Pow, London, EC1R 4RG 🎟 Tickets drop tomorrow at 10am on TicketTailor — set. your. alarms! Link in bio. Meet the full mentor line up: Carolyne Hill – Founder & Creative Director, Chillcreate @chillcreate Amber Haas – Senior Creative Strategist, Dalziel & Pow Bernadette Engel – Creative Strategy Lead, Dalziel & Pow Lisa Rahman – Creative Director & Design Consultant @lisrah Sthuthi Ramesh – Creative Director & Founder, All Around Design @sthuthiramesh Eleanor Hyland-Stanbrook – Creative Director & Co-Founder, And—Now @eleanorhylandstanbrook Rose Cornish – Creative Director, Imagist Natalie Shortt – Senior Designer, Leo’s London Shirley Wang – Freelance Motion & Graphic Designer, Apple Music @_shirleywang Rowena Rowland – Senior Creative Strategist, Dalziel & Pow Evie Mizen – Senior Designer, Brand & Comms, Dalziel & Pow Chloé Legret – Design Director, Studio NARI @legretchloe Paz Martínez Capuz – Creative Director, Household Jennifer Hayashi – Creative Director, Havas Media Network @jenniferahayashi Spots are limited and they always go FAST, set an alarm, if you don’t want to miss out! 🚀💜

🪡🍉🕊️Stitch the grief quilt 🕊️🍉🪡 TUESDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER, 11am-3pm 📍 E16 3HS nearest tube Prince Regent DLR Thanks to quilt aunts @whenthisyousee @lisrah & @alicegabb you can join the quilting along side banner making with Alice The legends of @spafcollective have designed us some banners to create for the peace camp and to use across the week of actions for @stopthearmsfair All skillsets needed! We will be cutting out the fabric and laying it out during the day, working outside at the Peace Camp. And there will be a hand stitching circle with the Grief Quilt. ✂️ Makers! Could you lead making a banner on the day? We need you! 🪡 London sewists with sewing machines: could you collect a banner and sew the design down? Collect between 3pm-4pm Tuesday and return to the Peace Camp asap Weds/Thurs when finished. 🗺️ Stop the Arms Fair Peace Camp will be located near to the Excel’s east entrance, just off Victoria Dock Road, and directly opposite Leyes Road Allotments, E16 3HS, nearest tube Prince Regent DLR If you would like to help on the day, or if you can’t attend but would like to send a banner to the peace camp, please DM @alicegabb

The final Artist Talk of Print and Matter 2025 is this Saturday! Free to attend, open to all ✨ —— Print and Matter Artist Talk: Lisa Rahman Saturday 26th July 11am-12pm MIAH Gallery 496 Moseley Road, B129AH, Birmingham Free to attend, no booking required (just show up ✨) Wheelchair accessible Saturday 26th July 11am-12pm Lisa Rahman is a Creative Director and Design Consultant whose approach to Graphic Design is grounded in collaboration and a belief that design can be both beautiful and purposeful in amplifying voices and shaping change. With a practice rooted in storytelling, care, and creativity, her work spans editorial, branding, print, and community-led initiatives. She moves fluidly between formats; from magazines and digital media to workshops and solidarity campaigns; with a passion for accessibility, emotion, and lasting impact. @lisrah @miahfoundation #birmingham #art #artisttalk #artschool

Manon Cezaro’s painterly brushstrokes became a travelling ribbon moving through the new issue of @belmond ’s Mondes Magazine. In the redesign, we built anchoring points of continuity through each feature, both in the structured typographic openers but wanted something that complimented the spacious edit of bold, beautiful photography. I was thrilled to commission artwork that is both artful and confident—distinctive in style and a vibrant thread of celebration and joy. Featured here, Manon’s evocative brushstrokes bring a sense of movement that complements Belmond’s storied hotels worldwide, many beside UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The artwork maps a journey through MEXICO, TURKEY, ENGLAND, ITALY, and PERU, each destination “a portal to the past, where ancient wonders meet timeless design.” 🖼️ @manoncezaro featured in Mondes Magazine for @belmond 
#MondesMagazine #ManonCezaro #Belmond #ArtAndTravel #UNESCOHeritage

🌞 Luke Jerram’s Sun ‘Helios’ (under the London sun). A 7m solar sculpture mapped from 400,000+ NASA-guided images, soundtracked featuring an immersive surround-sound score, including real NASA sound recordings. It’s a rare opportunity to see the artwork outdoors and it’s at Osterley House, West London this weekend! 🔭🎶 🗺️ How to get there: Just 35 mins from Green Park (Piccadilly line) + a 18 min stroll through parkland. Viewing the artwork in the courtyard is 🆓, tickets for inside Osterley house and gardens (also pictured) are available on the day. UPDATE: Helios will no longer be available to view on Monday due to high winds. @nationaltrustlondon @osterleynt @lukejerramartist

Jonathan Anderson at his East London desk in 2014. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In prepping for some portfolio reviews for young students, I recently found myself deep in my own archives. It felt apt to share this earlier career throwback in celebration of @jonathan.anderson ’s new role as Creative Director @dior and today’s menswear show. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This image was originally part of a feature for ELLE Collections, where fashion’s leading voices shared career advice with the next generation. The concept was simple: capture Creative Directors (Fashion) at their studio desks, offering a window into their world, almost like they were speaking directly to you across the table. Each interview ran as a one pager, revealing quick and powerful takeaway feedback. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s a refreshingly honest take from his earlier days @jwanderson @loewe : ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “You have to wear blinkers when working in the fashion industry. [Laughs] If you’re going to do it seriously, you can’t get involved in it, if that makes sense. You have to do the work, then leave. As long as everything is in moderation, you’re fine. It’s when you exceed the moderation levels on anything that you lose your direction.” — Jonathan Anderson, 14 November 2014, ELLE Collections ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • 📸 Photographed by Lorenzo Dalbosco • 📍 East London • 🎨 Art Direction @lisrah • 📙 Editor @rebeccalowthorpe 🤍 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #diorsummer26 #diormenswear #jonathananderson

Community, especially when it can centre people over profit, isn’t a theory, it’s something to truly be lived, and the shared care flows. I’m forever inspired by those who carry it, share it and shape it for true social change. Here are a few inspiring #communitynotes from our last workshop 📝 @openhearts.club

Very excited to share that I worked on the REDESIGN of @Belmond ’s publication Mondes, now available across their iconic hotels, trains, boats, and safari lodges worldwide 🌍✨ The magazine was printed and launched in Milan during Salone del Mobile 2025, one of the world’s most renowned design fairs 🇮🇹, when the city is filled with pop-up exhibitions, installations, and inspiring moments across art, architecture, and interiors. Here are a few glimpses from the magazine’s debut at the Belmond AirMail kiosk in Milan 🎨🏛️ More on the project, the talented Belmond team (thank you Blue, Jonathan, Bre, Karine), the great Mark Leeds, and the brilliant contribs coming soon... Cover photography by @charlotte_lapalus in Peru. #Belmond #Mondes #SaloneDelMobile #DesignPublication #ArtDirection #EditorialDesign #DesignMilan

Planning a few exciting @openhearts.club creative workshops for 2025, and feeling so inspired looking back at the ones I was lucky enough to host this time last year 🌞🧡
 I’d been dreaming up events like this for years, and it truly takes a village to bring them to life: from the biriyani and coffee by @coffeepress ☕🍛, to the welcoming venue home @rabbitroadpress 🏡, my mum lovingly (and patiently) hemming all the vintage fabric into tablecloths, and the countless friends who supported behind the scenes 🙌🏽
 A huge thank you to everyone who makes these workshops possible. Creating space off-screen (outside of my day job) to connect and make without expectation has always been such an important part of my creative practise, and I’m excited to keep building more 💫🎡 
Photos by kind friends: Mooni and Judith 📸✨Videos by Aisha.

EID MUBARAK 🤲 Moodboard. Some of my favourite images collected in recent times. 1 - Gaza city, Palestine, 2006, Anja Niedringhaus ❤️‍🩹 2 - Pink mosque clock @olgacbozalp 3 - From series ‘Light Upon Light’ @chaficmekawi 4 - Small hands to prayer @zeeeeeea 5 - 📹 Egypt, @karim.magdy_ 6 - Eid prayers, London @zeeeeeea 7 - Uncles @jpearsonhowes @law_magazine 8 - Eid morning (colourful) light @jilson.tiu 9 - Tarawih train, Turkey @islamify Talented photographers tagged on images too 📷. Note: I wrote Eid Mubarak 2024 (as I forgot what year it is)😅 but am embracing imperfection so I can go spend time eating and being with family. 🫂