Wacky Pack انٹرایکٹیو پادپوش (کوش) by Ye Shen

Wacky Pack انٹرایکٹیو پادپوش (کوش) by Ye Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award نقرئی انعام in فٹ ویئر، شوز ءِ بوٹس ڈیزائن Competition Category.

نقرہفٹ ویئر· 2023

Wacky Pack انٹرایکٹیو پادپوش (کوش)

by Ye Shen

Client: Ye Shen

A' Design Award نقرئی انعام Winner in فٹ ویئر Category

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The Design

About Wacky Pack انٹرایکٹیو پادپوش (کوش)

وَیکی پَیک یک کوشانی مجموعہ اِنت کہ پادپوش ءَ بندگ ءِ نوکیں راہاں سِک ءُ سوچ کنت۔ ہر جوڑی وتی روایتی بندانی (لیس) بدل ءَ یک دگہ بندگی نظام ءِ کارمرز کنت، پہ مثال کوش ءِ پوش، آسنی سِنَپ یا پورہ زِپ۔ اے بندگی نظام ہر کوش ءِ پوشگ ءِ ڈول ءَ بدل کنت ءُ یک جوڑی ءَ چہ چنڈیں ڈولءُڈنگاں پیش دارگ ءِ اجازت دنت۔ گوں مختلف موٹائی ءِ ویج-ٹین چرم ءُ خاص جوڑ کتگیں آسنی سامان مجموعہ ءِ سرجمی ءَ کارمرز بوتگ اَنت۔ نمونہ ءِ ٹکڑہ گوں دست بریتگ، دوچتگ ءُ گوں دست لاسٹ کنگ بوتگ اَنت۔ باز پروٹوٹائپ جوڑ کنگ ءَ تناسب، تلی جوڑ کنگ ءِ طریقہ ءُ بندگ ءِ ڈیزائن ءَ بہتر ءُ صاف کتگ۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award نقرئی انعام

Wacky Pack انٹرایکٹیو پادپوش (کوش) A' Design Award نقرئی انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، غیر معمولی حد ءَ معزز اعتراف کہ اعلیٰ ترین درجہ ءِ، شاندار ءُ متاثر کنوکیں ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ نقرہ ءِ ورگ آ باز روشن ءُ انتہائی تخلیقی کار انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ شاندار مہارت، صلاحیت ءُ ذہانت ءَ ظاہر کننت۔ Wacky Pack انٹرایکٹیو پادپوش (کوش) چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک شاندار نمائشی کار بیت، قابل ذکر حد ءَ پیشہ ورانہ ءُ گہرے جدت ءِ۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award نقرئی انعام ءَ برتگ، یک انتہائی قابل ذکر، ساراہگ بوتگیں ایجاد انت کہ فائدہ دنت ءُ فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ حداں ودی کنت۔ Wacky Pack انٹرایکٹیو پادپوش (کوش) یک ہمے تخلیق انت کہ آیانی سرا باز مردم حسد کننت، کہ خواہشاں جاگینیت، مثبت جذبہ آرنت ءُ حیرت ءُ تعجب ءِ چنگاری ءَ بالنت۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Wacky Pack explores the concept and possibilities of footwear closure, or traditionally speaking, "how-to-tie-a-shoe". It explores unorthodox construction and fastening method, creating unique yet diverse interactions between the shoe and the user, providing a new level of improvisation and customization for your day-to-day look.
Tags: Interactive Footwear, Fashion Sneakers, Alternative Closure, Shoemaking, Leather Goods
Production Technology: Veg-tanned leather with various thickness and metal hardware were used across the pack. All non-leather soft materials were dyed to match the cream color. The hardware selection was custom-tailored to perform the unique closures.

Each design was explored and validated through intensive prototyping to finalize the proportion, soling methods, and most importantly, closure system design.

All pattern pieces were hand cut, cemented, sewn, then assembled with metal hardwares and hand lasted, finished with various soling techniques and materials, finally sanded and finished.
Research: Gen-Z and Millennials will soon be (if not already) the core consumer of fashion and luxury. With low brand loyalty and contemporary view of value, all they are after is fresh concepts that grab their attentions, concepts that become the pieces and its value.

Brands are all playing up to these desires. But with the Millennials’ quick shift of attention, very soon a pure concept won’t attract them anymore, and they would want something more, they would want to be a part of the concept.
Inspiration: What does it mean to tie a shoe? Why does it need to be tied?
If all a shoe need to do is to enclose your foot, how differently can a shoe perform this task?

Can the mundane action of "shoe-tying" turns into something more meaningful or entertaining? Can the closure dictate how a shoe works, or become a shoe itself? Can it alter the user's experience and behavior?
Project Duration: This Project was created in a 4-month period in Fall 2018, within a shoe-making course taught by Anne Marika Chasse at Rhode Island School of Design.
Operation Flow: Bao Bao: Shoe born inside a shoe cover. Wear it close, wear it open, wear it flipped.

O Snap: Turn O-snap on, snap pieces to each other. Snap None or snap all; snap some or snap one, it's up to you.

Sticky Fingers: Shoe zipped all the way around. Zip or unzip, front or back. Zip it close, hide inside; Zip it open, reveal yourself.