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Wacky Pack Interaktivní obuv by Ye Shen

Wacky Pack Interaktivní obuv by Ye Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Stříbrná cena A' Design Award in Obuv Competition Category.


StříbroObuv· 2023

Wacky Pack Interaktivní obuv

by Ye Shen

Client: Ye Shen

Stříbrná cena A' Design Award Winner in Obuv Category

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The Design

About Wacky Pack Interaktivní obuv

Wacky Pack je kolekce bot, která zkoumá nové způsoby zapínání obuvi. Každý pár nahrazuje tradiční tkaničky alternativním zapínacím systémem, jako je návlek na botu, kovové patentky nebo celoplošný zip. Tato zapínání mění způsob nošení každé boty a umožňují dosáhnout několika vzhledů z jediného páru. V celé kolekci je použita rostlinně činěná useň různých tlouštěk a kovové komponenty vyrobené na zakázku. Díly střihu byly ručně vykrojeny, sešity a ručně napínány na kopyto. Rozsáhlé prototypování zdokonalilo proporce, metody podešvení a design zapínání.

The Recognition

About the Stříbrná cena A' Design Award

Wacky Pack Interaktivní obuv je vítězem Stříbrné ceny A' Design Award, mimořádně prestižního uznání udělovaného designům nejvyšší kvality, nádherným a působivým. Stříbrní vítězové jsou nesmírně brilantní a mimořádně kreativní díla, která dokládají vynikající odbornost, talent a bystrost svých designérů. Očekává se, že Wacky Pack Interaktivní obuv bude nádherným, reprezentativním dílem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a hluboce inovativním. Tento design, který získal Stříbrnou cenu A' Design Award, je vysoce pozoruhodný, obdivovaný vynález, který prospívá a posouvá hranice umění, vědy, designu a technologií. Wacky Pack Interaktivní obuv je výtvor, kterému mnozí závidí, který vyvolává touhy, přináší pozitivní pocity a vzněcuje úžas a údiv.

Behind the Design

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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.

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