The finalists have been announced for the Cordwainers Footwear Awards 2023. Established in 2014, the Cordwainers Footwear Awards not only offer footwear design students significant cash prizes and the chance to earn industry recognition for their work but finalists are also given the opportunity to gain mentoring experience from some of the best names in the British footwear industry. This year there are two fresh award categories:

• The new Sneaker/Athleisure Award recognises innovative design work in this area of footwear.
• The Sue Saunders Award for Excellence is a new prize, which will be awarded by nomination to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the footwear trade

Finalists are Lynn Kwak, Madison Harwood-Scott, Woosung Kim, Cameron Murdoch, Bobby Nangla, Finn Grear, Angela Kudor, Georgina Dalloro, Daniel Charkow, Barney Wardlaw, Annie Purdy, Joseph Dodd and Juhye Moon. The 2023 Cordwainers Footwear Awards will take place on Wednesday 7 June, in the elegant surroundings of Merchant Taylors’ Hall, Threadneedle Street, London. The finalists from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London and De Montfort University will compete to win the coveted Cordwainers Footwear Award Trophy.