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Graphic artist and Professor of Graphic Design and Visual Culture at the University of Tehran, Reza Abedini has a passion for the innovative development of visual languages. This has led him to link literature and aesthetics, creating a unique visual dialect that reflects the rich history of Persian art, typography and poetic sensibilities. Through his skill in adapting this collective knowledge and heritage, Reza Abedini makes available a new and compelling vocabulary for the 21st century.
Reza Abedini had been granted the 2006 Principal Prince Claus Award in recognition of his talent as a superb graphic designer and his individual skill in transforming the knowledge and achievements of Iran's artistic heritage into a new and compelling art form. The Award recognises the impact of graphic design as a powerful global medium of communication, and highlights the tradition and role of graphic design in the laureate's own country and across the world.
Cover of the 2006 Prince Claus Awards Book
Reza Abedini, Princes Máxima and Queen Beatrix at the 2006 Awards Ceremonie. Photo by Frank van Beek / Capital Photos. Copyright Prince Claus Fund.
The Prince Claus Awards Book is published once a year to accompany the Prince Claus Awards. This English-language publication contains informative articles about each of the laureates, the report of the Awards Committee and a contribution of one of the Fund’s Honorary Chairmen. Download the 2006 Prince Claus Awards Book
