Leathergoods brand Loewe has launched the 2026 edition of its Craft Prize. By
Leatherbiz.
Launched in 2016, this competition aims to celebrate the traditional skills and also the innovation that current generations of craftspeople display. It aims to celebrate and support working artists “whose talent, vision and will to innovate promise to set a new standard for the future”, the brand says.
Participants must be professional artisans, aged 18 or more at the time of entry. All nationalities are welcome. Entries must be pieces of work that demonstrate artisan skills in leather, bookbinding, furniture, textiles, wood, paper, ceramics, enamelwork, jewellery, lacquer or metal. Entries using other materials are also possible if accepted by the expert panel that will help judge the 2026 prize.
One of the members of the expert panel will be Loewe’s vice-president for leathergoods merchandising and buying strategy, Satoko Fujiwara.
Participants have until October 30 to submit details of the work they want to enter.
The expert panel will shortlist 30 entries and announce the winner in spring 2026. The winner of the 2026 Loewe Craft Prize will win €50,000.