Michal Kadar - Fashion Design Department's Alumni - Creative Director of CADAR, a fine jewelry brand based in New York City, took home "Best in Gold" at the COUTURE Design Awards. Nearly 1,000 designers, editors and retailers from the COUTURE community gathered to celebrate the nominees and winners.

"Tonight is when we celebrate the incredible artists who labor an entire year to create these works of art, and showcase their hearts and souls within their salons", said  COUTURE's Director, Gannon Brousseau.

"Throughout history, gold has been a standard of excellence and superiority to which the world's greatest talents aspire", said the award's committee: "In this year's submissions, excellence and superiority reign supreme, and, Kadar certainly does have that golden touch".

Kadar is honored to receive recognition for her timeless jewelry. The Collection is classically designed  and reflects the singular standards of Kadar herself, as well as the elemental beauty, power and the iconic nature of fine jewelry.

Michal Kadar, Creative Director of CADAR (PR)

"I am honored to be recognized for such a prestigious award where I admire and respect all of the other designers", said Michal Kadar: "In CADAR's second year at Couture, I feel that this award exemplifies the hard work, creativity and passion that I have hopefully shared with the COUTURE community".

Kadar's collection pays homage to the architecture of the body by capturing light and fluidly expressing movement. Bold minimalism, elemental beauty, proportion and balance are core principles of Kadar's design ethos, which is based in purity of form.