International Student Design Competition
2023
2023 saw the third 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.
Our panel of expert judges, Christopher Koerber [Hugo Boss], Paola Arosio [Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana], Leanne Elliott Young and Cat Taylor [IoDF], Mike Adler [Celebrity Stylist] and 2022 winner Gal Benjamin, crowned the following winners:
- Tamar Elbaz, 2023 Joint Overall and Apparel Category Winner
- Ana Del Rio Mullarkey, 2023 Joint Overall and People’s Choice Award Winner
- Alida Xavier, 2023 Accessories Category Winner
- Sara Veneziano, 2023 Footwear Category Winner
See all shortlisted designs below.
2023 SHORTLISTED DESIGNERS
Stream of Consciousness
Yuetong Wang
London College of Fashion
BA (Hons) Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories
Competitions: International
Accessories
Emotionally Durable Accessory Based on Modularity
Liis Tisler
Estonian Academy of Arts
Accessory Design MA
Competitions: International
Accessories
prunel
Aurélien BOURDET
L'Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantiques
Product Design Bachelor & Digital Design Master
Competitions: International
Accessories
Ex;anté – project Perak
Andry Chen
London College of Fashion
BA(Hons) Cordwainers: Fashion Bags and Accessories
Competitions: UK, International
Accessories
MUYUM
Eliška Chromčáková
Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art University Of West Bohemia
Fashion Design MFA
Competitions: International
Accessories
FLUIDA
Viola Ponticelli
IED Istituto Europeo Di Design
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Accessories
How leather industry's off-cuts can be utilised in order to avoid landfill
Alida Xavier
Istituto Marangoni: Fashion, Art and Design
MA Luxury Accessory design and management
Competitions: UK, International
Accessories
Ata Sué | Zihita Collection
Allison Gómez
London College of Fashion
Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories: Product Design and Innovation
Competitions: International, UK
Accessories
Weave
Emily Richardson
Central Saint Martins
Ba (hons) Product & Industrial Design
Competitions: UK, International
Accessories
Gauntlet modular handbag
Siddharth Yadav
MIT institute of design, Pune
Industrial design
Competitions: International
Accessories
Tessellation upcycled leather jacket
Aida Matuseviciute
Aalto University
Fashion Design MFA
Competitions: Nordic Region, International
Apparel
My Digital-Physical World
Sara Halpern
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Design
ARTEM ANIMA X BAINS
surina bains
Birmingham City University
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: UK, International
Apparel
Fight or Flight
Siobhán Curtis
National College of Art and Design
BA (HONS) Fine Art International: Department of Applied Materials: Textiles, Art & Artefact
Competitions: International
Apparel
Manmade?: An Extension of the Natural State
Zoe Alvarez
Cornell University
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
Whim
Tamar Elbaz
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
MY LITTLE MONSTER
NETA SHALOM
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
Humanesque
Nathan Batra
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
CYBER WEST
Jozef Tomko
London College of Fashion
Ba. Fashion Design Technology: Menswear
Competitions: International
Apparel
RLSD: The Statement Hybrid
Sifana Shahzad
The Glasgow School of Art
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: UK, International
Apparel
Summer kisses, Winter tears
Sharon Katz
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
MEERESKREATUREN – LEATHERBACK JACKET
Charlotte Lockton
University of Brighton
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: UK, International
Design
SIPHON
Hollie Haughin
Northumbria University
BA (HONS) Fashion Design
Competitions: UK, International
Design
The Good Life
Tori Jagger
Sheffield Hallam University
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: UK, International
Apparel
The Giger Coat
Arianna Stapley
Kingston School of Art
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: UK, International
Apparel
Blinkered: Falconry T-Shirt
Madeleine Morgan
University of Brighton
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: UK, International
Apparel
"EL DOMINGO" (SUNDAY)
Ana Del Rio Mullarkey
De Montfort University
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: UK, International
Apparel
Sinful Sanctity
Emilly Malcher
Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
Concious Cuts
Simone Celli
Istituto Marangoni: Fashion, Art and Design
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
Spin-to-Win
Rose Brown
Nottingham Trent University
Fashion Design MFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
Jacron Chainmail Top
Cecelia Hinds
Marist College
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
"God you look AMAZING!" "WHAT! Are you Serious?"
Mailie Halcyon Dennis
Nottingham Trent University
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: UK, International
Apparel
COWPUNK
Floyd Rorije
ArteZ University of the arts
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Design
Melaya Wrap
Peter Shonoda
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: International
Apparel
I(M)PERFECT
Sara Veneziano
Accademia Costume & Moda
Footwear & Accessory Design BFA
Competitions: International
Accessories
Beyond Bauhaus
Abigail Rayner
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Fibers BFA, Accessory Design MFA
Competitions: International
Accessories
Novus Sustainable Leather Everyday Sneaker – Mitchel Hoye University of Queensland
Mitchell Hoye
Queensland University Of Technology
Industrial Design
Competitions: International
Footwear
Natalie Circus
开云 杨
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
Footwear & Accessory Design BFA
Competitions: China Mainland, International
Footwear
Chasing Clouds / 逐云
腾州 应
闽南理工学院-服装与艺术设计学院
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: China Mainland, International
Footwear
Fishing Net
Hai Shihao
Donghua University
Product Design BFA
Competitions: China Mainland, International
Footwear
Surrounded by Technology
Pei Yi Dai
Fu Jen Catholic University
Fashion Design BFA
Competitions: Taiwan Region, International
Footwear
Cum-Joe—Sneakers
WEI,SIANG LIOU
Tainan University of Technology
Footwear & Accessory Design BFA
Competitions: Taiwan Region, International
Footwear
Fragile Future
Hannu Viitala
Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK)
Smart and sustainable design, bachelor of culture and arts
Competitions: Nordic Region, International
Footwear
