LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2019

The LOEWE FOUNDATION was established as a private cultural Foundation in 1988 by Enrique Loewe Lynch, a fourth-generation member of LOEWE’s founding family. Today, under the direction of his daughter Sheila Loewe, the Foundation continues to promote creativity, support educational programmes and safeguard heritage in the fields of poetry, dance, photography, art and craft. The Foundation was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts, the highest honour granted by the Spanish Government, in 2002.

One of the primary purposes for which the LOEWE FOUNDATION was established was to support design and craftsmanship.

The LOEWE Craft Prize seeks to acknowledge and support international artisans of any age (over 18) or gender who demonstrate an exceptional ability to create objects of superior aesthetic value. By identifying work that reinterprets existing knowledge to make it relevant today while reflecting its maker’s personal language and distinct hand, the LOEWE FOUNDATION aims to highlight the continuing contribution of craft to the culture of our time.


About the Craft Prize
The LOEWE Craft Prize seeks to acknowledge and support international artisans of any age (over 18) or gender who demonstrate an exceptional ability to create objects of superior aesthetic value. By identifying work that reinterprets existing knowledge to make it relevant today while reflecting its maker’s personal language and distinct hand, the LOEWE FOUNDATION aims to highlight the continuing contribution of craft to the culture of our time.


2019 Jury:
— Jonathan Anderson, LOEWE Creative Director.
— Jennifer Lee, Winner of the 2018 LOEWE Craft Prize.
— Naoto Fukasawa, Designer and Director of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum.
— Hong-Nam Kim, President of the National Trust of Korea.
— Enrique Loewe, LOEWE FOUNDATION Honorary President.
— Wolfgang Lösche, Head of Exhibition and Fairs at the Chamber of Skilled Trades, Munich.
— Wang Shu, Architect and Pritzker Prize jury member.
— Deyan Sudjic, essayist and Director of Design Museum, London.
— Benedetta Tagliabue, architect and Pritzker Prize jury member.
— Patricia Urquiola, architect and industrial designer.
— Anatxu Zabalbeascoa (Chairwoman), architecture and design correspondent for El País.


Key Dates LOEWE Craft Prize 2019
20 June 2018: Entry site opens to submit works
31 October 2018: Submissions close
6 February 2019: Shortlist of finalists announced
25 June 2019: Winner announced
26 June to 22 July 2019: Exhibition of finalist works in Japan


Rules of Entry LOEWE Craft Prize 2019
FAQ's LOEWE Craft Prize 2019
Registration from 20 June to 31 October 2018 (23:59 CET)

Open Call LOEWE Craft Prize 2019. 3rd edition at klimt02