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The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize
Conceived in 2016, the annual LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize celebrates excellence, artistic merit, and newness in modern craftsmanship. Emphasising the importance of craft in contemporary culture, it also honours LOEWE’s beginnings as a collective craft workshop in 1846.
The eighth edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize presents a plurality of artisanal excellence that explores new material and creative possibilities. Chosen by a panel of experts from over 4,600 submissions by artisans representing 133 countries and regions, the showcase of 30 finalists spans 18 countries and regions.
An amalgamation of the palpable, the intuitive, and the time-worn, each of the finalists’ works reimagines tradition in ways that are playful and poignant. This year, each piece expresses a timely yearning for new models, systems, and sentiments.
The result is a spirited expansion of craft that opens new multidisciplinary frontiers.
Digital exhibition
Explore 30 shortlisted works alongside information about the shortlisted artists and their processes, as well as exclusive studio tours.
Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum
See the works in person at Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, 30 May – 29 June, 2025.
THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA NATIONAL MUSEUM
The eighth edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize will be shown at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum and documented in an exhibition catalogue.
Originally a private collection, the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum was acquired by the Spanish government in 1993 and houses one of the most important pictorial collections in the world. Gathered over seven decades, almost 900 works of art reflect the exquisite taste of Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1875-1947), his son Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921-2002), as well as contemporary works donated by Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza.
The Craft Prize sits comfortably inside this institution where movements, genres, and styles interlace with ease, honouring the museum’s ongoing efforts to expand access to art and culture.
Address
Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum
Paseo del Prado, 8
28014 Madrid
Opening
30 May – 29 June, 2025
Monday: 12pm–4pm
Tuesday to Friday and Sunday: 10am–7pm
Saturday: 10am–11pm
Free entry
Winner
Special mention
The jury
The jury
ANDRÉS ANZA
Winner of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2024
MINSUK CHO
Architect and winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014
FRIDA ESCOBEDO
Essayist and architect
NAOTO FUKASAWA
Designer and Director, Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo
OLIVIER GABET
Director of the Decorative Art Department at the Louvre Museum, Paris
SHEILA LOEWE
(Chairwoman)
President, LOEWE FOUNDATION
MAGDALENE ODUNDO
Ceramicist
WANG SHU
Architect and winner of the Pritzker Prize
DEYAN SUDJIC
Essayist and Director Emeritus, Design Museum, London
ABRAHAM THOMAS
Curator of Modern Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
PATRICIA URQUIOLA
Architect and industrial designer
ANATXU ZABALBEASCOA
Architecture and Design Correspondent, El País
The Expert Panel
ANDREW BONACINA
Independent curator
ANTONIA BOSTRÖM
Former Director of Collections, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
HYEYOUNG CHO
Chairwoman, Korea Association of Art and Design
MICHELLE FISHER
Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
SARA FLYNN
Ceramicist and LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2017 finalist
KEVIN GREY
Metal artist and finalist of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2024
WOLFGANG LÖSCHE
Former Head of Exhibition and Fairs, Chamber of Skilled Trades, Munich
IBRAHIM MAHAMA
Mixed media artist
JUHA MARTTILA
Designer
AYA OKI
Glass artist and finalist of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2024
ANATXU ZABALBEASCOA
(Executive Secretary)
Architecture and Design Correspondent, El País
LOEWE FOUNDATION
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, organise educational programs and protect cultural heritage in the fields of craft, design, photography, poetry and dance. The Foundation was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts by the Spanish government in 2002.
LOEWE
Created in Spain in 1846, LOEWE has a rich legacy of craftsmanship. Founded as a leather makers’ collective workshop, its specialised artisanal techniques and unique approach to design and manufacture has seen it evolve into one of the world’s major luxury houses.
Over the past decade, 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 belief in the importance of craft in today’s culture, its modern interpretations of historical artistic achievements and its commitment to supporting contemporary art, craft, and culture around the world.
Credits
Photography
Dan McMahon
Estelle Hanania
Video
Estelle Hanania