LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022 Exhibition in Seoul

Exhibition / 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2022

Published: 08.07.2022

LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022 Exhibition in Seoul.

The Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA)

: Exhibition Building 1
030-61 4, Yulgok-ro 3-gil (Anguk-dong), Jongno-gu
Seoul
SOUTH KOREA

: Website SeMoCa; IG SeMoCa; FB SeMoCa

Phone:: +82 2 64507000

Object: A Time of Sincerity by Dahye Jeong.Horsehair. 2021.37.5 x 29 x 27 cm.Awarded at: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022Unique pieceDelicate yet solid, this basket is woven out of thin horsehair to create a flexible geometric design that transposes a 500-year-old Korean Joseon dynasty technique traditionally used in Sabanggwan hat-making and combines it with an ancient earthenware form. Exploiting the natural elasticity of the horsehair fiber, it has been threaded onto a needle and woven into loops to create a work that expresses both the robustness and the beauty of life..

Vessel: Cornish Wall by Andile Dyalvane.Glazed stoneware clay.. 2019.34 x 34 x 45 cm.Awarded at: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022Unique piece
. Special Mention Loewe Craft Prize 2022
.
. Hand-built using red earthenware coils, this vessel has strong textures that reveal the process of making, including torn ceramic slabs and lines brushed on with a handmade bonsai brush. Carrying a beautiful sense of movement, the work pays homage to both African and British pottery, drawing on Xhosa culture from South Africa and its influence on studio pottery through the work of Bernard Leach. Created during a residency in Cornwall in 2019, the work speaks of a changing natural landscape, of eroding riverbed walls in South Africa, and of the disappearing coastline around St Ives..

Brooch: Verborgen by Julia Obermaier.Rock crystal, resin, pigment, stainless steel.. 2021.Various dimensions.Awarded at: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022Unique piece
. Special Mention Loewe Craft Prize 2022
.
. Unlike in conventional jewellery pieces where the stone compliments the precious metals that form the structural support, in this piece gemstones have been used to create the entire brooch. Thin slices of gemstone fragments have been layered and overlapped to create sections of contrasting opacity, which are then joined together using colored resin..

Object: Stash by David Clarke.Silver plate, pewter, steel.. 2020.Various dimensionsSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
.
. Redundant antique candelabras and candlesticks have been repurposed to create a series of three majestic and intriguing silverware compositions. Confounding the expectations of the viewer, each is crowned with a pair of hand-finished upturned pewter bowls that act as lids. The series reflects on sustainability, abundance and the joy of social gatherings..

Bowl: Wavy Inverted Bowl by Yongjin Chung.Stainless steel. 2020.62 x 62 x 32 cmSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
.
. Taking inspiration from an ancient Korean proverb that has its roots in Confucianism and equates a person’s character to a vessel, this ambitious stainless steel bowl has been created using techniques that maintain the traditional qualities in craft while introducing modern technology through the use of computer-aided metal design. The steel has been laser cut and micro-welded to create a double-walled bowl that is almost immaculate in terms of technique. The material has been interpreted with finesse and simplicity with a hand-polished finish that retains the quality of the surface, its scratches and small marks, acting as a metaphor for human life..

Brooch: Crypsis by Trinidad Contreras.Stoneware, porcelain, leather, silver, brass, steel. 2020.12.3 x 9 x 1.3 cm.Photo by: Ricardo Villalobos.From series: CrypsisSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
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. Confounding the expectations of the viewer, the palate and materials chosen for this brooch are intended to create a sense of tactility that deceives the eye of the viewer. Contreras has created something that, on first viewing, appears to be a second skin and, with further attention, is revealed to be an ornamental piece of jewellery. Created from two elements made of porcelain, earthy stoneware, and leather, and wrapped with tulle that can be combined into one piece, the compositions are assembled in silver using traditional jewellery techniques..

Vessel: Vessel with Plantain Surface Decoration by Sangwook Huh.Clay, red iron oxide, cobalt, white slip, silver gloss.. 2019.37 x 37 x 37.5 cmSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
.
. Drawing on the ancient 14th-century technique of buncheong, meaning to powder the surface, part of a rich ceramic tradition in Korea, this white slip brushed ceramic vessel has been assembled from two large bowls thrown on the wheel. The vessel’s surface is treated like a painting, first layered with slip and brushed with iron oxide to create a plantain pattern, and then finished with a layer of silver – a modern juxtaposition against the historical white and blue. Inspired by the writings of Taejoon Lee, the piece evokes the exotic sensibility of landscape and the layers of time..

Vessel: Sense of Forest by Junsu Kim.Vegetable tanned leather.. 2021.30 x 30 x 62 cmSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
.
. Demonstrating an exceptional understanding of the characteristics of raw leather, tiny strips have been freehand coiled, a labor-intensive technique traditionally used on ceramics, to build a tactile vessel that appears effortless and elegant. Created without the use of a mold, the variation in the width of the strips creates a layered surface with different shades that evoke the sensation of being in a forest..

Vase: Vase by Beate Leonards.Tombac. 2020.21 x 21 x 20 cmSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
.
. Forged from tombac (a brass alloy containing 85% copper, 15% zinc) that has been mounted from seven asymmetric rings, hammered, stacked, and soldered together, the vase has then been carefully polished and patinated. The technique requires a mastery of the material, made even more skilled by the form’s partial asymmetry. The composition lends the work a sense of optical movement and shifting equilibrium..

Textile: Étoffe de Gloire / Royal Kita With Red Stripes by Peter T McCarthy.Sewn zippers.. 2021.233 x 20 x 215 cmSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
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. Hundreds of colored zippers have been individually stitched together and then sewn into a large cloth which draws on the checked motif and method of construction typical of the traditional Kenté or Kita cloth made by the Akan peoples in West Africa. These zippers were part of a donation of unwanted sewing materials and the work speaks of dying local traditions in the wake of globalism..

Necklace: Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty) by Vera Siemund.Steel, silver, coral.. 2021.20 x 30 x 60 cmSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
.
. Combining historical architectural motifs, such as domes and pavilions, and topped with ornamental crowns and blackberry thorns, this necklace has been created using hand-sawn steel. The material is a reference to the Berlin iron jewellery which became popular during the 19th century, when precious metals were used to help fund the Napoleonic war. The elements are connected by a silver chain with a clasp made from coral roses set in silver..

Sculpture: Âmago by Domingos Tótora.Recycled cardboard with natural earth pigment.. 2019.23 x 30 x 85 cmSelected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.
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. This sculptural piece demonstrates a long-term commitment to sustainability and is deeply rooted in Tótora‘s own community in Brazil, harking back to a local tradition of building houses using mud and water. The vessel has been created using a new material of Tótora’s own invention which he developed by combining discarded cardboard waste with water to create a pulp that is then dried under the sun. The earthy tones and rough texture of the vessel’s surface lends the piece an ambiguity and tactility that is hard to pinpoint, somewhere between cork, wood and ceramic..

Dahye Jeong
Object: A Time of Sincerity, 2021
Horsehair
37.5 x 29 x 27 cm
Awarded at: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022

Delicate yet solid, this basket is woven out of thin horsehair to create a flexible geometric design that transposes a 500-year-old Korean Joseon dynasty technique traditionally used in Sabanggwan hat-making and combines it with an ancient earthenware form. Exploiting the natural elasticity of the horsehair fiber, it has been threaded onto a needle and woven into loops to create a work that expresses both the robustness and the beauty of life.

Andile Dyalvane
Vessel: Cornish Wall, 2019
Glazed stoneware clay.
34 x 34 x 45 cm
Awarded at: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022

Special Mention Loewe Craft Prize 2022

Hand-built using red earthenware coils, this vessel has strong textures that reveal the process of making, including torn ceramic slabs and lines brushed on with a handmade bonsai brush. Carrying a beautiful sense of movement, the work pays homage to both African and British pottery, drawing on Xhosa culture from South Africa and its influence on studio pottery through the work of Bernard Leach. Created during a residency in Cornwall in 2019, the work speaks of a changing natural landscape, of eroding riverbed walls in South Africa, and of the disappearing coastline around St Ives.

Julia Obermaier
Brooch: Verborgen, 2021
Rock crystal, resin, pigment, stainless steel.
Various dimensions
Awarded at: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022

Special Mention Loewe Craft Prize 2022

Unlike in conventional jewellery pieces where the stone compliments the precious metals that form the structural support, in this piece gemstones have been used to create the entire brooch. Thin slices of gemstone fragments have been layered and overlapped to create sections of contrasting opacity, which are then joined together using colored resin.

David Clarke
Object: Stash, 2020
Silver plate, pewter, steel.
Various dimensions

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Redundant antique candelabras and candlesticks have been repurposed to create a series of three majestic and intriguing silverware compositions. Confounding the expectations of the viewer, each is crowned with a pair of hand-finished upturned pewter bowls that act as lids. The series reflects on sustainability, abundance and the joy of social gatherings.

Yongjin Chung
Bowl: Wavy Inverted Bowl, 2020
Stainless steel
62 x 62 x 32 cm

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Taking inspiration from an ancient Korean proverb that has its roots in Confucianism and equates a person’s character to a vessel, this ambitious stainless steel bowl has been created using techniques that maintain the traditional qualities in craft while introducing modern technology through the use of computer-aided metal design. The steel has been laser cut and micro-welded to create a double-walled bowl that is almost immaculate in terms of technique. The material has been interpreted with finesse and simplicity with a hand-polished finish that retains the quality of the surface, its scratches and small marks, acting as a metaphor for human life.

Trinidad Contreras
Brooch: Crypsis, 2020
Stoneware, porcelain, leather, silver, brass, steel
12.3 x 9 x 1.3 cm
Photo by: Ricardo Villalobos
From series: Crypsis

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Confounding the expectations of the viewer, the palate and materials chosen for this brooch are intended to create a sense of tactility that deceives the eye of the viewer. Contreras has created something that, on first viewing, appears to be a second skin and, with further attention, is revealed to be an ornamental piece of jewellery. Created from two elements made of porcelain, earthy stoneware, and leather, and wrapped with tulle that can be combined into one piece, the compositions are assembled in silver using traditional jewellery techniques.

Sangwook Huh
Vessel: Vessel with Plantain Surface Decoration, 2019
Clay, red iron oxide, cobalt, white slip, silver gloss.
37 x 37 x 37.5 cm

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Drawing on the ancient 14th-century technique of buncheong, meaning to powder the surface, part of a rich ceramic tradition in Korea, this white slip brushed ceramic vessel has been assembled from two large bowls thrown on the wheel. The vessel’s surface is treated like a painting, first layered with slip and brushed with iron oxide to create a plantain pattern, and then finished with a layer of silver – a modern juxtaposition against the historical white and blue. Inspired by the writings of Taejoon Lee, the piece evokes the exotic sensibility of landscape and the layers of time.

Junsu Kim
Vessel: Sense of Forest, 2021
Vegetable tanned leather.
30 x 30 x 62 cm

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Demonstrating an exceptional understanding of the characteristics of raw leather, tiny strips have been freehand coiled, a labor-intensive technique traditionally used on ceramics, to build a tactile vessel that appears effortless and elegant. Created without the use of a mold, the variation in the width of the strips creates a layered surface with different shades that evoke the sensation of being in a forest.

Beate Leonards
Vase: Vase, 2020
Tombac
21 x 21 x 20 cm

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Forged from tombac (a brass alloy containing 85% copper, 15% zinc) that has been mounted from seven asymmetric rings, hammered, stacked, and soldered together, the vase has then been carefully polished and patinated. The technique requires a mastery of the material, made even more skilled by the form’s partial asymmetry. The composition lends the work a sense of optical movement and shifting equilibrium.

Peter T McCarthy
Textile: Étoffe de Gloire / Royal Kita With Red Stripes, 2021
Sewn zippers.
233 x 20 x 215 cm

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Hundreds of colored zippers have been individually stitched together and then sewn into a large cloth which draws on the checked motif and method of construction typical of the traditional Kenté or Kita cloth made by the Akan peoples in West Africa. These zippers were part of a donation of unwanted sewing materials and the work speaks of dying local traditions in the wake of globalism.

Vera Siemund
Necklace: Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty), 2021
Steel, silver, coral.
20 x 30 x 60 cm

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

Combining historical architectural motifs, such as domes and pavilions, and topped with ornamental crowns and blackberry thorns, this necklace has been created using hand-sawn steel. The material is a reference to the Berlin iron jewellery which became popular during the 19th century, when precious metals were used to help fund the Napoleonic war. The elements are connected by a silver chain with a clasp made from coral roses set in silver.

Domingos Tótora
Sculpture: Âmago, 2019
Recycled cardboard with natural earth pigment.
23 x 30 x 85 cm

Selected Finalist at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022.

This sculptural piece demonstrates a long-term commitment to sustainability and is deeply rooted in Tótora‘s own community in Brazil, harking back to a local tradition of building houses using mud and water. The vessel has been created using a new material of Tótora’s own invention which he developed by combining discarded cardboard waste with water to create a pulp that is then dried under the sun. The earthy tones and rough texture of the vessel’s surface lends the piece an ambiguity and tactility that is hard to pinpoint, somewhere between cork, wood and ceramic.

Artisans have always strived to deepen humanity’s connection to the natural world. Through a love of material, by preserving time-honoured techniques, and transforming invaluable wisdom into physical form, the world’s craftspeople harness creativity, build culture, but also fortify our bond to the elements.

The fifth edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize presents a thought-provoking selection of works that infuse contemporary updates into a centuries-old tradition. Many of this year’s 30 finalists demonstrate a deep understanding of their materials, often inventing novel processes that infuse surprising layers of innovation into their practice and pieces.

Chosen by a panel of experts from over 3,100 submissions by artisans representing 116 countries and regions, the finalists represent 15 countries and regions and work across a list of mediums including ceramics, woodwork, textiles, leather, basketry, glass, metal, jewellery, and lacquer.

The annual prize was launched by the LOEWE FOUNDATION in 2016 to celebrate excellence, artistic merit, and newness in modern craftsmanship. Conceived by creative director Jonathan Anderson, the award aims to acknowledge the importance of craft in today’s culture while paying tribute to LOEWE’s beginnings as a collective craft workshop in 1846.

Each finalist goes much further than mastering ancient techniques or timeless materials. Ideas, emotions, and universal knowledge are all imbued into each work; giving audiences pause for thought, and reflection, while also birthing new perspectives.

With so much change gripping the world, LOEWE continues to recognise and honour working artists, because their talent, vision and resolve to innovate continue to set new standards, especially as we collectively look at the world anew.

Digital exhibition
Accompanying the physical exhibition at The Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA), this digital exhibition reflects LOEWE’s ongoing search for solutions that place sustainability at the forefront—designed in native dark mode, it reduces digital strain, saves energy, and draws focus to the artworks.

Further exploring our dedication to creativity in all forms and disciplines, the LOEWE FOUNDATION has invited six authors to write a response to the 30 shortlisted works, highlighting their design, craftsmanship, and intrinsic beauty with short texts that are insightful, humorous, and poetic.

>> View the digital exhibition 2022

>> Check the 30 Selected Works

The Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA)

: Exhibition Building 1
030-61 4, Yulgok-ro 3-gil (Anguk-dong), Jongno-gu
Seoul
SOUTH KOREA

: Website SeMoCa; IG SeMoCa; FB SeMoCa

Phone:: +82 2 64507000

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