Loewe Celebrates International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day 2024, LOEWE presents the second iteration of its Women in Craft project with a series of studio swaps, each featuring women artists shortlisted for previous editions of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize.

Inspiring new opportunities for connection and discovery, the project brings together ceramicist Akiko Hirai, wood sculptor Eleanor Lakelin, and textile artists Luz Moreno Pinart and Simone Pheulpin, who were invited to tour each other’s studios in London and Paris. The visits, captured in a pair of warmly informal short films, explore each pair’s studio spaces as they explain their techniques, share inspirations, and draw parallels between their diverse practices.

The initiative builds on last year’s #WOMENINCRAFT social campaign, where LOEWE invited leading women artists and designers to share the work of craftswomen they admire, creating a chain that continued around the world. Underscoring the brand’s ongoing mission to celebrate artisans and support the world of craft, this year’s project aims to forge real-life connections between the growing community of international artists in the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize community and beyond, while sparking important conversations on enhancing the visibility of women working in craft today.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

LUZ MORENO PINART

Luz Moreno Pinart is a Spanish artist exploring the relationship between living beings, movement, time, archaeology, and architecture through diverse means such as drawing, sculpture, installation, cooking, and interpretation. She originally studied design and scenography before specialising in textile fibres, and was a 2023 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize finalist.

SIMONE PHEULPIN

French artist Simone Pheulpin is a self-taught textile sculptor who uses raw cotton to create shapes and unique folds inspired by the natural landscape. Her designs have been exhibited across Europe and the United States and her awards include the Laureate for the Fondation d’Ateliers d’Art’s Le Créateur in 2015. She was a 2018 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize finalist.

AKIKO HIRAI

London-based Japanese ceramist Akiko Hirai draws from the beauty in everyday life to create decorative designs for domestic use. A prolific teacher and mentor, she is an associate member of the UK’s Craft Potters Association, and her pieces are exhibited at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Westerwald Ceramic Museum in Germany, and she was a 2019 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize finalist.

ELEANOR LAKELIN

Eleanor Lakelin is a British sculptor whose deep knowledge and interest in the natural properties of wood result in forms that encourage a new perspective on the complexities of nature. Rooted in the rhythm of growth, erosion, and the passing of time, her work is held in public and private collections worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the London Museum, and the National Museum of Norway. She was a 2022 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize finalist.

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