HOW TO… PIMP YOUR SNEAKS
For our latest video tutorial, we share some tips on how to upgrade your leather trainers for a brand new look. From cleaning them, to styling them up using things you can find around the house.
The Real Leather. Stay Different. Taiwan Accessories Category is part of a Global Student Design Competition which celebrates the beauty, sustainability and versatility of leather, while recognizing the innovation and craftsmanship that the new generation has to offer. The competition engages with young and exciting designers to directly highlight the history, application and sustainable credentials of leather as a rich and versatile material. In doing so we look to recognize and reward creativity, craftwork and innovation in fashion & design while also creating new exciting ambassadors who can champion leather for the future.
Meet 24 year old Yu ChiKit from Shu-Te University, this year’s gold winner of the student design competition: Accessory Category. Scroll right down to watch her winning video entry!
What was the inspiration for your design?
My design is inspired by the social phenomenon ‘Outward Autism’ combined with the elements of a parallel universe to create contrast and to complement through imagination another ‘me’ who exists in another universe.
The bag can be used on both sides. You can change its appearance by the hinges, I’ve used magnets here to transform the bag into a new appearance.
What are your thoughts on working with leather?
I found leather to be durable and easy to shape, therefore it can be used as a material for a lot of different designs.
For our latest video tutorial, we share some tips on how to upgrade your leather trainers for a brand new look. From cleaning them, to styling them up using things you can find around the house.
Leather furniture has gained a much bigger fanbase more recently. Not only is the material luxurious and durable, but it is easy to maintain, particularly if messy kids are around!
The world’s top handbag designer has been appointed Women’s Fashion Leather Goods Director for the French company following five successful years at Mulberry. He will work alongside Vuitton’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière.
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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