New World Voices With Hossein Bordbar, Persian Carpet Designer

Hossein’s philosophy on life is to live in the moment, be joyful with what you have, go beyond the boundaries of what you think, and learn as much as you can from others who are different from you. Listen in on how the arts and being a global citizen has shaped his life and made him into a cultural ambassador of the world.

Hossein Bordbar was born in 1983 in Shiraz, Iran. As a lover of culture and arts, Hossein is CEO of Borbar, “The Belt & Road'' Art Foundation. He is also a gifted carpet designer and holds a bachelor’s degree of English and French Literature with a Master’s in History and Tourism from Tehran University.

As a keynote speaker and lecturer, he has participated in many cultural projects focused on Persian Arts and has held exhibitions all over the world, including places like Switzerland, France, Iceland, Thailand, and the UK. 

One of his current projects is bringing about cultural exchanges between China and Iran.