Satyrion Prize

When the love you have for a region and a culture is reciprocated, you know that your love has "blossomed" ...

And unexpectedly for me, it did.
The Satyrion prize, which is awarded by the region of Puglia and the city of Leporano and is now in its nineteenth year, celebrates the archaeological roots of this amazing region and those who are committed to studying, preserving and spreading its prestige – it is wonderful to have my work and profession recognized in this way.
The Ammare project / collection, which is entirely inspired and dedicated to Puglia, received recognition during the awards ceremony.

Receiving an award for excellence alongside experts from the fields of history, archeology, art, medicine and science has allowed me to take a step in the direction I hope for: to bring fashion back into the artistic dimension, which encapsulates inspiration, communication, design, creativity, function and technical mastery.
Because Fashion is not an inferior art, but the Art of Creation.
I do not know how to thank the scientific commission who selected me among the winners; the ‘Pro Loco’ of Leoprano which is in its 19th year and supports archeological culture from this territory and beyond with this prize - all those people among us who confront difficulties on a daily basis can enjoy the beauty preserved by it. And for myself, as a person who is nurtured by beauty and who gets my inspiration from it, I thank those who recognise the reproduction of all this beauty in my work from the bottom of my heart.