DIANE PERNET TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS FAD MEDAL IN SPAIN

Dear iDEALS, the Barcelona-based cultural institution devoted to the promotion of design and creativity, FAD (Fostering Arts and Design), has revealed that Diane Pernet will receive its distinguished FAD Medal this year.   The ceremony will take place at 21:00 on 26 April at FAD’s headquarters:  Convent dels Àngels, Plaça dels Àngels 5-6, Barcelona, Spain.

Diane Pernet photo by Filep Motwary

As a not-for-profit organisation representing the full-spectrum of design disciplines (including graphic design, industrial design, architecture, fashion and image, handicrafts, interior design and art), FAD bestows medals upon international creative leaders who have demonstrated outstanding lifelong careers and who have made pivotal contributions to social and cultural activities in the past twelve months.

The chairman of FAD, Mr. Miquel Espinet, called Diane Pernet a shining example for the next generation because of her tireless commitment.  Summarizing the collective decision of the organisation’s board of directors to award her the medal, he said:

 

“We would need thousands of adjectives to define one of the best-drawn careers in the fashion world.  Diane Pernet is versatile, multidisciplinary and innovative.  As a designer, fashion editor, talent scout, an exquisite critic in the fashion world and a guru of creativity, she defines trends and practically invented the profession of the fashion blogger.”

Diane Pernet, founder of  the influential fashion and creative industry blog A Shaded View on Fashion (www.asvof.com) and founder/curator of the groundbreaking fashion film festival, ASVOFF (A Shaded View on Fashion Film), responded to the news with the following sentiments: 

 

“It goes without saying that I’m touched, humbled and honoured to receive the FAD Medal.  To be recognised by such a venerated, historic institution is a sign of encouragement that I’ll pass on to all those who have helped and inspired me along the way.  I’d like to thank the FAD for giving me this boost of invigoration.  I’ll put it to good use by continuing to push forward.” 

ABOUT FAD -- Fostering Arts and Design

 

Founded in 1903, the FAD (Fomento de las Artes y del Diseño/Foment de les Arts i del Disseny) became the first point of reference for design and architecture in Catalonia and Spain thanks to its constant work in promoting creative culture through exhibitions, professional talks, prizes and events. The FAD boasts over 1400 professional members representing all disciplines within the realm of design. 

 

Serving as a private, independent and not-for-profit association, the FAD’s objective is to promote design in the country’s cultural, economic and social spheres through different associations that represent the various disciplines of design. They include:  graphic design, industrial design, architecture, fashion and image, handicrafts, interior design and art. 

 

The FAD creates incentives to encourage the world of enterprise to incorporate design through numerous activities and projects such as ‘Mater’, the FAD’s materials centre which represents almost 150 associated companies actively intervening in the country’s cultural circuits through innovative and experimental initiatives while bridging the academic and the professional worlds by seeking to promote young and promising creatives. The FAD also organises the country’s most important prizes in the various disciplines of design with the goals of spreading professional excellence and of periodically reviewing the evolution of design.

Comments

[diane pernet]

Thank you Filep,love the photos you chose as well. xxx

[Filep Motwary]

Thank you

[Tony]

It is great to see her receiving such a prestigious award from a highly renowned institution.