Guang Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ Chelsea by Kaiqi Wang

Guang Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ Chelsea by Kaiqi Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ, Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ na Bụụtị Competition Category.

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Guang Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ Chelsea

by Kaiqi Wang

Client: KaiiQi

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ Category

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The Design

About Guang Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ Chelsea

Ejiri ọcha ehi na akpụkpọ atụrụ mee Guang. A kpachie ihe nkedo na-atụgharị anya n'úkwù ndị ahụ na-enye mmetụta ọdịnihu. Akwụkwọ ozi na-atụgharị anya na-agbanwe agbanwe na azụ na-arụ ọrụ dị ka ihe na-ahụ anya na-emekwa ka ọhụhụ dị n'ọchịchịrị. Eriri azụ na-eme ka ogologo na obosara nke akpụkpọ ụkwụ akpụkpọ ụkwụ maka iyi ihe dị mfe. Vibram's outsole na-echegbu onwe ya na-enye ọmarịcha mma, traction dị elu, na nkasi obi dị ukwuu. Neon na-egbuke egbuke n'akụkụ silhouette dị warara nke nwere mkpịsị aka na-enye atụmatụ nnupụisi ma na-arụ ọrụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Guang Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ Chelsea meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Guang Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ Chelsea ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Guang Akpụkpọ Ụkwụ Chelsea maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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