The Gemini Rebirth Interchangeable Footwear by Molly is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design Competition Category.
IronFootwear· 2020
The Gemini Rebirth Interchangeable Footwear
by Molly
Client: Molly
A' Design Award Winner in Footwear Category
Verified Award Winner
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About The Gemini Rebirth Interchangeable Footwear
This unique design is constructed utilizing a pointed-toe and 100mm heels to define the desired structure and allure. Embellished with care, the product uses clean-cut silhouettes and meticulous chrome closure mechanisms to translate the authenticity with which the pair can be altered with absolute ease. Meshing smooth and grainy premium leather with a technical understanding of hardware placement, The Gemini Rebirth offers flexibility to completed design outlines.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
The Gemini Rebirth Interchangeable Footwear is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. The Gemini Rebirth Interchangeable Footwear is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. The Gemini Rebirth Interchangeable Footwear is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The Gemini Rebirth is a literal interpretation of the fluidity of my personal style. For my very first collection, I found it fitting to design 6 pieces representative of the dualism of every powerful woman. The collection is geared towards the versatile individual, one who holds the ability to transform attitude into an expression of style; one who defies all odds.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Fluidity. A means to alter my shoes and personal style in a manner that only compliments the beauty of the footwear.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
I plan to mass-produce the collection eventually, however, I am yet to find a compatible manufacturing company to partner with for the long run.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Gemini Rebirth is, in my opinion, the epitome of footwear for today's modern lady. This design is one that will remarkably serve as an elegant solution to limitations in the multi-functionality of footwear and the lack of flexibility in completed design outlines.
Embellished with care, this collection uses clean-cut silhouettes to translate the authenticity of today's fashion renegade into unconventional contrasting features that connote refined femininity, one that is unmistakably elegant. The style and feel may be converted by simply undoing metal clasps to release complimenting pieces. - Dimensions & Packaging
- A pointed-toe was a crucial element to developing the assertive, yet the sensuous feel of this design. With four inches- approximately 100mm, selected as the desired heel height for this project, The Gemini Rebirth is meticulously crafted using clean-cut silhouettes and chrome closures to elevate each style. By meshing smooth and grainy premium leather with a technical understanding of placement, the style and feel can easily be altered by simply releasing or attaching the metal clasps to reveal something new.
- Tags
- Footwear, Pump, Slipper, Spiked, Molly, Branded By Molly, Gemini, Rebirth
- Production Technology
- Products were hand-crafted using genuine leather and chrome hardware for detailing.
- Design Challenge
- As a footwear designer and shoemaker, the biggest risk I faced was having to entrust a production company halfway across the world with designs that are dear to me. The fear of the unknown was ultimately the driving force behind my decision to collaborate with a larger establishment.
In order to get a feel of what a large expansion for Molly would entail, I was able to open my mind to the possibility of working with highly accredit individuals and develop a strong understanding of the footwear industry as it pertains to production costs, times, delivery options, and so much more. - Research
- The research consisted of both Qualitative & Quantitative methods to ensure the inexistence of products similar to the designs found in The Gemini Rebirth Collection and to subsequently produce Never-Before-Seen footwear that appeals to the fashionably eccentric individual using data compelled from the chosen factory's company reviews, previously realized designs and operational costs.
- Inspiration
- After rediscovering myself during the process of building my footwear brand, I found it fitting to design a 6 piece collection representative of the dualism of every powerful woman.
This collection is the answer to the daily challenges of the versatile individual, one who holds the ability to transform attitude into an expression of style; one who stands shamelessly defying all odds. - Project Duration
- The Gemini Rebirth collection was designed in January 2019 in Toronto and prototyped later that year, in July 2019, by a manufacturing group in Dubai.
- Operation Flow
- This collection consists of pairs that can be transformed with the use of a metal clasp.
The mechanism behind this is designed in a way that renders the styles fully functional with or without the attachment piece. One can simply slide into the open-toe backless bootie or undo the metal connectors to reveal a more relaxed sandal. - Image Credits
- Omowonuola Adeshina / Designer / Shoemaker (Molly), 2019.
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