We are delighted for the third year to host the UK Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition 2023, a search for the best of the UK’s new designers and for those who want to promote slow style and a more sustainable future for fashion.
Shortlisted designs now available to view on rlsd.internationaldesigncomp.com!
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.
Each of the three category winners will receive a trophy, certificate and Coffee Table Book covering the competition and including their entry. The overall winner will be chosen from three categories, their design will be professionally made, and form part of a capsule collection showcasing the best international talent and unveiled at an event hosted in Europe in October 2023.
Apparel
Footwear
Accessories
Woosung Kim, a South Korean footwear designer based in London, originally planned to study architecture in the UK after high school. However, his life took an unexpected turn during his first year in the country. While undertaking foundation course, he had
Arianna, a BA Fashion Design graduate from Kingston School of Art, recently completed her final collection. Growing up in Bermuda, Arianna was heavily influenced by the local culture alongside her Scottish heritage. Inspired by the film Alien and the life of
Ana Del Rio Mullarkey’s British-Spanish heritage provides her with a rich dual-cultural perspective that informs her work. Her Spanish heritage has been hugely influential in this collection as the inspiration for it has been the quintessential Spanish
Emily, a first class honours graduate in BA Product and Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, is a materials focused designer who highlights opportunities with waste materials by placing sustainability at the forefront of
The Real Leather. Stay Different. UK Student Design Competition, in partnership with Arts Thread and Leather UK, has announced its esteemed panel of judges for 2023.
Recently graduated from Loughborough University, Abigail specialised in Multimedia Textiles Design & Innovation. With a keen eye for colour and detail she found that the possibility of experimenting with materials within fashion design is such an exciting and
During her university years, Hanzhi majored in industrial design but was very interested in fashion, which is why she eventually chose to study fashion at postgraduate level. During her time at university, she was interested in studying materials and was
Oriol Clavell is a Catalan designer based in London, whose project Epentismo has won this year’s Apparel Category for the UK Student Design Competition. His work focuses on self-identity discovery – exploring cultural heritage as well as notions of
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