The deadline is approaching for the Only Natural 2025 Student Design Competition, an international initiative encouraging young designers to create fashion and home products using exclusively sustainable, natural materials .
Supported by organisations including the Leather & Hide Council of America, American Wool Council and American Hardwood Export Council, the competition offers students the chance to gain industry recognition by showcasing their work at Material Matters London during this year’s London Design Festival.
Finalists will present their designs alongside more than 40 curated brands and emerging talents at Material Matters London, which will take place at Space House. Winners will be announced on September 16, 2025, during a preview evening event.
Judges include industry experts such as Grant Gibson, founder of Material Matters (pictured), who will chair the panel, alongside designers and fashion professionals Adrien Roberts, Molly Wade, Ana Del Rio, Jens Laugesen and Alex Brownless. Home design judges include Joanna Knight OBE, Charlotte Kingsnorth and others.
Entrants must submit designs in either the Fashion (apparel, footwear, accessories) or Home (furniture, interiors) categories. Each entry must feature at least two natural materials such as wool, wood, cotton or hemp, with synthetic and plastic-based components strictly excluded.
Entries close on June 30, 2025
Details and entry forms are available
here
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