New e-book is a ‘visible retrospective’ of Jonathan Anderson’s time at Loewe

A ‘visible retrospective’ is how Loewe describes a brand new, large-format publication that celebrates Jonathan Anderson’s transformative 11-year tenure on the Spanish trend home. On Monday morning (17 March), Anderson introduced that he was leaving his position as Loewe’s artistic director, together with his A/W 2025 assortment – proven in an intimate, art-filled presentation in Paris earlier this month – being his final.

‘11 years in the past, I used to be given probably the most unbelievable alternative: to put in writing a chapter in a narrative that’s now 179 years outdated,’ Anderson mentioned on his Instagram account. ‘Over [this time], I’ve been fortunate sufficient to be surrounded by folks with the creativeness, the talents, tenacity and resourcefulness to discover a approach to say “sure” to all my wildly bold concepts.’

‘Crafted World: Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe’ e-book

Titled Crafted World: Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe – a reference to ‘Loewe Crafted World’, an exhibition that opened final Could 2025 in Shanghai – the wide-ranging e-book collates pictures and ephemera from each his runway reveals and his numerous cultural initiatives and collaborations. These embody the annual Craft Prize, which Anderson calls his ‘proudest achievement’ on the home – one which has proved extremely influential.

‘We created a platform that genuinely helps and provides visibility to vanishing crafts, younger makers, outdated masters, and new concepts,’ he mentioned on Monday. The final version was held in Paris final summer time. ‘It’s a bridge to assist folks,’ he informed Wallpaper* on the time. ‘Craft is the essence of Loewe. That’s the place modernity lies, and it’ll all the time be related.’

The e-book’s timeline spans a decade on the home, from his debut S/S 2015 ladies’s present to his S/S 2025 menswear present, which featured an exhibition-like present set that includes works by Paul Thek, Carlo Scarpa, Peter Hujar, Charles Rennie Waterproof coat and Susan Sontag. ‘I like that these individuals are singular when it comes to their imaginative and prescient,’ he mentioned on the time. ‘It’s about figuring out when to drag again, or when to push it,’

Certainly, the e-book additionally captures his quite a few collaborations with artists, together with Anthea Hamilton, one in all his closest artistic confidantes. For his A/W 2022 womenswear present, her large pumpkins populated the set, whereas in 2018, Anderson designed the surreal, squash-shaped costumes for her set up at Tate Britain. She would additionally take part in one in all Loewe’s initiatives at Milan Design Week – one other one in all Anderson’s cultural initiatives on the home – making a kimono-inspired lamp alongside 23 different artists for the 2024 version.

One her her pumpkins options on the quilt of the tome, which spans an unlimited 636 pages. Alongside the eclectic assemblage of images – which includes present units, campaigns, retailer interiors and behind-the-scenes moments – the writer Zadie Smith has written a foreword, alongside a dialog between Anderson and stylist and longtime collaborator Benjamin Bruno. Interviews with Loewe ‘family and friends’ additionally characteristic.