Armenian designer Nur takes prestigious Florence Biennale goldOctober 16, 2017 - 10:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Famous Armenian designer Nur (a.k.a. Arman Davtyan) has won first prize at the prestigious competition of International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Florence, snatching the Lorenzo il Magnifico Award gold. During each edition of the Florence Biennale an International jury composed of distinguished scholars, art historians and critics from different countries confer the Lorenzo il Magnifico Award to the best exhibiting artists for their works on show. Nur is a prominent Armenian jewelry designer, standing behind fine and unique creations that are exhibited at Nur Designs, a creative studio known for innovative jewelry designs. A graduate of Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow Gemology Institute and Miami International University of Art & Design, the designer is a frequent guest at various masterclasses at the most reputable universities and educational centers throughout the world. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |