Making In

Gus Casely-Hayford reflecting on the cruciality of art and the role of institutions right now, during Making In 2025. The building was designed by architects Sheila O’Donnell and Tuomey, who have spoken at Making In a number of times since its establishment. ‘New Work: Making East London’ is currently on view at the V&A East.

Some archived photographs from Making In over the years, and our moderator Glenn Adamson reflecting on the beauty of bringing together leaders across disciplines. Join us for the next Making In - on the 10th and 11th of September 2027.

Joe Hogan’s ‘Homage to the Tree’ (slide 1) was a finalist of the Loewe Craft Prize 2018.
Jennifer Lee’s ‘Pale, Shadowed Speckled Traces, Fading Ellipse, Bronze Specks, Tilted Shelf’ (2017) (slide 2,3) was the 2018 winner.
Sara Flynn’s ‘Esker Vessel’ (slide 4) was a finalist in its inaugural year.
Making In has been delighted to welcome Joe, Jennifer and Sara to participate throughout the years, as well as Sheila Loewe, president of the Loewe Foundation, in 2019.
Submissions for the 10th edition of the Loewe Craft Prize 2027 are now open. The prize celebrates excellence and innovation in craft in all forms.
The winner will be awarded in Europe in Spring 2027, and entries are accepted until October 15, 2026.
https://craftprize.loewe.com/en/craftprize2027

Javier Marin’s art has been displayed across the world since the early 1990s, including at two Venice Biennale’s, the Place du Louvre, Paris, the National Art Museum of Mexico, the Bass Museum of Art, Miami, and the China Art Museum, Shanghai.

At Making In 2025, Javier Marin and Eduardo Mier y Terán discussed the ‘universal feel’ he wants in his work, as well as the process behind it.

His current exhibition, ‘ARCHIVE Protocols for an Expanded Authorship’ is currently on view by appointment at Terreno Baldío Arte (Terreno Baldío Arte ), Mexico City.

Dialogues around making during Making In 2025, between designer Humberto Campana, director of the V&A East, Gus Casely-Hayford, classical guitarist Milos, and economist Zita Cobb.

Reflections on Making In from founder Joseph Walsh, 2026, and moderator Glenn Adamson, 2025.

Deirdre McLoughlin artist in residence

LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize Alumni Residence

Deirdre McLoughlin LOEWE FOUNDATION

Sara Flynn has been a great supporter of Making In since the beginning, speaking at the 2018 and 2020 edition of the seminar as well as the premiere of the MAKING documentary film at Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris in 2024.

Her new solo exhibition can be seen at Erskine Hall & Coe, London from June 24th to July 18th.

Image by Stuart Burford courtesy & copyright of Erskine Hall & Coe

Erskine, Hall & Coe
Sara Flynn

Congratulations to Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey

The Architects’ Studio has been awarded an Royal Institute of British Architects International Award for Excellence 2026.

The awards recognise excellence in architecture over 15 countries in 4 continents.

Photos by Aisling McCoy

On June 19, the Obama Presidential Centre opens to the public on Chicago’s South Side.

Past Presidential libraries often emphasised story-telling - recording past achievements. This Centre is intended as a place for story-making. The campus is integrated with landscape, comprising a museum tower, forum building and library surrounding a public plaza.

The Obama Presidential Center was designed by the New York based Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects [working with local firm Interactive Design Architects].
Their work has been recognised by numerous citations including the Praemium Imperiale from the Japan Art Association, National Medal of the Arts from President Obama and the 2013 AIA Architecture Firm Award.

In 2022, we were delighted to welcome Tod Williams Billie Tsien to Making In.

Congratulations to all at TWBTA on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Centre Obama Foundation