Iranian Packaging – 60 Years of Packaging Design in Iran is a comprehensive, 560-page anthology of commercial graphic design in Iran. It's expensive, but it's a sensational achievement.
Compiled by industrial and packaging expert Ali Alizadeh, the book spans six decades and countless products, from tea, canned goods and matches to cleaning agents, shoeboxes, chewing gum, vinyl records and more.
Through a wealth of reproductions, as well as archival photographs and portraits of individuals, businesses, and producers, this hefty volume presents an in-depth overview of the Iran’s rich graphic design culture and its transformations through the 20th century.
Nazar Publishing, 560pp, 23cm x 23cm, illustrated hardcover, 2023