Candlestar

Candlestar is a cultural consultancy based in London, working in arts, education & business.

Candlestar is a company that specialises in turning ideas into reality. With an extensive network spanning across the international arts world, Candlestar was founded by Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad in 2003. The company excels at managing and advising broad visions and working across many different sectors, whether private, corporate or educational.
Working closely with clients, we take an open minded approach to ideas and then work to leave the client with a self-sustaining project. Our extensive list of clients include Pictet & Cie where we organise Prix Pictet, the world’s first prize dedicated to photography and sustainability and Conde Nast, where we advised the conception of the Conde Nast School of Fashion & Design.