Finished work by finalist Min Hee. Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2019. Courtesy Loewe
Another international edition of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize has been announced. Submissions for the annual prize will be accepted until October 30, 2019. Last year’s edition received over 2500 submissions from 100 countries. Conceived by Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson and launched three years ago, the prize awards excellence, artistic merit, and originality in modern craftsmanship. “Craft is always going to be modern,” comments Anderson. “It is about creating objects that have a formula of their own and speak their own language creating a dialogue that didn’t exist before. It is about newness as much as it is about tradition.” Encouraging international artisans is embedded in the spirit of the Spanish house, which originated as a collective craft workshop in 1846; the Loewe Craft Prize 2020 will award the winner with a 50,000 Euro cash prize.
Finished work by finalist Junko Mori. Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2019. Courtesy Loewe
An expert panel composed of artists, artisans, essayists, curators, and designers will consider all submitted works in order to select a shortlist of up to 30 submissions. Among other qualifications, shortlist merit will consider originality, artistic vision, execution, material excellence, and innovative value. The shortlist will be featured at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris following last year’s edition at the Sogetsu Kaikan, Tokyo.
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2019 winner, lacquer artist Genta Ishizuka in the studio. Courtesy Loewe
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2019 winner Genta Ishizuka’s finished piece. Courtesy Loewe
“The fourth edition of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize promises to build on the high standard set by our previous editions,” states Anderson. “It has been gratifying to see how the Prize has been recognized as an important platform for craft and its role in today’s culture.” Along with Anderson, members of the jury include include Olivier Gabet, director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and Genta Ishizuka, winner of the prize for 2019, while the experts panel includes Rodman Primack, global ambassador for Design Miami and Antonia Boström, director of collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, among others. The winner will be announced in Paris in spring 2020. Loewecraftprize.com
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