Loewe

LOEWE is defined by an obsessive focus on craft and unmatched expertise with leather, dating back to its beginnings as a leathermaking collective. These core values are reflected in the brand’s belief in the importance of craft in the modern age, featuring art in collections and stores, and its commitment to supporting contemporary culture around the world.

Since 2013, under LOEWE’s creative director Jonathan Anderson, the brand has started a new chapter, including a bold new visual identity, adding a spark of spontaneity and playfulness to the brand, a series of critically acclaimed Women’s and Men’s collections, as well as launching the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize, Eye/LOEWE/Nature, and Paula’s Ibiza collection. These actions combined with annual exhibitions of craft at Salone del Mobile in Milan, the creation of new icons the Puzzle, Hammock and Gate bags, have further elevated the house as an influential and global cultural force.

Given LOEWE’s Spanish heritage you might think that the name, and its pronunciation, derives from Castilian. The true provenance actually traces back to Germany and the technically gifted leathermaker Enrique Loewe Roessberg who unified the collective under his name. So from the beginning, LOEWE was a Spanish brand with a German name, and hard to pronounce. The correct, or more accurately, Spanish, way to say it is “lo-weh-vay”.