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ISA Next-Gen Materials continues as the main leather sponsor for RLSD Vietnam 2026

Following the successful partnership of RLSD Vietnam 2025, ISA Next-Gen Materials continues to accompany the RLSD Vietnam competition as the main leather sponsor for RLSD Vietnam 2026 competition. With the company's support, contestants will not only have the

Primeasia Vietnam to Sponsor a Factory Tour for RLSD Viet Nam 2026 Top 30 Finalists

The organisers of RLSD Viet Nam are pleased to announce that Primeasia (PA) will officially sponsor a dedicated factory visit for the Top 30 finalists and participating lecturers of the 2026 competition. This partnership offers an unrivalled opportunity for

Korean artist’s swooping, twisted shop installation is the star of Milan Design Week

Korean artist Kwangho Lee has taken over Bottega Veneta's Via Sant'Andrea store in Milan with an installation created during Design Week. Titled Lightful, the work sees twisting cords of the house's signature fettucce leather, in bespoke green and black,

If you thought leather was strictly a cold-weather affair, the runways tell a different story.

Leather is having its most confident summer yet. From the catwalks of Milan and Paris to the sun-drenched terraces of Ibiza, the material that once retreated the moment temperatures rose is now starring in the warmest months of the

The RLSD Brazil Student Design Competition is in full swing, with university events taking place across the country and the award ceremony set for July 15th in São Paulo. The RLSD team recently made three university visits and three online calls, connecting

Can your creativity take you on the trip of a lifetime? Revealed: The stunning city hosting this year’s RLSD International Student Design final event

The buzz around this year’s Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition is growing by the day. We’ve already been inspired by the incredible entries coming in from students and recent graduates around the world. But the

A conversation with designer Bell Quintão on craft, leather and building a brand with intention

Bell Quintão is not a brand built on hype. There are no seasonal surges, no trend-chasing, no mass production runs. Instead, working independently from her studio, Brazilian-born designer Bell Quintão produces small-batch, one-off leather pieces designed to

Animal print accessories are set to be everywhere in 2026 – here’s every key piece and pattern

When it comes to animal print, you’d be forgiven for thinking that leopard is the fashion set’s only chosen choice of motif - but not in 2026. In fact, while those distinctive spots are undoubtedly having a moment once again, it’s the more unexpected

Lauren Broxton is the bespoke leather designer championing Walsall’s leatherworking heritage

Born and raised in Walsall, the historic centre of the British leather trade, it’s no wonder that Lauren Broxton thinks that leather working is in her blood. “It was inevitable really,” she says. “I grew up here – you can’t walk around the

Hands That Shape the Future

India’s design culture has always been shaped by the craftsmanship of hands that understand material, form and function. Valued for its strength, adaptability and longevity and used to make everything from footwear and accessories to everyday objects,

How Mathieu Blazy reinvented the classic Chanel cap-toe pump

Aside from quilted lambskin, interlocking ‘CC’s and the camellia flower, there’s not much more synonymous with Chanel than black toe caps on classic cream leather - most famously a feature of Coco Chanel’s favourite slingback pumps, launched in

The refined leather jacket is what we’ll all be wearing in 2026

When it comes to leather jackets, any honest fashion expert will tell you that there’s rarely any reinvention involved. Rather, it’s about circulating classics (in new and interesting ways, if you can). In recent times, we’ve seen funnel neck