SHANGHAI — At the entrance of the Shanghai Exhibition Centre, a colorful decoration inspired by Loewe s leather tool bag is juxtaposed with the neoclassical architecture, serving as the gateway to Crafted World, the Spanish luxury fashion house s first public exhibition, and encapsulating the essence of the longstanding brand at a single glance.
Artist Jeong Da-hye s horsehair-woven, lattice-like vessels, one of which became the first-ever Korean piece to earn the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize last year, have been put on view at a show in London to coincide with London Craft Week.
In July, news that artist Jeong Da-hye became the first-ever Korean creator to be awarded the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize shook up the country s craft art scene. The prize, launched by the Spanish luxury fashion house s cultural foundation, recognized Jeong s delicate, horsehair-woven, lattice-like vessel in helping revive the centuries-old Joseon-era technique of weaving noblemen s hats.