📍 toronto, canada           


is an antidisciplinary artist-designer-curator. His making practice is driven by a keen interest in material and cultural context. Currently, he is exploring notions of weightlessness, impermanence, and the primordial.

PATINAPATINA Magazine is a print publication and cultural arts organization founded by Dan and Maham Momin in 2023. Curious about the confusion of mixed cultural identities, the magazine works with diasporic artists whose work reinterprets tradition through contemporary lenses/contexts.

Dan's work has been recognized by organizations such as USM Modular Furniture, DesignMiami, and the Royal Ontario Museum. He is a graduate of OCAD University’s Industrial program [2023]. PATINAPATINA Issue 01 can be found in shops around the world.



















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ATHABASCA
[2019]
10” x 8” x 6”
acrylic, hard maple

project c/o Harchran Jagdev and Peter Huang

Recalling the glaciers of Northern Canada, this stationery holder is a reminder of nature’s beauty and the importance of its preservation. Modular and multifunctional, the fins emulate the melting of our glacial landscapes. ATHABASCA was recently displayed at the Royal Ontario Museum as part of their ‘Canadian Modern’ exhibit.