30 finalists of the Loewe Craft Prize revealed
‘The level is crazy this year,’ remarks Jonathan Anderson in a recent chat with Wallpaper*. He was referring to the outstanding quality in this year’s applicants of the second iteration of the Loewe Craft Prize that the British creative director inaugurated last year to ‘help modernist craft and make it more accessible’. This year, 30 finalists have been chosen from across the globe who show innovative expertise in working with materials from textile and paper to ceramics and metal. These will go on show at London’s Design Museum from 3 May, when a jury that includes Anderson, Patricia Urquiola and last year’s winner Ernst Gamperl will select the winner...
Aneta Regel
United Kingdom
Anderson notes that there is a recurring ‘idea of the vessel’ in this year's work, in both ceramic and woodwork. Pictured: ‘Raining Stones’, ceramics.
Irina Razumovskaya
Russian Federation
‘Barkskin’, ceramics
Yeonsoon Chang
Republic of Korea
‘Many candidates from Korea and Spain are showing how you explore textile in a modernist way.’ adds Anderson. Pictured: ‘Matrix III Time, Space, Human’, textiles
Jennifer Lee
United Kingdom
‘Pale, shadowed speckled traces’, ceramics
Ann van Hoey
Belgium
‘Object from “The Earthenweare Fer”’, Ceramics
Min Chen
China
‘Hangzhou’ stool, furniture
ARKO
Japan
‘Third Time Rainfall’, other
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Ashley YK Yeo
Singapore
‘Arbitrary Metrics II’, paper
Christopher Kurtz
United States
Anderson also notes the wealth of wood candidates this year, ‘something very interesting and organic.’ Pictured: ‘Singularity’, wood
Deirdre McLoughlin
Ireland
‘Waterwork I’, ceramics
Hae Cho Chung
Republic of Korea
‘Five Color Vessels 0831’, lacquer
Gunilla Maria Åkesson
Sweden
‘Container’, ceramics
Joonyong Kim
Republic of Korea
‘Tears in the Sunset’, glass
Joe Hogan
Ireland
‘homage to the tree’, wood
Julian Watts
United States
‘Bench’, wood
Laurenz Stockner
Italy
‘bowl made of copper / elastic sh’, metal
Marie Janssen
Austria
‘Shrouded Furnace 5’, ceramics
Mercedes Vicente
Spain
‘Scalaria Bifurca’, textiles
Paul Adie
United Kingdom
‘Searching for solid ground’, jewellery
Ryuhei Sako
Japan
‘Mokume-gane Vase’, metal
Sam Tho Duong
Germany
‘Frozen/Se[e/a]/Look’, jewellery
Richard McVetis
United Kingdom
‘Variations of a Stitched Cube’, textiles
Rita Soto
Chile
‘Folds of memory’, jewellery
Shohei Yokoyama
Japan
‘Sei wo haramu (Filling with sile)', glass
Sara Gackowska
Poland
‘CRAQUELURE’, jewellery
Simone Pheulpin
France
‘Croissance XL (XL Growth)’, textiles
Steffen Dam
Denmark
‘New Medicine’, glass
Takuro Kuwata
Japan
‘Tea Bowl’, ceramics
Takeshi Yasuda
United Kingdom
‘Qingbai Gold Bowl’, ceramics
Wycliffe Stutchbury
United Kingdom
‘100 Foot Drain/Annie's Wood’, wood
Sujata Burman is a writer and editor based in London, specialising in design and culture. She was Digital Design Editor at Wallpaper* before moving to her current role of Head of Content at London Design Festival and London Design Biennale where she is expanding the content offering of the showcases. Over the past decade, Sujata has written for global design and culture publications, and has been a speaker, moderator and judge for institutions and brands including RIBA, D&AD, Design Museum and Design Miami/. In 2019, she co-authored her first book, An Opinionated Guide to London Architecture, published by Hoxton Mini Press, which was driven by her aim to make the fields of design and architecture accessible to wider audiences.
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