Miuccia Prada presented with McKim Medal Laureate award

This Wednesday, dean of the Yale School of Art, Rob Storr, will present the McKim Medal Laureate award to  Miuccia Prada, at the American Academy in Rome's Villa Auerelia. Since taking over Prada in 1978, the designer has risen to the highest echelons in fashion, with her minimalist designs for Prada and Miu Miu. 

As co-founder of the art organization Fondazione Prada, with her husband, Patrizio Bertelli, she has also helped fund projects withAnish Kapoor, Sam Taylor-Wood, Carsten Höller, and Steve McQueen. In addition, she serves on the board of the Future Generation Art Prize, collector Victor Pinchuk's new art award.