China Student Design

The Real Leather. Stay Different. China Student Design Competition celebrates the beauty, sustainability and versatility of leather, while recognizing the innovation and craftsmanship that the new generation has to offer. The competition engages with young and exciting designers to directly highlight the history, application and sustainable credentials of leather as a rich and versatile material. In doing so we look to recognize and reward creativity, craftwork and innovation in fashion & design while also creating new exciting ambassadors who can champion leather for the future.

So far, the China Design Competition has received 416 sketch designs from seven renowned universities and colleges, including Tsinghua University and Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, were submitted for the categories of Apparel, Footwear and Accessories. A judging panel consisting of domestic fashion designers, leather designers of retail brands and leather experts, has selected 54 of the most innovative designs.

Winning finalists will then be selected for a product demonstration and award ceremony, planned to take place at Shanghai Fashion Week 2021, with national lifestyle and fashion media in attendance.

2025 Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition China Mainland Concludes: Painting a Slow Fashion Future with Sustainable Leather!

The award ceremony for the China Mainland region of the 2025 Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition recently concluded successfully in Shanghai. The global campaign, organized by the Leather and Hide Council of America (L&HCA), saw its China Mainland competition co-organized by the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) and sponsored by Xingye Leather Technology Co., Ltd., centered on the theme "Leather and Sustainable Fashion," gathering emerging global design talents to inject fresh energy into the sustainable fashion sector.

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2025 Real Leather. Stay Different. China Mainland Judging Panel

For this year’s China Mainland competition, we are proud to present a dynamic judging panel featuring some of the country’s most respected voices in leather craftsmanship, accessories innovation and technical garment design.

Real Talk with Sichuan University: Decoding the Sustainable Future of Real Leather Design

A single piece of leather used in teaching may embody the blueprint for the industry's evolution. Real Talk—a program for uncovering the past, present, and future of the real leather sector—invites you to the state-of-the-art laboratories of Sichuan

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The RLSD China Mainland team recently visited Sichuan University, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts and Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, meeting with hundreds of students and faculty members in a dynamic exchange of ideas between the Real Leather. Stay Different.

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The winners of the China Mainland Student Design Competition have been named at a glamourous awards ceremony in Shanghai. The Overall Winner was Zhu Xinxin from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, with the entry "CONJECTURE ABOUT SHADOWS.", The

RLSD’s 2022 Annual

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China Mainland Student Design Competition Overall and Apparel Winner 2023: Lingling Li

Lingling Li is currently studying fashion and fashion design at the College of Fashion Design in senior year. Fascinated by 'good things', whether it comes in the form of nature, life or times, Lingling appreciates the presence of beauty in the world. The

China Mainland Student Design Competition People’s Choice Winner 2023: Biying Ye

Biying is a graduate from Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology. Her entry to this year’s competition is a stunning coat inspired by the beauty of natural ponds with Chinese aesthetics and colours. She brings sustainability into her works treating it as

China Mainland Student Design Competition Accessories Winner 2023: Liu Yongqian

Liu comes from Chengde City, Hebei Province, China. Through studies and as a member of the luggage and bag design industry, Liu aspires to break free from the basic traditional forms of bags and firmly believes that design is not just about creating beautiful

China Mainland Student Design Competition Footwear Winner 2023: Yejia Heng

Currently studying shoe design at Beijing Institute Fashion Technology, Yejia comes from a quaint third-tier city nestled in the heart of Sichuan, China. Yejia's design titled "PUPA" finds its inspiration in the transformative behaviors observed in the insect

China Mainland Design Competition Best Art Award Winner 2022: YingYing Pan

YingYing Pan is 20 years old and currently studying at Donghua University in Shanghai, majoring in Product Design. Her entry to this year’s competition is a bag with the design feature of an adjustable back that allows the user to adapt to their needs

China Mainland Design Competition Footwear Winner 2022: LiBin Cao

LiBin Cao is a 21-year-old student from Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province. She is currently studying at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. Inspired by iron beetles and their strength, LiBin Cao's footwear design was created to emanate a sense of

China Mainland Design Competition Accessory & Overall Winner 2022: YunTian Dong

YunTian Dong is a 21-year-old designer from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, currently studying at Donghua University. Her winning entry was inspired by the marine octopus and her aim was to showcase the uniqueness of leather.

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