Announcing the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 finalists
Following deliberations in Madrid, our Expert Panel has selected the 30 finalists for the ninth edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize.
Announcing the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 finalists
Following deliberations in Madrid, our Expert Panel has selected the 30 finalists for the ninth edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize.
Read the Rules of Entry and make sure you comply with all requirements. All participants must be professional artisans 18 years or older. Entries may be made by an individual or collective (as a ‘group submission’). All nationalities are welcome.
Make sure the work:demonstrates artistic intent in addition to technical proficiency; is an original piece, handmade or partly handmade; has been recently created (in the last five years), is one-of-a-kind and has not won any prizes previously; is innovative, in the sense that it updates tradition; falls within an area of the applied arts, such as ceramics, bookbinding, enamelwork, jewellery, lacquer, metal, furniture, leather, textiles, glass, paper, wood, etc.
Complete the online registration in English: You need 2 to 5 photographs of the work (or series) and optionally a video. Write a brief conceptual statement about the work. Submit your application by 30 October 2025.
The Expert Panel considers all works presented and submit to the Jury a shortlist of 30 one-off works which they consider most outstanding, representing excellence, newness, innovation and artistic vision in modern craft.
Watch a conversation on modern craft here.