Stig Harder

Stig Harder
Born April 5, 1969
Flekkefjord, Norway
Alma mater Art Center College of Design
Occupation CEO and founder of Fashion Net

Stig Harder (born April 5, 1969) is the founder of Fashion Net and of Lumière, an online magazine. Harder was born in Flekkefjord, Norway, and graduated from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, in 1991.[1]

Internet

Harder launched Fashion Net in Paris in January 1995,[2] when he was 25 years old.[3] It was the first fashion site on the Internet.[2] In October of the same year, he launched Lumière.

Harder is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences[4] and the International Academy of the Visual Arts.[5] He has been a judge for the Site of the Year awards of the FWA.[6]

References

  1. ↑ HENNE (Norwegian women's magazine). 2002. "Norgestoppen: Gründer på nett" ("Norway's Top: Internet Pioneer") p. 17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nirupama Pundir (2007). Fashion Technology: Today and Tomorrow. New Delhi: Mittal. p. 9.
  3. ↑ Harper's Bazaar. July, 1995. p. 144.
  4. ↑ Our members. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Accessed January 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.iavisarts.org/member-directory.php#h Member directory]. International Academy of the Visual Arts. Accessed January 2014.
  6. ↑ The FWA – Judge's Archive. The FWA. Accessed January 2014.