📍 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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TRADING FLOOR 1.0
[08-2021]
Collision Gallery
30 Wellington W, Toronto ON

project completed as part of Junior Designer internship with SHEEEP Studio.
The first iteration in a series of activations looking to provide guilt-free spaces for young creatives in Toronto to gather and participate in cultural exchange. A collaboration between SHEEEP Studio and New Currency, this takeover of Collision Gallery looked to bring a spark of creativity and community to the heart of Toronto’s Financial District.