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Shima Javan is a Persian-Canadian interior architect and designer, as well as the founder and principal of Shima Javan Design in Vancouver. For nearly 10 years, she worked on numerous residential and commercial projects in Middle East before moving to Canada to start her journey of design in Vancouver. Her expertise landed her projects in downtown Vancouver's most luxurious buildings and houses, from Three Harbour Green to stunning newly built developments in the Yaletown area. The services she offers her clients are as diverse and far-reaching as her skills. Her firm offers everything from interior design, interior architecture and landscaping design, to renovations, decorating, procurement management and job site supervision. She also collaborates with architects on new-build projects in addition to providing services like art positioning and even minor cosmetic changes. With every project she takes on, Shima feels like she falls in love again and again. "I should have a close relationship with my designs and be very responsible for them," she says. To her, every project is an invitation to an enchanting journey. "My love for interior design is evident in my attention to detail and inherent sense of harmony. My passion for creation also led me to direct 6 short movies, two of which were screened at Cannes Film Festival. I believe that the world is our workshop and not our home, so we must design and create as much as we can. My clients are my soulmates. For them, I design with the same glamour and artistry as I do for my own. I believe that every one of my projects has a unique soul and must be exciting, timeless, and refined. I also believe that my clients should remain faithful to their own tastes because everyone's home is a great definition of their character. I ask them to share that and leave the rest to me." shimajavan.com ELEGANT, SIMPLE DESIGNS YOU ARE BOUND TO LOVE