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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:

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

REINVENT

Madelyn Sumner

Curtin University

Fashion Design BFA

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

SURVIVE

Giuseppe Migliore

Accademia Costume & Moda

Costume e Fashion Design

Competitions: International

Accessories

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