Kaori Juzu becomes the first Artist in Residencia at La Residencia Mallorca as Loewe Foundation and Belmond
Kaori Juzu, a Craft Prize 2023 finalist, has become the first artist to complete a two‑month residency at La Residencia in Mallorca under Artist in Residencia, a new programme launched by the LOEWE FOUNDATION in partnership with Belmond. The initiative is designed to further support alumni of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize, linking contemporary craft practice with one of the Balearic Islands’ most storied art hotels.
Artist in Residencia at La Residencia
Located in Deià, Mallorca, La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel has long been known for its deep ties to the local art scene, including studios, exhibitions and an ongoing “Artists in Residencia” programme. For the 2026 edition, the hotel and LOEWE FOUNDATION have created a new annual artist residency structured around three, two‑month creative stays, each offering selected Craft Prize alumni time and space to develop work in dialogue with the landscape.
The first residency, from May to June…
2026, was awarded to Kaori Juzu, followed by Deirdre McLoughlin (July–August) and Dahye Jeong (September–October). Kaori Juzu: contemporary goldsmith and enamel artist Born in Fukuoka, Japan, Kaori Juzu is a contemporary goldsmith and jewellery artist now based on the island of Bornholm, Denmark.
After training with Danish goldsmith Per Suntum and completing an apprenticeship in the mid‑2000s, she established her own practice in 2008, focusing on conceptual metal-based forms and the craft of enamel.
Her work often explores the boundaries between form and space, using enamel on copper, glass, gold and patinated shakudō to create surfaces that shift with light and perspective, as seen in installations like “108 Points of View” (2021).
This attention to perception makes her a fitting choice for a residency set in a landscape defined by cliffs, light and the sea…
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