Press Release
Quswa Wholecut Dress Shoes by Que Shebley Wins the A' Design Award in Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design
Que Shebley honored for footwear, shoes and boots design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Quswa Wholecut Dress Shoes by Que Shebley, designed for Q by Qs, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Quswa Wholecut Dress Shoes
The Quswa wholecut was inspired by the historical battle of Badr, represented by hand carved Arabic Calligxraphitti encryption on high grade Italian leather. Designer Que Shebley states "here are 5 version series of the Quswa wholecut as each design released continues the originating encryption as a whole, the encryption signifies one of the most significant moments of the battle". The design is hand painted in layers with a patina technique. The sole hand made with a beveled waist closed channel with metal toe taps for that extra aristocrat feel. A true master piece and a must see.
About Que Shebley
My name is Que shebley, i am the creative director and founder of luxury brand Que Shebley. I built one of the most advanced yet simple digital bespoke fashion brand in the world, a game changer for consumers for a one stop shop bespoke experience. I aim to redefine the fashion industry as it stands into the 21st century by eliminating design dictatorship while empowering the consumer to take control of their own product design.
Award Record
Que Shebley is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design Award
The A' Footwear Design Award is an international footwear design competition recognizing good footwears by leading footwear brands and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to footwear designers, shoe designers, boot designers and fashion designers from all countries. Entries typically include shoes, sneakers, sandals, boots, heels and loafers. Awarded footwear designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/footwear
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/106650
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106650
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106650
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/261466
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://Shopqbyqs.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Quswa Wholecut Dress Shoes
- Function
- Dress Shoes
- Category
- Footwear, Shoes and Boots Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Fashion and Sports
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray, Black and Light Gray
- Images
- 4
- Client
- Q by Qs
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Que Shebley
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106650
Credits
- Image Credits
- Shebley group llc Que Shebley Q by Qs
Design Details
- 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.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the historical battle of Badr, the design encrypts hand carved arabic calligxraphitti including messages that highlight certain events during the battle.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- Started in may 2020 in detroit usa, finished in August 2020 in spain.
- Specifications
- This shoe comes in 4 International metric standard shoe sizing including EU US JP UK
- Keywords
- Qbyqs, shebleygroup, qshoes, qbrand, queshebley, Badrbattle, quswashoe
