Lotte Chemical Wins iF Design Award Main Prize for Leather Texture Realized with Plastic

One of the World’s Top Three Design Awards
"Strengthening Specialty Material Technology and Competitiveness"

Lotte Chemical received the main prize at the German '2025 iF Design Award,' one of the world's top three design awards.

On the 21st, Lotte Chemical announced that it won the iF Design Award main prize for its design called 'Natural Way,' which is designed to replicate natural textures such as fabric and leather using the company's specialty plastic materials.

Lotte Chemical's 'Natural Way,' designed to replicate natural textures such as fabric and leather using the company's specialty plastic materials, won the 2025 iF Design Award. Photo by Lotte Chemical

Started in 1954, the German iF Design Award is considered one of the global top three design awards alongside Germany's Red Dot and the United States' IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards). Lotte Chemical won in the 'Professional Concept' category among nine fields. With this award, Lotte Chemical has now received a total of 26 awards from the world's top three design awards.

Natural Way is a design solution that enhances color, pattern, and texture. It is also eco-friendly, applying recycled particles to an environmentally friendly material made with recycled polycarbonate. This work, submitted for mobility interiors, can be utilized not only in mobility but also in various industries such as home appliances, TV, and IT.

Hwang Min-jae, Head of Advanced Materials Business at Lotte Chemical, stated, "We will lead the changing market based on Lotte Chemical's differentiated technological capabilities," adding, "We will continue to expand growth centered on high value-added specialty products."