Winner of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2023

After deliberations in New York, the Craft Prize jury has selected Metanoia by Eriko Inazaki as the winner of this year's prize. Inazaki’s intricate ceramic sculpture was created through an accumulation of miniscule forms that coalesce across the work’s crystallised surface. The jury commented on Inazaki’s exceptional take on ornamentation in ceramics, the like of which they have never seen before. The work’s virtuosity creates a spellbinding presence that commands the exhibition space and inspires wonder.

The jury has also awarded two special mentions. One goes to Moe Watanabe for her work Transfer Surface, a walnut bark box that pays tribute to the cyclical turns of the seasons and recalls the ancient Japanese tradition of Ikebana vase making, chosen for its celebration of the sheer materiality of bark, and its use of rivets which references architectural construction and the tradition of mending.

The other special mention goes to Dominique Zinkpè for his work The Watchers. A towering and intricately detailed wall sculpture made of individual wood pieces, the assemblage of small Ibéji figurines evokes traditional Yoruba beliefs connected with multiple births. The jury chose the work for its sculptural reinterpretation of traditional beliefs and its expansion of what contemporary craft can be.

The Finalists of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2023

The 2023 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize finalists have been selected. The shortlisted works will be shown in New York with the winner announced in spring 2023.

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Jury / Expert Panel 2022

Jury:

 -Naoto Fukasawa, Designer and Director of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo.

- Jonathan Anderson, LOEWE Creative Director.
- Olivier Gabet, Director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
- Genta Ishizuka, winner of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize third edition.
- Hongnam Kim, President of the National Trust of Korea. - Enrique Loewe, LOEWE FOUNDATION Honorary President.
- Wolfgang Lösche, Head of Exhibition and Fairs at the Chamber of Skilled Trades, Munich.
- Wang Shu, Architect and Pritzker Prize jury member.
- Deyan Sudjic, essayist and Director Emeritus of the Design Museum, London.
- Benedetta Tagliabue, architect and RIBA Stirling Prize winner.
- Anatxu Zabalbeascoa (Chairwoman), architecture and design correspondent for El País.
 

Expert Panel:

- Paula Aza, LOEWE Director of Architecture and Visual Merchandising.
- Antonia Boström, Director of Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
- Hyeyeoung Cho, Secretary General at the Korea Craft and Design Foundation.
- Sara Flynn, ceramist and finalist of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2017.
- Koichi Io, metal artist and finalist of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2019.
- Krzysztof Lukasik, LOEWE accessories designer.
- Rodman Primack, Global Ambassador for Design Miami.
- Ramón Puig Cuyàs, jewellery artist.
- Sylvie Vandenhoucke, glass artist and finalist of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2017.
- Anatxu Zabalbeascoa (Executive Secretary), architecture and design correspondent for El País.