Loewe Is Pleased To Announce The Winner And Special Mentions Of The 2022 Edition Of The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
LOEWE is pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize is Dahye Jeong (b. 1989, Korea), awarded with her work, A Time of Sincerity, 2021. Chosen from 30 finalists by a distinguished jury composed of leading figures from the worlds of design, architecture, journalism, criticism and museum curatorship, including Magdalene Odundo, Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, Deyan Sudjic, Abraham Thomas and Patricia Urquiola.
This year’s edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize presents a thought-provoking selection of works that display a mastery of material, technique and creative innovation. Infused with a forward-thinking, experimental spirit, these objects not only reflect their maker’s personal language and distinct hand, but also speak to the culture of our time.
Dahye Jeong’s basket, made from horsehair in a 500-year old hat-making technique had previously been considered a lost skill in Korea. The jury celebrated Jeong’s dedication to reviving and updating the tradition, one of the key aims of the Craft Prize, as well as the delicate perfection, transparency and lightness of the work.
The Jury also agreed upon two special mentions:
Andile Dyalvane, (b.1978, South Africa) for the work Cornish Wall, 2019. The red earthenware coiled vessel, made at the Leech Studio in St Ives UK, is influenced by both Xhosa culture and the Cornish coastline. The jury admired the paradoxical combination of both strength and size, and intricate detailing which is crafted using a bonsai brush.
Julia Obermaier (b.1989, Germany) for the work Verborgen, 2021. This remarkable work completely redefines how jewellery is constructed, treating the gem as the structure and reconsidering where the value of the jewellery lies.
The finalists were chosen in January 2022 by a panel of experts from over 3,100 submissions by artists representing 116 regions from around the world. The finalists selected represent 15 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. The award, which was conceived by creative director Jonathan Anderson, aims to acknowledge the importance of craft in today’s culture and recognise working artists whose talent, vision and will to innovate promise to set a new standard for the future. The prize was created as a tribute to LOEWE’s beginnings as a collective craft workshop in 1846.
‘Craft is the essence of LOEWE. As a house, we are about craft in the purest sense of the word. That is where our modernity lies, and it will always be relevant.’ Jonathan Anderson, LOEWE creative director
About the Winner:
Dahye Jeong (Republic of Korea / lives in Jeju, Republic of Korea)
b.1989: Jeong studied sculpture as an undergraduate and later textiles at graduate level at Korea Traditional Culture University, where she is currently undertaking doctoral studies in traditional textiles. Recent exhibitions include the 2021 Cheongju Craft Biennale, for which Jeong was awarded the Grand Prize, Republic of Korea and ‘From the line to the three-dimensional’ at Gat Exhibition Hall Jeju-do, Republic of Korea.
About the special mentions:
Andile Dyalvane (South Africa / lives in Cape Town, South Africa)
b.1978: Dyalvane completed a National Diploma in Art and Design at Sivuyile Technical College in Gugulethu, Cape Town, followed by a National Diploma in Ceramic Design from Port Elizabeth Technikon. A member of the International Academy of Ceramics, Dyalvane has completed residencies around the world, including at Leach Pottery Studio in 2019. Recent exhibitions include iThongo at Friedman Benda, New York, United States, and Communion at Southern Guild Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa. Dyalvane’s work is held in permanent collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States, and New Taipei City Yingge Ceramic Museum, Taiwan.
Julia Obermaier (Germany / lives in Kempten, Germany)
b.1989: Obermaier completed a goldsmith apprenticeship at Staatliche Berufsfachschule für Glas und Schmuck and then completed an undergraduate degree in Gemstones and Jewellery at University of Applied Sciences Trier, including a semester at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. She subsequently completed a Master’s in Advanced Design at University of Applied Sciences in Munich. Recent exhibitions include Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria; Dannerprize 2020 at Pinakothek der Moderne, and Gallery Handwerk Munich, Germany.
In addition to LOEWE creative director Jonathan Anderson, the jury for the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022 included:
Abraham Thomas, Curator of Modern Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Anatxu Zabalbeascoa (Chair), Architecture and Design Correspondent for El País.
Benedetta Tagliabue, Architect and RIBA Stirling Prize Winner.
Deyan Sudjic, Essayist and former Director of the Design Museum, London.
Enrique Loewe, LOEWE FOUNDATION Honorary President.
Fanglu Lin, Textile Artist and Winner of LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2021.
Hongnam Kim, President of the National Trust of Korea.
Jonathan Anderson, LOEWE Creative Director.
Magdalene Odundo, Ceramicist.
Naoto Fukasawa, Designer and Director of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo.
Olivier Gabet, Director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Patricia Urquiola, Architect and Industrial Designer.
Wang Shu, Architect and Pritzker Prize Winner.
About LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize
The LOEWE FOUNDATION launched the international annual LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize in 2016 to showcase and celebrate newness, excellence and artistic merit in modern craftsmanship. The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022 recognises the shortlisted artists as having made fundamentally important contributions to the development of contemporary craft and spans ceramics, jewellery, textiles, woodwork, glass, metalwork, furniture, papercraft and lacquer. The Prize functions as a multigenerational snapshot of the utmost excellence in craft today.
The award, which was conceived by LOEWE creative director Jonathan Anderson, aims to acknowledge the importance of craft in today’s culture and recognise working artisans whose talent, vision and will to innovate set a standard for the future.
The incentive for the prize was inspired by LOEWE’s beginnings as a collective craft workshop in 1846, reflecting fashion’s vital link to culture and the importance of advanced, specialised knowledge to the field. Art, craft and design remain fundamental cornerstones to the house’s present chapter.
Any professional artisan aged over 18 can apply for the award, with the sole requirement that the submitted work combine an innovative application of its craft with an original artistic concept.
The period for presenting submissions to the sixth edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize will open in July 2022 and the location will be announced in the autumn.
The LOEWE FOUNDATION
The LOEWE FOUNDATION was established as a private cultural foundation in 1988 by Enrique Loewe, a fourth-generation member of LOEWE’s founding family. Today, the Foundation continues to promote creativity, organise educational programs and protect cultural heritage in the fields of craft, art, design, photography, poetry and dance. The Foundation was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts by the Spanish. government in 2002.
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LOEWE & Culture
With the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize the house reasserts its longstanding commitment to creativity in all forms and disciplines. Culture is a pillar of the brand. Reflecting fashion’s vital link to contemporary life, a strong emphasis on art, design and craftsmanship has been a cornerstone of Jonathan Anderson’s rebuilding of the house. Since Anderson’s appointment in 2013, LOEWE has initiated an important series of collaborations with artists and artists who reinterpret and expand the brand’s values. Apart from showcasing the many facets of LOEWE, these cultural projects reflect the transfer of knowledge and the cooperative spirit that have been characteristic of LOEWE since the day it was founded.
The Room
The Room is a digital platform dedicated to showcasing works by the artists nominated for the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize, our annual international award celebrating excellence in craftsmanship. Part of the LOEWE FOUNDATION’s longstanding commitment to supporting contemporary craft, The Room enables the artists to share their work with a global audience and give viewers the opportunity to discover, research and collect art by some of the world’s most innovative craftspeople working today.
Find out more at theroom.loewe.com
About The Seoul Museum of Craft Art
The Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA) is the first public museum dedicated to craft in Korea. Located in Anguk-dong, Jongno-gu, SeMoCA is housed in a renovated complex once occupied by Pungmoon Girls’ Highschool. SeMoCA is a centre for both the display and study of craft and holds an extensive archive and library with the goal of becoming a dynamic platform for experiencing the technical, practical, artistic and cultural values of the field.
SeMoCA’s collection includes 20,000 pieces of craft art and craft-based materials dating from the 10th century to the present day and the museum presents an extensive programme of exhibitions, talks and events and workshops.
Dahye Jeong, Republic of Korea
‘A Time of Sincerity’, horsehair, 375 x 290 x 270 mm.
2021
Dahye Jeong, Republic of Korea
Andile Dyalvane, South Africa
‘Cornish Wall’, glazed stoneware clay, 340 x 340 x 450 mm.
2019
Andile Dyalvane, South Africa
Julia Obermaier, Germany
‘Verborgen’, rock crystal, resin, pigment and stainless steel, various dimensions.
2021
Julia Obermaier, Germany
Craft Prize 2022
Craft Prize 2022
Craft Prize 2022
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