The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize exhibition is now open at the National Gallery Singapore, featuring all 30 works by this year’s finalists.
In the 9th edition of the Prize, the panel of experts shortlisted works by artisans from 19 countries, in disciplines including ceramics, woodwork, textiles, furniture, bookbinding, glass, metal, jewellery and lacquer. Many of the pieces speak to the exploratory power of creativity in craft, underscoring its relevance in the present day.
The exhibition runs until 14 June 2026.
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026.
The National Gallery Singapore hosts our exhibition featuring the works by all 30 finalists, on view until 14 June 2026.
GISELLE, Tay Tawan and Phuwin Tangsakyuen take a first look at this year’s LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize exhibition, hosted at the National Gallery Singapore.
We are happy to announce that Graziano Visintin was awarded a Special Mention at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 for the piece ‘Collier’. Frida Escobedo presented the prize at a ceremony in Singapore.
The two necklaces are composed of tiny cubes built from thin sheets of gold and decorated with niello; an ancient metalworking technique. The jury were impressed by Visintin’s skilled and unusual use of niello to create a contemporary piece of jewellery, and admired the painterly way in which he applied the niello to the gold, creating an effect of endless miniature paintings elegantly strung together.
The works by all 30 finalists are on view at the National Gallery Singapore until 14 June 2026.
We are happy to announce that Mary Anaba of Baba Tree Master Weavers × Álvaro Catalán de Ocón were awarded a Special Mention at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 for the piece ‘Frafra Tapestry’. Minsuk Cho presented the prize at a ceremony in Singapore.
This large-scale, woven tapestry by eight master weavers is based on aerial photography of a traditional village in Ghana’s Gurunsi region. The jury admired 'Frafra Tapestry' for its use of contemporary technology with ancestral weaving knowledge, and celebrated the cross-continent artistic endeavour to record the collective memory of a threatened architectural tradition and way of life.
The works by all 30 finalists are on view at the National Gallery Singapore until 14 June 2026.
Congratulations to Jongjin Park for being awarded the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026 for ‘Strata of Illusion’. The trophy was presented by GISELLE at the ceremony in Singapore.
Jongjin Park’s seat-like form explores the tension between control and collapse, constructed as a dense, rectilinear mass formed from thousands of layered sheets of paper coated in coloured porcelain slip.
The jury chose the work for its ability to confound expectations of what ceramics can be, revealing a sculptural presence that is both unexpected and purposeful. Although rooted in porcelain, the work speaks to multiple craft traditions: the use of air to establish form evokes glassblowing, while the layering of paper gestures at bookbinding.
The works by all 30 finalists are on view at the National Gallery Singapore until 14 June 2026.
A look at the finishing touches for this year’s LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize exhibition.
The winner and special mentions will be announced tomorrow in a ceremony at the National Gallery Singapore, where the works by all 30 finalists will be on view through 14 June 2026.
Stay tuned for the announcement on LOEWE and LOEWE FOUNDATION social channels.
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026.
A celebration of modern craft in all of its forms. Our 30 finalists represent 19 countries from all over the world and span a range of media including ceramics, woodwork, textiles, furniture, bookbinding, glass, metal, jewellery and lacquer.
The National Gallery Singapore will host the Craft Prize exhibition from 13 May until 14 June 2026.
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2026.
A celebration of craft in all of its forms, from all over the world. Explore the works of the 30 finalists in our exhibition at the National Gallery Singapore, on view from 13 May until 14 June 2026.
