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Rewind Documentary: Episode 2 Is Now Live

Episode Two of Rewind – the new documentary series that sets out the case for leather’s role in a more sustainable future – ‘Fashion’, looks at the impact of fast fashion, the environmental cost of synthetic oil derived fabrics, and how long

Impact per wear – we need to change how we think about clothes and shoes

We have discussed sustainability and environmental impact assessments many times on this website, but here’s one simple way to change our behaviour to help the planet – make more use of the things you have.

Nordic Region Design Competition People’s Choice Winner 2022 : Maria Julia Echarte Pascual

Meet this year’s People’s Choice Category Winner for the inaugural Nordic Region Student Design Competition, Maria Julia Echarte Pascual – with her entry Sukeban.

Nordic Region Student Design Competition Accessories Winner 2022 : Riikka Peltola

Meet the Accessories Category Winner for the inaugural Real Leather. Stay Different. Nordic Region Student Design Competition, Riikka Peltola – with her beautiful Leather Blossom design.

Real Leather. Stay Different.: When Leather Meets Traditional Chinese Arts

In this new series, Real Leather. Stay Different. explores Traditional Chinese Culture, combining the two ancient arts of bamboo weaving and leather craft.

Taiwan Region Student Design Competition celebrates its 2022 Winners at the annual Awards Party

The Real Leather. Stay Different. Taiwan Region Student Design Competition, organised by L&HCA in partnership with Taiwan International Leather Association (TILA), attracted over 400 entries from 18 universities across the region. At the end of August, the

Nordic Region Design Competition Overall & Apparel Winner 2022 : Emilia Utbult

Meet this year’s Apparel Winner and Overall Winner for the 2022 Nordics Region Student Design Competition- Emilia

International Design Competition People’s Choice Winner 2022 : Lior Weinberg

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.

International Design Competition Accessories Winner 2022 : Gianluca Ambrosini

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

International Design Competition Apparel Winner 2022 : Gal Benjamin

The results are in – this year’s International Competition’s Apparel Category Winner is the talented Gal Benjamin, with his entry

International Design Competition Footwear Winner 2022 : Anna Melegh

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,

International Student Design Competition 2022 : Category Winners Announced!

The Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition, in partnership with ArtsThread, has confirmed its category and People’s Choice winners for this