REAL LEATHER. STAY DIFFERENT. DESIGN COMPETITIONS
Our mission is to showcase the beauty, durability and sustainability of leather with original and innovative designs and in doing so cut waste, reduce the use of petroleum based synthetics and disrupt the fast fashion cycle. Real Leather. Stay Different. invites designers worldwide to showcase their talent by entering one of our design competitions.
We host an ever growing number of competitions around the world as we work in different regions to move the fashion agenda forward. We have regional competitions for the UK, Nordic Region, China Mainland, Taiwan Region, Africa (spanning 10 countries) and in 2023 the Philippines alongside an International Student Design Competition open to students and recent graduates around the world.
Competitions
Stay tuned for 2025
Previous Winners
Latest News
2023 International Shortlist
2023 Taiwan Region Shortlist
2023 China Mainland Shortlist
2023 UK Shortlist
2023 Nordic Region Shortlist
2023 African Showcase Shortlist
2023 Philippines Shortlist
ABOUT REAL LEATHER. STAY DIFFERENT.
RLSD is a global campaign funded by the Leather & Hide Council of America. It has reached some 750 million people and hundreds of thousands of students and makes the case for the use of leather and other natural materials as critical to a more sustainable future. RLSD points out that we should make the best use of society’s waste and that hides, as the by-product of the dairy and meat industries, should be used rather than landfilled as 130 million hides are every year, cutting CO2 emissions, cutting reliance on synthetics, creating longer lasting materials and challenge the fast fashion cycle.
For those who ask, we do NOT allow any entries using furs and other exotic materials. This campaign is about our responsibility to use society’s waste and to reduce consumption.
