Meet 23 year old Ong Jia Ying from Shih Chien University, this year’s gold winner of the student design competition: Garment category. Scroll right down to watch her winning video entry!
What was the inspiration for your design?
Global warming is an issue that I’m always paying attention to. Global warming can cause drought issues which dries the soil so much that it appears cracked. The vision of cracked land is the inspiration for my design.
What are your thoughts working with leather?
My biggest challenge was figuring out how to present the leather. This is also the first time I’ve designed using leather so choosing which leather to use was a challenge for me too.
Josslyn Shi from California College of Art has been crowned Overall Winner of the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition at a glittering final event held at the U.S. Embassy in London.
Designs come to life as students begin creating samples in the final round of the Taiwan Student Design Competition. Watch the video to find out
Asirsam Kifle was born and raised in Ethiopia. From a young age he was intrigued by fashion and remembers himself regularly looking through fashion magazines and sketching designs. The idea behind his design was to make a product that blends Ethiopian
Emily's submission is of a leather jacket inspired by the cell scans of her brother's research on infectious diseases.
When almost every waking moment is spent working to survive, people learn to make the very best of what they have.
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