We first met Anna Melegh in 2022, when her surrealist design Haute Couture Trash won the Footwear Category of the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition. Inspired by household waste during lockdown, her entry challenged conventions around fashion, function and sustainability. Since then, Anna has continued to blur the boundaries between art and…
Read moreAnna Melegh, winner of the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Design Competition Footwear Category in 2022, has made a name for herself by pushing the boundaries in footwear design. We spoke to her recently about life since her RLSD win.
In the heart of Portugal, a family legacy thrives. Curtumes Ibéria SA, a name synonymous with quality leather production for more than five decades, is treading a line between tradition and forward-thinking.
Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD) was delighted to visit Thammasat University, where we had the pleasure of engaging with students from the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts.
Think Small is where RLSD takes a look at some of the companies around the world that we think are doing the right thing with leather. This is a greenwashing free zone – no matter what they produce, sustainability is at the heart of what they do.
The iconic Dr Martens boot has quite the history – from humble beginnings producing work boots in Northamptonshire to becoming a symbol of anti-establishTment self-expression in the 1970s.
The Real Leather. Stay Different. Vietnam Student Design Competition is underway and a crucial factor supporting young design talent is the substantial contribution from sponsors.
To inspire the younger generation to explore the creative potential of leather design, the organisers of the Competition - The Leather & Hide Council of America (L&HCA) and The Taiwanese International Leather Association (TILA) - recently visited nine
We first met Tamar Elbaz in Milan in 2023, just before she presented her design, WHIM, to our panel of judges. As the Apparel Category winner of the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition, she went on to claim the joint Overall
We first met Tamar Elbaz in Milan in 2023, just before she presented her design, WHIM, to our panel of judges. As the Apparel Category winner of the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition, she went on to claim the joint Overall
Founded by Isadore Horween in 1905, Horween is one of the world’s premium leather producers. Supplying leather for everything from NFL footballs to some of the finest shoe companies, durability and luxury go hand in hand for this treasured Chicago
In a world hyperfixated on what will be deemed the next big trend, Connor McKenzie is breaking the mould - taking items that are already available and reimagining them. Through his work under Sole Rebel, he customises sneakers with a unique, handcrafted
SoleRebel: an RLSD interview Based in Edinburgh, Connor is a one-man operation, working from what he jokingly describes as a “disorganised spare room.” A self-proclaimed hoarder, he collects scrap leather and old shoes, upcycling them into something