The campaign trail to recruit students to enter the 2021 Student Design Competition in Taiwan has begun.
The Taiwan campaign tour to promote the 2021 Student Design Competition, received great feedback from faculty and students alike. It visited seven universities in Taiwan covering courses from fashion design to product design. More visits are planned.
“In the process, we can truly feel how students are curious and interested in leather,” says executive producer Ben Chiu about the campaign. Taiwan International Leather Association also sponsors leather samples in the campaign, so students can have hands-on experiences. For many students, it is their first chance to use chrome tanned leather, a feature product for the leather industry in Taiwan. Chrome tanned leather’s versatility allows it to accommodate a wide range of ideas and inspirations in student designs.
As part of the tour, advisor Rachel Chang imparts her professional knowledge, teaches leather crafting techniques, and engages with designers/instructors at school. “The competition is just a starting point to put this material in their minds,” says Chang. “We look forward to working closely with design education in the future, so a new generation of designers will choose leather, and work with local industries to offer additional values.
The tour has visited:
Department of Industrial Design, Dayeh University
Department of Industrial Design, Shih Chien University
Department of Fashion Design, Shih Chien University
Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising, Shih Chien University Kaohsiung Campus
Department of Industrial and Commercial Design, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Hair Styling and Management, Shu-Te University
National Taiwan University of Arts
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.
Meet 21 year old Alyssa Tarantino, student at ACM in Rome and participant in the Italy Student Design Competition.
And we’re off: the first Global Leather Design Competition has been launched across the UK, calling students from eligible universities and design schools to submit their unique designs showcasing leather.
Nothing evokes luxury like the scent of leather. From the fragrance of the hide upholstery in a Bentley to the enveloping aroma of a Chesterfield settee, leather’s smell, as much as its look and feel, is essential to its enduring appeal.
YaWen Zhang, from Zhoukou, Henan Province is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Fashion Design and Manufacturing at Wenzhou University. She enjoys researching social trends and consumer psychology.
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