International Student Design Competition
2025
Winners Announced
Real Leather. Stay Different. 2025 International Competition Category Winners Announced!
2025 saw the fifth instalment of the International Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition, a search for the best new designers across the globe and for those who want to promote slow style and a more sustainable future for fashion.
After a judging process made gruelling by the amazingly high standard of entries, the results are now in. Congratulations to our winners!
Category Winners
Islam Nashef – 2025 Apparel Category Winner
Jamie Unlu O’Grady – 2025 Footwear Category Winner
Sara Jacqueline Morandini – 2025 Accessories Category Winner
Lan Anh Nguyễn – 2025 People’s Choice Award Winner
Full Shortlist Below:
Elizabet Ber – Warrior of dreams
Elizabet Ber
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
Duality Of Skin
Arielle SILBERSTEIN
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
Abstract Anatomies
Andrea Rehbein
The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås
Competitions: International
Apparel
DYNAMIC OBJECTS
Amit Yanai
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
FIRST PERSON FEMININE
Ariel Berka
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
RAW LAYERS – By Hagar Lautman
Hagar Lautman
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
Watchtower
YIGE WANG
Istituto Marangoni: Fashion, Art and Design
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
Worn Identity by Daria Kilemnik – Garment Ensemble Exploring Identity | Inspired by leather and material fatigue
Daria Kilemnik
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
TOMBOY FEMME
Michal Hadani
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
Abstract Depleted Terrain
OMER CARMELI
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
"Buried Brilliance" – Gal hayun
gal hayun
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
Galleria Capovolta
Luca Di Giacomantonio
Accademia Costume & Moda
Haute Couture
Competitions: International
Apparel
International student design competition
Lydia paget
Ravensbourne University London
Competitions: International
Design*
Shields
islam nashef
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem
Competitions: International
Apparel
Martyrs of the Kingdom
Einav Said
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
Modern Conservatism
Shira Reznikov Zohar
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Apparel
The Fusion of Turkish Lace and Saddlery Craft
Mine Yeter
De Montfort University
Competitions: International
Accessories
Amazonia
Jennifer Duffy
Jimmy Choo Academy London Fashion Academy
Competitions: International
Accessories
Burning Desire
Paweł Robuta
The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås
Competitions: International
Accessories
Mạch Gấm Da Nâu_ Brocade & Hide
Nguyen Huynh Khanh Nhu
Vietnam
Competitions: International
Accessories
HYBRID RACKSACK
Konthorn Wutthiwongangkhana
University of Westminster
Competitions: International
Accessories
Ombrage – a Leather Goods, Footwear and Jewellery project curated by Sara Jacqueline Morandini
Sara Jacqueline Morandini
Accademia Costume & Moda
Competitions: International
Accessories
"Odyssey in time"
Virginia Savorani
Accademia Costume & Moda
Competitions: International
Accessories
Slow Motorsport – The Impact of Slow Design Thinking on the Creation of Racing fan bag
Mirell Vinnal
Estonian Academy of Arts
Competitions: International
Accessories
KATERINA PASCHALIDES RLSD CONTEST
Katerina Paschalides
Istituto Marangoni: Fashion, Art and Design
Competitions: International
Accessories
Intertwined with tradition and style – The Jawaja Tote Bag
Sukanya Das
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
Competitions: International
Accessories
仓|Granary
XINQI CHANG
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
箱包专业
Competitions: China Mainland
Accessories
Bittersweet Symphony
Dana Gavron Malka
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Competitions: International
Accessories
Footwear design (space age sneaker)
SOORIYADEV MS
Footwear Design and Development Institute
Competitions: International
Footwear
SubTraction. Modular Footwear for the Bold.
Jamie Unlu O'Grady
De Montfort University
Competitions: International
Footwear
Slip-On Leather Clogs – Sustainable Footwear Design
Devangana Bharadwaj
Footwear Design and Development Institute
Competitions: International
Footwear
VietNam Culture Leather Shoes Inspired
Nguyễn Xuân Trường
Vietnam
Competitions: International
Footwear
Design For Change
Jenny Phung
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Competitions: International
Accessories
肌肤的回应 Echoes Under the Surface
SIO HA KUAN
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
Competitions: China Mainland
Footwear
"OVOLO" – Inspired by egg chair
Krittapas Santilinon
Academy of Art University
Competitions: Thailand
Footwear
