Guang Chelsea Čizme by Kaiqi Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Željezna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Obuće, Cipela i Čizama Competition Category.

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Guang Chelsea Čizme

by Kaiqi Wang

Client: KaiiQi

Željezna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Obuća Category

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The Design

About Guang Chelsea Čizme

Guang je ručno rađen od goveđe kože i jagnjeće kože. Reflektirajuće vezice su prošivene na šavovima dajući futuristički osjećaj. Reflektirajuća prilagodljiva slova na poleđini koja funkcionišu kao privlačna karakteristika i poboljšavaju vidljivost u mraku. Stražnji remen proširuje dužinu i širinu trake za nošenje radi lakšeg nošenja. Vibramov potplat daje čvrstu estetiku, superiornu vuču i veću udobnost. Jarko neonsko žuta uz usku siluetu sa šiljastim prstima daje buntovnički, ali funkcionalan dizajn.

The Recognition

About the Željezna nagrada A' Design Award

Guang Chelsea Čizme je pobjednik Željezne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje dobrim dizajnima što ispunjavaju profesionalne i industrijske zahtjeve očekivane od dobro dizajniranih kreacija. Željezni pobjednici pokazuju veliku vještinu, visoku specijalizaciju, stručno razumijevanje i kreativne kapacitete svojih stvaralaca. Očekuje se da Guang Chelsea Čizme bude visoko cijenjena, voljena i njegovana kreacija koja je praktična i inovativna. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Željeznu nagradu A' Design Award integrira najbolje industrijske prakse i ima kompetentne tehničke karakteristike povezane sa znanjem i talentom. Guang Chelsea Čizme se poštuje zbog svoje temeljitosti i dizajniran je da pruži poboljšanja kvaliteta života koja pomažu da svijet postane bolje mjesto.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Guang is handmade with cowhide as main material and lambskin as lining to emphasize both durability and flexibility. Reflective bindings were stitched on the seams delivering a futuristic feel. Reflective customizable letters on the bootstraps functioning as an eye catching feature also improves visibility in the dark. The distressed Vibram outsole gives a brawny aesthetic, superior traction, and greater comfort, which are unique for high heel chelsea. Together deliver a slick and cohesive design.
Dimensions & Packaging: 85 mm x 235 mm x 280 mm each.
Tags: Chelsea Boots, ankle boots, neon yellow, Vibram, reflective, 3M
Production Technology: Handmade from scratch. Including pattern making, material sourcing, and lasting. Constructed by machine sewing. Main material is cowhide. Lining is lambskin. Trims are reflective tape and elastic bands. Outsole is a Vibram brand outsole.
Design Challenge: The challenge is to develop the pattern. To achieve the design vision, most time has been dedicated to making prototypes and to find different solutions to execute the best way of putting all the layers of soles together.
Research: Research was mainly focused on Chelsea boots history, construction and materials.
Inspiration: Chelsea boots although classy, have historically garnered a darker, more conventional design. Guang is Chinese for 'light', it aimed to bring a novel bright, futuristic vantage point to the boot while maintaining its functional features of durability and ease of wear. Guang boasts clean geometric lines, featuring the contradictory of time consuming craftsmanship and boundary challenging philosophy. The bright neon yellow alongside the pointy-toe narrow silhouette delivers a sexy, rebellious yet aesthetically pleasing design.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 in San Francisco and finished in November 2019.
Operation Flow: The main material used on the body of the boot is a durable cow hide leather with a saturated fluorescent coating. The interior of the boots is made from lamb skin allowing for a soft feel on the foot as well as flexibility to stretch to fit each foot as time goes by. Reflective details improve visibility in the dark, when hit with flash or car light, it will light up. The painted over then deliberate distressed outsole has been sanded down to fit the shoe shape, it gives superior traction and greater comfort, which are unique for high-heel Chelsea boots.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Damion Le Cappelain 2019
Image #2: Photographer Damion Le Cappelain 2019
Image #3: Photographer Kaiqi Wang 2021
Image #4: Photographer Alejandro Tuzon 2021
Image #5: Photographer Alejandro Tuzon 2021