Guang Chelsea Boots by Kaiqi Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Calçat, Sabates i Botes Competition Category.

FerroCalçat· 2021

Guang Chelsea Boots

by Kaiqi Wang

Client: KaiiQi

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Calçat Category

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The Design

About Guang Chelsea Boots

Guang està fet a mà amb pell de vaca i pell de xai. Es van cosir enllaços reflectants a les costures que ofereixen una sensació futurista. Les lletres reflectants personalitzables a la part posterior que funcionen com una característica atractiva també milloren la visibilitat a la foscor. La corretja posterior amplia la longitud i l'amplada de la corretja d'arrencada per facilitar-ne l'ús. La sola exterior de Vibram angoixada ofereix una estètica musculosa, una tracció superior i una major comoditat. El groc neó brillant al costat de la silueta estreta de punta estreta ofereix un disseny rebel però funcional.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Guang Chelsea Boots és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Guang Chelsea Boots sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Guang Chelsea Boots és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

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