US-based artist Deloss Webber’s Geisha Handbag Series in granite, Susutake bamboo, rattan, and pigment (2016) is a homage to Japanese weaving techniques. Granite objects inserted into each basket, render them functionally obsolete but visually compelling

Loewe has just revealed the 29 artists shortlisted for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2019. It’s the third edition of the global competition that was conceived by creative director and keen craft collector Jonathan Anderson in 2016 to promote and honour contemporary craftmanship from around the globe in all its myriad forms.

Loewe刚刚公布了入选2019年Loewe基金会工艺奖的29位艺术家。这是2016年由创意总监和热衷的工艺收藏家乔纳森·安德森(JonathanAnderson)构思的第三版全球竞赛，旨在推广和表彰来自全球各地的各种形式的当代工艺。

This year, over 2,500 submissions from over 100 countries (a YOY increase of 44 per cent) were reviewed by a panel of nine experts, who convened in Madrid for two days to ‘identify the most outstanding works in terms of techinical accomplishment, innovation and artistic vision’. As always the finalists hail from far reaches of the globe, although there are a notable quota of 10 representing Japan, eight are UK-based and there are four from Korea.

今年，来自100多个国家的2 500多份意见书(同比增长44%)由9名专家组成的小组进行了审查，他们在马德里举行了为期两天的会议，“从技术成就、创新和艺术愿景方面确定最杰出的作品”。与以往一样，入围者来自世界各地，尽管有10人代表日本，8人来自英国，4人来自韩国。

A jury composed of 11 leading figures from the world of design, architecture, journalism, criticism, and museum curatorship, including Anderson and also Jennifer Lee, winner of last year’s prize, will select the winner from the shortlist.

由来自设计、建筑、新闻、批评和博物馆馆长等领域的11位主要人物组成的评审团，包括安德森和去年获奖的詹妮弗·李(Jennifer Lee)，将从入围名单中选出获奖者。

Each year the announcement of the winner takes place in a different city. Last year’s ceremony took place at London’s Design Museum and for the inaugural year the announcement and exhibition took place in Loewe’s home city of Madrid. This year the jury will travel to Tokyo and the prize of 50,000 euros will be presented to the winner on 25 June at the opening of the Loewe Craft Prize 2019 exhibition, which is being held at Isamu Noguchi’s indoor stone garden ‘Heaven’ at the Sogetsu Kaikan in Tokyo – a suitably tranquil setting in which to enjoy the rich diversity of hand-hewn works on display. §

每年都会在不同的城市宣布获奖者。去年的颁奖典礼在伦敦的设计博物馆举行，开幕式在Loewe的家乡马德里举行。今年，评审团将前往东京，并将于6月25日在Loewe工艺奖2019年展览开幕式上向获奖者颁发5万欧元的奖金。该展览将在东京松开馆的野口正木(Isamu Noguchi)的室内石雕花园“天堂”(天堂)举行。在这里，展出的手工雕刻作品丰富多样。§

韩国永顺李，椰子顶级系列1，韩国桑椹纸(旧书)，2016年(左)；日本，Tanka，带有银，石器，银液体釉，2018年(右)杨松李，韩国，椰子顶级系列1，韩国桑拿纸(旧书)，2016年(左)；日本，丹卡，有银，石器，银液体釉，2018年(右)

索菲·罗利(索菲·罗利)，新西兰，“Khadi Frays，棉花，亚麻，2018索菲·罗利，新西兰”，Khadi Frays，棉，亚麻，2018年

Tomonari Hashimoto，日本，雨盒，石器，釉，金属氧化物，2018年(左)；日本Sachi Fujikake，遗迹，玻璃，2018年，Tomonari Hashimoto，日本，雨盒，石器，釉，金属氧化物，2018年(左)；Sachi Fujikake，日本，残迹，玻璃，2018年(右)

荷兰Ruudt Peters，Suctus，沼泽橡木，银/琥珀，2018年Ruudt Peters，荷兰，Suctus，沼泽橡木，银/琥珀，2018年

米哈尔法戈，以色列，蓝色天鹅绒从“软口音”系列，石器陶瓷，纤维(植绒)，2018年(左)；金明熙，韩国，女装，单丝，2018年(右)米哈尔法戈，以色列，蓝色天鹅绒从“软口音”系列，石器陶瓷，纤维(植绒)，2018年(左)；金敏熙，韩国，女装，2018年单丝(右)