Crafted World, a travelling exhibition arriving in Tokyo in March, is a showcase of LOEWE’s progressive method to vogue and craft over generations
Images courtesy of LOEWE that includes Anthea Hamilton, Helmet for The Squash, 2018
Phrases by Jessica-Christin Hametner
The notion of craft and know-how as opposites – one rooted in custom, the opposite in innovation – has lengthy existed. However in in the present day’s digitised world, these boundaries have gotten more and more blurred. Opening in March, LOEWE’s Crafted World brings this concept to life, showcasing how centuries-old methods can coexist with up to date design.
Tokyo’s Harajuku (原宿 in Japanese) district performs host to Crafted World, the center of the town’s vogue, streetwear and kawaii tradition. Conceived in collaboration with structure agency OMA, the exhibition invitations guests on a journey by way of time; from the home’s origins as a Madrid-based leather-making collective based in 1846 to its place on the forefront of latest vogue.
Following its debut in Shanghai in 2024, this subsequent chapter in Crafted World’s worldwide tour is particularly significant – with the opening of a devoted house in 1973, Japan was the primary nation LOEWE expanded to exterior of Europe. Since then, LOEWE has continued to interact in a wealthy cultural dialogue with Japan.
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Devoted to the enjoyment of constructing issues by hand, from the ateliers of Spain to the up to date designs gracing the Paris runway, guests will step contained in the inventive universe that has formed LOEWE’s latest collections, together with collaborations with Japanese animation Studio Ghibli and Kyoto-based ceramic duo Suna Fujita, based by artists Shohei Fujita and Chisato Yamano.
Crafted World Tokyo locations particular emphasis on Loewe’s Japanese connections. Guests can uncover a specifically curated collection of works and architectural interventions highlighting the home’s collaborations and cultural tasks throughout Japan and past.
It spotlights tasks, such because the LOEWE Basis’s help for Kyoto’s Ōnishi household, who’ve been crafting ceremonial Kama tea kettles for over 400 years, alongside works by famend Japanese artisans, together with Tanabe Chikuunsai IV, Moe Watanabe, and 2019 winner Genta Ishizuka. Artist collaborators from LOEWE’s annual Milan Design Week showcase, comparable to ARKO, Hafu Matsumoto, and Jirō Yonezawa, additional complement the exhibit.
Images courtesy of LOEWE that includes Loewe Fall Winter girls’s runway assortment, 2024
A celebration of expertise and creativity with out borders, Crafted World spans continents and many years, revealing LOEWE’s dedication to the handmade. Because the Spanish vogue home continues to bridge custom and innovation, Crafted World serves as each a tribute to its heritage and a imaginative and prescient for the way forward for craft. Greater than an exhibition, Crafted World is an invite to expertise, interact and recognize the great thing about issues made by hand.
Crafted World Tokyo might be on view from 29 March to 11 Could, 2025 — 9am-8pm
6-35-6 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150 0001
The exhibition entrance is free however guests should reserve a ticket
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