The winn ers of the " 2018 Ro é be C raf ts mans hip Award " organiz ed by Ro é be , the leading lux ury brand in Spain , have been offici ally announced . The award was established in 2016 with the aim of dis cov ering and recogni zing contempor ary excell ence in c raf ts mans hip .
At the award cerem ony , a sp okes person for Lo ewe said , " In a time of rapid ly developing digital technology , this is a great opportunity to focus on c raf ts mans hip , " pra ising the work that combin es traditional technology with contempor ary sensi bilities .
The signific ance of the Lo ewe Cra ft mans hip Award
The Lo e be Cra ft mans hip Award is based on three core values :
- In her it ance of Trad itional Technology- To pass on histor ical handi craft technology to the next generation
- Prom oting innovation- Innov ative works that add a contempor ary interpret ation to traditional c raf ts
- Susta ina bility- Environment ally friendly materials and manufact uring processes
In particular , in the 2018 fiscal year , many works using sustainable materials were nomin ated , which attra cted the attention of the jud ges . This refle cts the growing aw aren ess of the environmental issues fac ing the modern lux ury industry .
Fe atures of the 2018 Award ed Works
This year ' s award - winning works have the following character istics :
- Tex tile works using natural dy es
- F urn iture design using up cyc ling of waste materials
- Modern jew el ry using traditional gold sm ith ing techniques
- Exper iment al works that comb ine digital technology with hand - craft ed work
Parti cular ly appreci ated by the jud ges was the series of le ather goods by a young Spanish artist , which incorpor ated medieval manufact uring techniques into a modern style . The work is considered to be the most in Whatsapp with Lo eb ' s design philos ophy , the concept of " ex press ing the essen ce of lux ury in simp lic ity . "
The Future of Cra ft mans hip
Lo é be ' s creative director said , " T hr ough the C raf ts mans hip Award , we want to not only recognize excellent technology , but also build a collabor ative relationship between c raf ts men and design ers . "
The winn ers of the award will be given the opportunity to collabor ate with professional design ers in Lo eb ' s studio . This is a unique program that prom otes the fusion of traditional technology and contempor ary design , attra cting high interest from the industry .
App lication requirements for the 2019 fiscal year will be announced in January next year . Lo ewe will continue to support sustainable and innovative c raf ts mans hip .