Taiwan Student Design

The Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition celebrates the beauty, sustainability and versatility of leather, while recognizing the innovation and craftsmanship that the new generation has to offer. 

With annual student design competitions running in Italy, China, UK and Taiwan, we have already received over 1,000 design submissions in categories spanning Garments, Footwear, Accessories and Design. You’ll find anything from updates and winning entries, to interviews with students and judges, right here!

The 2020 Taiwan Student Design Competition was a huge success category winners announced at an award ceremony and product demonstration at Taipei 101, the well-known 500 metre super-skyscraper in Taiwan.

In 2021, we go truly international with an open invitation competition that runs alongside the national programmes, and connects students from all over the world with an outstanding, money-can’t-buy prize.

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Taiwan Promotes 2025 Real Leather. Stay Different. Design Competition Across Ten Design Universities – Over 300 Participants Engaged

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 design-focused universities and colleges across Taiwan, hosting a series of promotional presentations and engagement sessions that reached over 300 design students and faculty members.

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