Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Farrokh Aman bring "sense of home" to Iranian-Iraqi cafe in Hackney
Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Farrokh Aman designed Logma, an Iranian-Iraqi cafe in Hackney, drawing on their cultural heritage to create a space that evokes the atmosphere of traditional Middle Eastern bistros. The cafe, owned by Iraqi-Iranian couple Ziad Halub and Farsin Rabiee, emphasizes home cooking, memory, and communal dining in a 32-square-metre space. Their design blends domestic warmth with theatrical elements, using color, light, and reinterpreted traditional features to create an inviting environment for day and night.
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Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Farrokh Aman bring "sense of home" to Iranian-Iraqi cafe Share: Alyn Griffiths | 30 April 2026 Leave a comment Designer Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and architect Farrokh Aman drew on their Iranian heritage when creating the playful interior for a cafe in east London that evokes traditional Middle Eastern bistros. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1506076990687-0'); }); Logma cafe on Goldsmiths Row in Hackney is owned by Iraqi-Iranian couple Ziad Halub and Farsin Rabiee and is an evolution of a successful supper club series they launched in 2024. Logma is a cafe on Goldsmiths Row in HackneyHaving decided to open a permanent cafe, Rabiee asked his friend, Hashemi-Nezhad, to create a space centred on home cooking, memory and communal dining.
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