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 and 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 in today.
