Hierro Calzado · 2021
Guang Las Botas Chelsea
by Kaiqi Wang
- A' Design Award de Hierro 2021 in Calzado
- CLIENT: KaiiQi
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 29,442
- Verification code 06DFC3F131 · Verify this award
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About Guang Las Botas Chelsea
Guang está hecho a mano con piel de vaca y cordero. Se cosieron ribetes reflectantes en las costuras que brindan una sensación futurista. Las letras reflectantes personalizables en la parte posterior funcionan como una característica llamativa y también mejoran la visibilidad en la oscuridad. La correa trasera amplía el largo y el ancho de la correa de la bota para facilitar el uso. La suela exterior desgastada de Vibram brinda una estética musculosa, una tracción superior y una mayor comodidad. El amarillo neón brillante junto con la silueta estrecha y puntiaguda ofrece un diseño rebelde pero funcional.
About the A' Design Award de Hierro
Guang Las Botas Chelsea ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Guang Las Botas Chelsea sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Guang Las Botas Chelsea es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.
Press Kit
- 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
