Rachna: A Leather Accessory Design Competition

Overview: Rachna invites design students, emerging self-taught designers, artists, and young creative minds to reimagine leather accessories for Gen Z. Combine functionality, contemporary aesthetics, cultural influences, and practical manufacturing feasibility. The Challenge: Design a wallet, belt, purse, clutch, or handbag, or develop a small collection of two or more accessories. Explore fresh forms, modularity, material combinations, and Indian craft or identity. Show how your idea evolved, not just the finished design. Submission Requirements: Submit one PDF documenting your Research, Inspiration, Exploration, Rough Sketches, Final Design, and Rendering. Include clear views, dimensions, and relevant design details. Digital or hand-rendered visuals are encouraged wherever possible. What We’re Looking For: Demonstrate a clear progression from user and market research to a conceptually strong, practically feasible design. Rewards and Recognition: First prize: ₹15,000 and a certificate. Second prize: ₹10,000 and a certificate. Third prize: ₹5,000 and a certificate. Entries placed fourth through tenth receive an Honorable Mention Certificate. Other participants receive a Certificate of Participation. Group / Announcement link - https://chat.whatsapp.com/J4spkoqO8Xk5gYZyLtxN4c “The top 10 students will receive a Pre-Placement Interview (PPI) opportunity valued at ₹15,000 each, totaling ₹1,50,000 in additional opportunity value. ”That brings total rewards to ₹1,80,000: ₹30,000 in cash prizes + ₹1,50,000 in PPI Internship opportunities(Worth 15k). Additional info - Challenge and Guidelines: Who can participate: Design college students, emerging self-taught designers, artists and young creative minds. What to design: A wallet, belt, purse, clutch or handbag. Design scope: Choose one accessory or develop a small collection of two or more leather accessories. Creative direction: Explore new functionality, modularity, material combinations, contemporary styling or influences from Indian culture and craft. Design expectations: Your concept should address a real user need, feel relevant to Gen Z and be practical to manufacture. Submission format: Submit your complete design process as one PDF through Unstop. What Your PDF Should Include: Research: Your target user, their needs, materials, market and existing products. Inspiration: References, mood boards, cultural influences, colours, textures and forms that shaped your idea. Exploration: Different concepts, structures, features and possibilities you considered. Rough Sketches: Thumbnails, early sketches and iterations showing how your thinking developed. Final Design: Clear views, dimensions, materials and relevant details explaining how your product works. Rendering: Digital or hand-rendered visuals, where possible, showing the final appearance and finishes. Show a clear progression from research to your final solution. Your design journey matters as much as the finished product.