Wacky Pack Gagnvirkur skófatnaður by Ye Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award í silfri in Hönnun skófatnaðar, skóa og stígvéla Competition Category.
SilfurSkófatnaður· 2023
Wacky Pack Gagnvirkur skófatnaður
by Ye Shen
Client: Ye Shen
A' Design Award í silfri Winner in Skófatnaður Category
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About Wacky Pack Gagnvirkur skófatnaður
Wacky Pack er skólína sem kannar nýjar leiðir til að loka skófatnaði. Hvert par kemur í stað hefðbundinna reima með annars konar festibúnaði, svo sem skóhlíf, málmsmellum eða rennilás í fullri lengd. Lokunarbúnaðurinn breytir því hvernig hver skór er borinn og gerir kleift að skapa margvíslegt útlit með einu pari. Jurtasútað leður í mismunandi þykktum og sérsmíðaðar málmfestingar eru notaðar í allri línunni. Sniðhlutar voru handskornir, saumaðir og handleistaðir. Umfangsmikil frumgerðavinna fágaði hlutföllin, sólunaraðferðirnar og hönnun lokunarbúnaðarins.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í silfri
Wacky Pack Gagnvirkur skófatnaður vann A' Design Award í silfri, gífurlega virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er hönnunarverkum í fremstu röð, stórfallegum og áhrifamiklum. Sigurvegarar í silfri eru ákaflega snjöll og afar skapandi verk sem sýna framúrskarandi sérfræðiþekkingu, hæfileika og skarpskyggni hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Wacky Pack Gagnvirkur skófatnaður sé dásamlegt sýningarverk sem er einstaklega fagmannlegt og djúpt nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í silfri er mjög athyglisverð, dáð uppfinning sem gagnast og færir mörk listar, vísinda, hönnunar og tækni fram á við. Wacky Pack Gagnvirkur skófatnaður er mjög öfunduð sköpun sem vekur langanir, færir jákvæðar tilfinningar og kveikir undrun og aðdáun.
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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