Quswa Wholecut Finsko by Que Shebley is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Jern in Fodtøj, Sko og Støvler Design Competition Category.

JernFodtøj· 2021

Quswa Wholecut Finsko

by Que Shebley

Client: Q by Qs

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Fodtøj Category

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The Design

About Quswa Wholecut Finsko

Quswa Wholecut er inspireret af det historiske slag ved Badr og præsenterer håndskåret arabisk "Calligxraphitti"-kryptering på premium italiensk læder. Designer Que Shebley forklarer: "Quswa Wholecut er en serie af fem design, hvor hvert fortsætter den oprindelige kryptering og symboliserer et afgørende øjeblik i slaget." Hvert par er håndmalet ved hjælp af en lagdelt patina-teknik for unik dybde. Sålen, fremstillet med afskrånet talje, lukket kanal-finish og metaltåspidser, tilføjer et raffineret præg af aristokratisk elegance.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Quswa Wholecut Finsko er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Quswa Wholecut Finsko forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Quswa Wholecut Finsko respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Hand carved arabic calligxraphitti encryption on high grade italian leather, than it is hand painted in layers with a patina technique. The sole is hand made with a beveled waist and closed channel with metal toe taps. Than hand painted to perfection.
Dimensions & Packaging: This shoe comes in 4 International metric standard shoe sizing including EU US JP UK
Tags: Qbyqs, shebleygroup, qshoes, qbrand, queshebley, Badrbattle, quswashoe
Production Technology: Hand cut by mastery cutters from tanned high grade italian calf leather, the pattern than is hand carved with the arabic calligxraphitti, than assembled and connected by hand to the sole. the leather sections are than hand painted into multi layers with the patina technique including adding the base color, than secondary and third depending on the pattern’s need and color absorbability to the leather. A unqiue hand bleaching technique is than used to create the aging like effect and brush stroke feel, giving it an amazing antique like finish.
Design Challenge: The challenges come from perfection the right mold of the shoe and design as well as the pattern and exact placement of the seams. Many prototypes are made to finalize the right cut, size and stitch line end of each pattern to end with the best design aesthetic to the foot. Other challenges include perfecting the patina painting on each Part separately while creating a consistency for each color and piece in the pattern, as well as layering perfectly each pattern layer without over whelming the leather so that it keeps its natural supple and new exterior. Also perfecting the placement of the calligxraphitti is challenging since certain leathers should be more visible than others for aesthetics and significance reasons.

It is as you are working almost the same as on human skin, you have to be very carefull as any mark will show and it doesn't heal.
Research: The process of our designs start with inspiration both for design and functionality, this particular model started with the history of the battle of Badr, and the story behind it and events. Diving deep not the details of the battle we toke significant event and encrypted them directly into the leather, where in a digital age history is lost , we want to preserve this history into art form that is also made to last for centuries, just as our ancestors using different forms of art and materials to preserve their history.

We than sourced the best tanneries and importers that supply high grade italian calf leathers.

Our master cutters carefully cut the patterns and prepare them to be sewn after the natural rest of the skin.

The patterns than are stenciled with the calligraphy pattern and a master artist carves in the pattern, once finished it goes to the patina artisan to start the hand patina process.
Inspiration: Inspired by the historical battle of Badr, the design encrypts hand carved arabic calligxraphitti including messages that highlight certain events during the battle.
Project Duration: Started in may 2020 in detroit usa, finished in August 2020 in spain.
Operation Flow: It is as you are wearing a piece of art while having the benefits of durability and comfort of the high quality production. It is comfterble for all day wear and built to last.
Patents: QS Que Shebley
Team Members: Que shebley
Image Credits: Shebley group llc
Que Shebley
Q by Qs