The Real Leather. Stay Different. International 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.
Tamar Elbaz is a 25 year old designer from Tel-Aviv and a 3rd year Fashion Design student at Shenkar College of Design, Engineering and Art. She sees fashion as a way of life and self-expression. My design was inspired by the work of the artist and sculptor Jean Hans Arp, entitled "Human Concretion".
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Alida Xavier is a skilled leather artisan with a focus on sustainable production methods, particularly in optimising off-cuts generated throughout various manufacturing stages. The primary inspiration behind her project revolved around addressing the
Ana Del Rio Mullarkey's British-Spanish heritage provides her with a rich dual-cultural perspective that informs her work. Intent on leading a leather revolution, Ana aims to create contemporary, timeless leather garments that defy fleeting trends and
Sara Veneziano, a 25-year-old designer from Salerno, embarked on her artistic journey at age 15 at art school, specialising in drawing techniques from watercolour to oil painting. Her inspiration came from observing the waste leathers inside the tannery and
In partnership with Arts Thread, The Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition judges have been announced for 2023. The judges for this year’s competition include last year's overall winner- Gal Benjamin, the Managing Director
RLSD has partnered with the Institute of Digital Fashion (IoDF) to produce a virtual reality version of Gal Benjamin’s ‘Alexithymia’ so that anyone can try it on… Anywhere.
And the winner is… Gal Benjamin, a Fashion Design graduate of Shenkar College of Design, Engineering and Art has been crowned International Winner of the Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition at a live final in London.
The results are finally in for this year’s International Student Design Competition, and the 2022 People’s Choice Category Winner, receiving 2,490 votes out of a total of 37,000 from the public, is Lior Weinberg, with her entry Paradox of Fashion.
Welcome to The Annual, a celebration of the 2020/21 Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competitions.
The 2022 Accessory Category Winner is Gianluca Ambrosini, with his beautiful entry The Pouch Shopping Bag. Gianluca will be joining the other 3 Category Winners at the live International Final event on September 15th, presenting his design in front of the
The results are in – this year’s International Competition’s Apparel Category Winner is the talented Gal Benjamin, with his entry
The results are in – this year’s International Competition’s Footwear Category Winner is the talented Anna Melegh, with her entry Haute Couture Trash. Anna will be joining the other 3 Category Winners at the live International Final event on November 2,
Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and in line with the advice provided by the British Fashion Council relating to London Fashion Week, we have taken the decision to postpone this Thursday's Real Leather. Stay Different. International
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