Africa Talent Leather Design Showcase
2024
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.
This annual event shines a spotlight on the finest emerging talent among designers in Africa who specialise in leather and natural materials, while promoting slow style and a more sustainable future for fashion and the planet.
Our panel of expert judges, Preston Viswamo, Tezera Ketema, Jacqueline Shaw, Michael Redwood and Judy Mania selected, in no particular order, the following shortlist who are now required to submit a physical design:
- Muna Elmi
- Paulina Mokhothu
- Nompumelelo Marilyn Samambgwa
- Andrew Chihungu
- Tokuma Sime Tola
- Angela Ndonga
- Eddie Louis
- Raymond Shikuku
- Peter Kinyanjui
- Ruth Girmay
- Stephen Maosa
- George Otieno
- Zeyin Mohammed
- Gideon Munyao
- Biniyam Solomon Bekele
Public voting for your People’s Choice Award is open from August 23rd to September 18th, 2024. Don’t forget to view this years shortlist and vote for your favourite design!
See all shortlisted designs below:
Eco-Elegance: The Recrafted Collection
Muna Elmi
Self Employed
Mubi Leather Ltd
Competitions: Africa
Accessories
Embodied Collection
Paulina Mokhothu
Self Employed
Tlhokomelo Designs Investment
Competitions: Africa
Apparel
Amaluba/Maruva @4141
Nompumelelo Marilyn Samambgwa
Self Employed
Basic operative course in Footwear Design and Production
Competitions: Africa
Footwear
URBAN LEATHER PASSION: CONNECTING CITIES WITH NATURE'S TOUCH.
TOKUMA SIME TOLA
Bahir Dar University
Leather product Engineering
Competitions: Africa
Accessories
The Continuity of the Yarn Culture.
Angela Ndonga
Self Employed
I run a footwear business called Angie’s Crochet’s.
Competitions: Africa
Footwear
Design Concept for Contemporary Leather Armor
Eddie Louis
Self Employed
Not Supplied
Competitions: Africa
Apparel
Minimalist Two in One Ladies Tote bag with Focus on Longevity and Circularity.
Raymond Shikuku
Not Supplied
Not Supplied
Competitions: Africa
Accessories
Transformable Travel Bag from Leather and Upcycled Denim
Stephen Maosa
University of Nairobi
Master of Arts in Design
Competitions: Africa
Design
Africas Top Leather Product Designer- Culture. Innovation. Sustainability
George Otieno
Self Employed
Circular Route Limited
Competitions: Africa
Footwear
Madiba Leather Shirt Bag
Zeyin Mohammed
Working at a Fashion company
Leather and leather products Industry Research and Development Center
Competitions: Africa
Accessories
HIDE & SICK
Gideon Munyao
University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Arts & Design
Competitions: Africa
Apparel
"Eco-Chic: Sustainable Leather Accessories for the Modern Conscious Consumer"
Biniyam Solomon Bekele
Working at a Fashion company
Bahir Dar University
Competitions: Africa
Accessories
