Africa Talent Leather Design Showcase 2024
Your chance to have your designs featured in a showcase in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or even present your work at the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Design Competition in Europe.
We are delighted, for the second year, to host the Real Leather. Stay Different. Africa Talent Leather Design Showcase 2024, a search for the most talented of Africa’s designers working with leather and natural materials.
To enter visit rlsd.internationaldesigncomp.com!
Apparel
Footwear
Accessories
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.
Selected designers will be awarded an Exhibitor’s Certificate, cash prizes, and have their work featured in RLSD Africa’s Talent Leather Design Showcase 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. One designer will be awarded a trophy and feature as part of a capsule collection showcasing the best international talent in Europe [October 2024], with travel and accommodation expenses covered by the organizers.
Click the below images to find out more about the 2023 finalists!
Real Leather. Stay Different. is a global campaign that has reached some 750 million people and hundreds of thousands of students. It makes the case for cattle leather (and other natural materials) and for making the best use of society’s waste and that hides, as the by-product of the dairy and meat industries, should be considered before looking to the petrochemical industries for manmade materials. Flexible and durable, leather is the natural alternative to fast fashion.
The Africa Talent Leather Design Showcase will run alongside the annual International Student Design Competition and regional competitions in Italy, China, the Nordics, Taiwan and the UK.
Your chance to have your designs featured in a showcase in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or even present your work at the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Design Competition in Europe.
Ethiopian designer Ruth Girmay was awarded the title of ‘Most Commendable Designer’ at The Real Leather. Stay Different. African Talent Leather Design showcase in December.
Dorcas Shoko is a 19 year old student from Harare, Zimbabwe. Having studied A-Level Art, Maths and Physics at Lomagundi College, Dorcus is looking to progress into the fashion industry. She wants to make a positive impact in the leather world, so her project
Yalew Shebabaw is the owner and general manager of Zenar leather products, based in Bahirdar, Ethiopoia. His design inspiration is drawn from a world where innovation meets tradition, where the timeless allure of pure leather converges with cutting-edge
Zeyin credits the start of their love of leather products to when he had to recommend leather bag design ideas to his mother for her small-scale leather business when he was twelve. His multi-functional design was inspired by various reading materials like
Sisay Abebe, born in Addis Abeda, Ethiopia, graduated from Addis Abeba University School of Fine Art and Design in 2008 with a first degree in Industrial Design. The Mursi Tribe, a fascinating ethnic group with a unique way of life, is the inspiration for
Rediet Simeon works in an Ethiopian leather and leather product research development as a designer. She was inspired by the title of my design 'Plastic Pollution' because plastic is everywhere and killing our planet; plastic doesn't decompose easily, it's
Mercy Chewetu Mukupa is the founder and creative director of Queen of Chitenge Fashion Limited in Lusaka, Zambia. The inspiration behind her design, 'Fusion of Cultures: A Sustainable Approach to Leather Jacket Design Presenting the Mwila’s Jacket,' stems
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