The Real Leather. Stay Different. Nordic Student Design Competition 2022, in association with our friends at ArtsThread, has now closed. Thank you to all the talented students who participated!
Scroll below to explore the Winner’s designs and the final shortlist.
OVERALL WINNER & APPAREL CATEGORY WINNER:
Emilia Utbult from Beckmans College of Design, Sweden for Ruby GG228
ACCESSORY CATEGORY WINNER:
Riikka Peltola from Aalto University, Finland for Leather Blossom
PEOPLE’S CHOICE CATEGORY WINNER:
Maria Julia Echarte Pascual from VIA University College, Denmark for Sukeban
DISCOVER THE SHORTLISTED ENTRIES BELOW:
Designs must be made of at least 50% leather from cow hide.
Any other materials used must be natural or organic materials, for example wood or any natural fibres.
No fur or exotic skins. Our mission is to cut waste and utilise materials that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
Plastics must only be used where no natural alternatives are available.
We will shortlist finalists in each category before the judges choose category winners and an overall winner who will see their design professionally made and promoted in a capsule collection, as well as taking home the trophy and featuring in the RLSD 2022 coffee table book.
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.
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.
Meet this year’s Apparel Winner and Overall Winner for the 2022 Nordics Region Student Design Competition- Emilia
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