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Who Are the Finalists for the LOEWE Craft Prize?

Yes, it’s the third edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize and we can’t wait to reveal the finalists! Launched by LOEWE in 2016, this annual prize celebrates artistic excellence and newness in modern craftsmanship. With the number of submissions rising with every new edition to reach 44% this year, all we can say is that this event’s significance and influence is growing in creative communities on an international level.

A panel of 9 experts who gathered in Madrid for two days narrowed down a list of finalists from over 2,500 submissions by artists representing more than 100 countries – to finally hand the award to the winner who will pay a real tribute to LOEWE’s beginnings as a collective craft workshop in 1846.

‘Craft is the essence of LOEWE. As a house, we are about craft in the purest sense of the word. That is where our modernity lies, and it will always be relevant,’ says creative director Jonathan Anderson, who conceived this prize.

A jury composed of 11 leading figures from the world of design, architecture, journalism, criticism and museum curatorship – including winner of LFCP 2018 Jennifer Lee – will tap the winner, who will be announced on the 25th of June 2019 at the opening of the LFCP 2019 exhibition at Isamu Noguchi’s indoor stone garden ‘Heaven’ at the Sogetsu Kaikan in Tokyo.

Below is a look at the finalists and their artworks!



Akiko Hirai
 
Sophie Rowley
 
Minhee Kim
 
Youngsoon Lee
 
Annie Turner
 
Genta Ishikuza
 
Deloss Webber
 
Giampaolo Babetto
 
John Eric Byers
 
Henar Iglesias
 
Harry Morgan
 
Jim Partridge & Liz Walmsley
 
Mayu Nakata
 
Ruudt Peters
 
JingFeng Fang & Mi Dong
 
Andrea Walsh
 
Heeseung Koh
 
Kazuhito Takadoi
 
Sachi Fujikake
 
Kye-Yeon Son
 
Elke Sada
 
Giovanni Corvaja
 
Michal Fargo
 
Jokum Lind Jensen
 
Shozo Michikawa
 
Koichi Io
 
Tomonari Hashimoto
 
Masanori Nishikawa
 
Junko Mori
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