Cityzen by Azin

A collection of bespoke garments based on incorporating aerial views of cities from around the world and designed derived from the topography of each place.

The brand leverages fashion for social impact and highlights the beauty of the earth, focusing on the commonalities we share while raising awareness of the challenges we face as global Cityzens.

I-Beam Design is an award winning multi-disciplinary firm founded by Suzan Wines and Azin Valy. They have over 20 years of experience on a broad range of design and construction projects including corporate, commercial, cultural, landscape and residential work. The firm’s projects have been featured in numerous national and international publications and have received much praise for their sensitive yet highly innovative design solutions. Personal attention by the partners and the project team is given to each project through active participation in all phases of research, site analysis, space planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, specifications, and construction. I-Beam is actively engaged in all phases of the building process that range from feasibility studies, Design Documents, building department and government filings, to on site construction supervision and sign offs.
Ms. Wines and Ms. Valy both completed professional degrees in architecture at The Cooper Union on full scholarships. Ms. Wines is licensed in New York State and served as New York correspondent for the renowned Italian Art and Architecture Magazine, Domus. She has taught architectural design at Cooper Union, Pratt Institute, Parsons New School of Design and The Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York. Ms. Valy has taught at and City College and has served as guest critic at Parsons, Pratt, and Columbia University. She is also the founder and CEO of Cityzen by Azin, a fashion brand based on intersection of human body and maps of cities from around the world.
I-Beam’s work has been exhibited at the Milan Architecture Triennale, the Venice Biennale and Prince Charles’ Royal Gardens in London.

Celebrity Endorsements:
Cityzen is following I-Beam’s footsteps in receiving press and celebrity endorsements. The brand was recently featured on the 89th Academy awards' Stage as Anousheh Ansari, "The Space ambassador" and technology entrepreneur accepted the Oscars on behalf of Best Foreign Film Director, Asghar Farhady for his film The Salesman. Other celebrities to date who have worn Cityzen by Azin include Esperanza Spalding, Shirin Neshat, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons, Ariana Huffington, Tory Burch, Fran Drescher, Christine Lagrade, Maz Jobrani, Hooman Majd to name a few. In addition, the Chicago Cityzen gown had been accepted as a gift at the White House by Michelle Obama.

Press and Awards:
Cityzen has been featured in many publications including New York Times T Magazine, Huffington Post, Travel and Leisure, Mail On Line, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicles, Miami Herald and dozens of others. Azin has been featured as one of the new women entrepreneurs to be followed on Tory Burch’s website and was recently invited by the US Embassy in Qatar and the US Chamber of Commerce to showcase her collection for "The Bridge That Unites US" fashion event. Her brand's story was also featured as one of the most "hopeful stories" of the year by Global Voices in 2016 and Cityzen by Azin Video Campaign in collaboration with G.M.D. THREE won the London International Creative Competition Award in 2016.