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Wacky Pack Interaktiiviset jalkineet by Ye Shen

Wacky Pack Interaktiiviset jalkineet by Ye Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award in Jalkinemuotoilu Competition Category.


HopeaJalkineet· 2023

Wacky Pack Interaktiiviset jalkineet

by Ye Shen

Client: Ye Shen

Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Jalkineet Category

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The Design

About Wacky Pack Interaktiiviset jalkineet

Wacky Pack on kenkämallisto, joka tutkii uusia tapoja sulkea jalkineet. Jokaisessa parissa perinteiset kengännauhat on korvattu vaihtoehtoisella kiinnitysjärjestelmällä, kuten kenkäsuojuksella, metallineppareilla tai koko mitan vetoketjulla. Sulkumekanismit muuttavat tapaa, jolla kutakin kenkää käytetään, ja mahdollistavat useita ilmeitä yhdestä parista. Mallistossa on käytetty eri paksuisia kasviparkittuja nahkoja ja mittatilaustyönä valmistettuja metalliosia. Kaavakappaleet leikattiin käsin, ommeltiin ja pinkopohjattiin käsityönä. Laaja prototyyppityöskentely hioi mittasuhteita, pohjaustekniikoita ja sulkumekanismien muotoilua.

The Recognition

About the Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award

Wacky Pack Interaktiiviset jalkineet on Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, äärimmäisen arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään huippuluokan, upeille ja vaikuttaville designeille. Hopeavoittajat ovat äärimmäisen loistavia ja erittäin luovia teoksia, jotka havainnollistavat suunnittelijoidensa erinomaista asiantuntemusta, lahjakkuutta ja terävyyttä. Wacky Pack Interaktiiviset jalkineet:n odotetaan olevan ihana, esimerkillinen teos, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja syvästi innovatiivinen. Tämä Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign on erittäin merkittävä, ihailtu keksintö, joka hyödyttää taiteen, tieteen, designin ja teknologian rajojen laajentamista. Wacky Pack Interaktiiviset jalkineet on laajalti kadehdittu luomus, joka herättää haluja, tuo myönteisiä tunteita ja sytyttää hämmästystä ja ihmetystä.

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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