JW Anderson collaborates with friends of the Queen in Arco 2024

The designer JW Anderson It is news this Thursday after Informalia will exclusively advance your Loewe departure. Although the brand has not yet made an official announcement, various sources point out that the Irish creative is ready to undertake new projects and its name resonates strongly as a possible successor in Dior.

While the fashion industry speculates on its next destination, Anderson continues to consolidate as a key figure beyond textile design. Its influence extends to the world of art and culture, something that has demonstrated with initiatives such as the exhibition ‘Disobedient Bodies’ in The Hepworth Wakefield (2017), its role as a patron of Victoria & Albert Museum since 2019 or the Creativity Fashion Award that it received from the British Fashion Council in 2020.

In 2023, in collaboration with the Offer Waterman Gallery in London, he presented the exhibition ‘On Foot’, which earned him recognition as an international designer of the year by the CFDA. This 2024 has reaffirmed its prestige again when receiving the designer of the year of the British Fashion Council for the second time.

In addition to its role in fashion and art, Anderson has also shown its commitment to the conservation of artistic heritage. His signature has sponsored the stand of the Friends of the Reina Foundation at the International Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid (ARCO 2024). This year, the Foundation wanted to highlight the work of the Restoration and Conservation Department of the Reina Sofía Museum, where artisanal techniques with technological innovation are combined. To commemorate this collaboration, JW Anderson has designed a limited edition tote bag, inspired by the work of the conceptual artist Ignasi Aballí, whose piece is part of the museum’s permanent collection.

Aballí, known for his minimalist and conceptual approach, plays with elements such as emptiness, memory and passing time in his work. His exploration of ephemeral materials such as dust, paper and pigments has made him one of the most influential figures of contemporary art in Spain.

With this initiative, JW Anderson reinforces his link with art and his support for projects that value creativity in all their expressions. Meanwhile, the fashion world expects its next movement, with Dior as the most likely option for the Irish designer.