The LOEWE FOUNDATION
Craft Prize

Conceived by creative director Jonathan Anderson in 2016, the annual LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize celebrates excellence, artistic merit, and newness in modern craftsmanship. Today, the Craft Prize continues to emphasise the importance of craft in contemporary culture while honouring LOEWE’s beginnings as a collective craft workshop in 1846.

The seventh edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize presents a plenitude of works, drawing on the wisdom of ancient disciplines to manifest forms that point confidently towards the future. In their deliberations, the jury sought to identify outstanding works that balance technical prowess with innovation and artistic vision. This year’s Prize received over 3,900 submissions by artisans representing 124 nationalities, with the 30 finalists representing 16 countries and regions.

Explore 30 shortlisted works alongside information about the shortlisted artists and their processes, as well as exclusive studio tours.

See the works in person at Palais de Tokyo, May 15 – June 9, 2024.

The seventh edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize will be shown at Palais de Tokyo in Paris and will be documented in an exhibition catalogue. Constructed in 1937 for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques de la Vie Moderne and restored in 2012 by renowned architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, Palais de Tokyo is the largest site devoted to contemporary art in Europe.

This year’s exhibition coheres with the museum’s convivial, transgressive philosophy, and a shared vision to change perceptions of art.

Palais de Tokyo
13, Avenue du Président Wilson
75116 – Paris

Wednesday to Monday, 12pm – 10pm
Thursday, 12pm – 12am
Closed on Tuesday
Free entry

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, with the purpose of supporting design and craftsmanship. Today, under the direction of his daughter Sheila Loewe, the foundation works to promote global creativity, support education programmes, and celebrate heritage in the fields of poetry, dance, photography, art, and craft. In 2002, the LOEWE FOUNDATION was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts, the highest honour granted by the Spanish government.

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Created in Spain in 1846, LOEWE has a rich legacy of craftsmanship. With beginnings as a leather makers’ collective workshop, specialised artisanal techniques and a unique approach to design and manufacture saw it evolve into one of the world’s major luxury houses.

Since 2013, under LOEWE’s creative director, Jonathan Anderson, the brand has started a new chapter, presenting itself to the world as a house focused on craft and culture; evidenced through an intellectual yet playful approach to fashion, a bold and vibrant Spanish lifestyle, and unmatched expertise with leather. These core values are reflected in the brand’s commitment to supporting contemporary art, craft, and culture around the world through the renowned international award for contemporary craft, the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize, founded in 2016.

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