News: Reza Abedini wins a 100'000 Euro Prize
August 23, 2006, from Reza Abedini and Amirali Ghasemi

2004, poster by Reza Abedini, The victim Silver medal at the International Poster Biennale Warsaw 2006 More Abedini posters in Parkingallery

On Wednesday, 13 December 2006, the Iranian graphic designer Reza Abedini (b. 1967, Iran) will be presented with this year’s Principal Prince Claus Award of € 100,000 (about US$ 128,000) at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam. Reza Abedini is a graphic designer and a professor of graphic design and visual culture at Tehran University. He emphasises the relationship between visual tradition and modern form, encourages research in the long and rich history of Persian art and calligraphy, and nurtures talent in the younger generations. Reza Abedini is granted the Principal Prince Claus Award in recognition of his personal creativity in producing superb graphic design and his individual skill in adapting the knowledge and achievements of Iran’s artistic heritage, making it new and compelling today. The award values and draws attention to the diversity of Iranian culture – both historic and contemporary. It recognises the impact of graphic design as a powerful global medium of communication, and highlights the tradition and role of graphic design both in the laureate’s own country and across the world.

Reza Abedini in Tehran, 2004 www.rezaabedini.com