Wacky Pack Интерактивни обувки by Ye Shen

Wacky Pack Интерактивни обувки by Ye Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Сребърна награда A' Design Award in Дизайн на обувки, обуща и ботуши Competition Category.

СреброОбувки· 2023

Wacky Pack Интерактивни обувки

by Ye Shen

Client: Ye Shen

Сребърна награда A' Design Award Winner in Обувки Category

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The Design

About Wacky Pack Интерактивни обувки

Wacky Pack е колекция от обувки, която изследва нови начини за закопчаване на обувките. Всеки чифт заменя традиционните връзки с алтернативна система за закопчаване, като калъф за обувка, метални капси или цял цип. Закопчалките променят начина, по който се носи всяка обувка, и позволяват няколко визии от един-единствен чифт. В колекцията са използвани растително дъбена кожа с различна дебелина и метални елементи, изработени по поръчка. Частите от кройката са изрязани на ръка, ушити и опънати на калъп ръчно. Обширното прототипиране усъвършенства пропорциите, методите за поставяне на подметките и дизайна на закопчаването.

The Recognition

About the Сребърна награда A' Design Award

Wacky Pack Интерактивни обувки е носител на Сребърната награда A' Design Award — извънредно престижно признание, присъждано на дизайни от най-висока класа, великолепни и впечатляващи. Сребърните победители са изключително блестящи и крайно творчески творби, които илюстрират изключителната компетентност, талант и проницателност на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Wacky Pack Интерактивни обувки да бъде прекрасна, показна творба, забележително професионална и дълбоко иновативна. Този дизайн, спечелил Сребърната награда A' Design Award, е високо забележимо, възхищавано изобретение, което е от полза и разширява границите на изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите. Wacky Pack Интерактивни обувки е творение, на което мнозина завиждат, което събужда желания, внася положителни чувства и разпалва изумление и възхита.

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.