Guang ʻo Nā Kāmaʻa Chelsea by Kaiqi Wang

Guang ʻo Nā Kāmaʻa Chelsea by Kaiqi Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Kāmaʻa Competition Category.

HaoKāmaʻa· 2021

Guang ʻo Nā Kāmaʻa Chelsea

by Kaiqi Wang

Client: KaiiQi

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Kāmaʻa Category

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The Design

About Guang ʻo Nā Kāmaʻa Chelsea

Hana lima ʻia ʻo Guang me ka ʻili bipi a me ka ʻili hipa. Ua humuhumu ʻia nā mea hoʻopaʻa noʻonoʻo ma nā hili e hāʻawi ana i kahi manaʻo futuristic. ʻO nā leka i hoʻohālikelike ʻia ma ke kua e hana ana ma ke ʻano he hiʻohiʻona maka e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ka ʻike i ka pōʻeleʻele. Hoʻonui ke kaula hope i ka lōʻihi a me ka laulā o ka bootstrap no ka maʻalahi. Hāʻawi ka neon melemele ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka silhouette haiki pointy-toe i kahi hoʻolālā kipi akā hana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Guang ʻo Nā Kāmaʻa Chelsea i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Guang ʻo Nā Kāmaʻa Chelsea he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Guang ʻo Nā Kāmaʻa Chelsea no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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