A total of 30 candidates are vying for the prestigious award given by the fashion house.
Selected by a committee of experts from among 3,900 proposals from artisans from 124 countries, the finalists represent 16 different nations and specialise in various disciplines such as ceramics, wood, textiles, furniture, paper, basketry, glass, metal, jewellery, lacquer and leather.
The finalist artists are:
- Andreís Anza (Mexico)
- Miki Asai (Japan)
- Patrick Bongoy (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Emmanuel boos (France)
- Chun Tai Chen (Taiwan)
- Eunmi Chun (Republic of Korea)
- Ange Dakouo (Mali)
- Ken Eastman (UK)
- Jeremy Frey (USA)
- Karl Fritsch (New Zealand)
- Kevin Grey (UK)
- Raven Halfmoon (USA)
- Yuefeng He (People’s Republic of China)
- Ferne Jacobs (USA)
- Racso Jugarap (Philippines)
- Hiroshi Kaneyasu (Japan)
- Heechan Kim (Republic of Korea)
- Kira Kim (Republic of Korea)
- Alison Croney Moses (USA)
- Gaku Nakane (Japan)
- Aya Oki (USA)
- Ozioma Onuzulike (Nigeria)
- Weon Rhee (Jongwon Lee) (Republic of Korea) Ikuya Sagara (Japan)
- Luis Santos Montes (Spain)
- Saar Scheerlings (The Netherlands)
- Polly Adams Sutton (USA)
- Kazuhiro Toyama (Japan)
- Norman Weber (Germany)
- Debaroun (Dahyeon Yoo) (Republic of Korea)
The winning work will be announced on 14 May 2024 during the opening of the exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo, where the shortlisted works will be on display until 9 June 2024. The final decision will be made by a jury of 12 leading figures from the world of design, architecture, journalism, criticism and museum curatorship.
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