Volafotsy Kiraro · 2023
Wacky Pack Kiraro Ifaneraserana
by Ye Shen
- A' Design Award Volafotsy 2023 in Kiraro
- CLIENT: Ye Shen
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 517,196
- Verification code FE23F805A4 · Verify this award
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About Wacky Pack Kiraro Ifaneraserana
Wacky Pack dia fitambaran-kiraro mikaroka fomba vaovao hanidiana kiraro. Ny tsirairay amin'ireo kiraro dia manolo ny kofehy nentim-paharazana amin'ny rafitra famehezana hafa, toy ny sarona kiraro, bokotra vy fanindriana, na zip feno. Ireo fomba fanidiana ireo dia manova ny fomba fanaovana ny kiraro tsirairay ary mamela endrika maromaro avy amin'ny kiraro tokana. Hoditra voakarakara tamin'ny zavamaniry amin'ny hateviny samihafa sy fitaovana vy natao manokana no ampiasaina manerana ny fitambarana. Ireo sombin-drafitra dia notapahina tanana, nozairina ary natao tamin'ny tanana teo amin'ny lasta. Ny fanaovana prototype lalina dia nandrindra ny refy, ny fomba fametrahana faladia ary ny famolavolana ny fanidiana.
About the A' Design Award Volafotsy
Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ny famolavolana Wacky Pack Kiraro Ifaneraserana, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana ambaratonga ambony, tsara tarehy ary mahavariana. Ny mpandresy Volafotsy dia asa mamirapiratra dia mamirapiratra ary mamorona dia mamorona izay maneho ny fahaizana, ny talenta ary ny fahamaotinan-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa mahagaga, ohatra tsara, mahay amin'ny asa ary vaovao amin'ny halalin-tsaina ny famolavolana Wacky Pack Kiraro Ifaneraserana. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ity dia fikarohana miavaka be ary ankafizina izay mahasoa ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Wacky Pack Kiraro Ifaneraserana dia famoronana mahazo fitaka be izay mamaly ny faniriana, mitondra fihetseham-po tsara ary mamelona fahagagana sy fahatalanjonana.
Press Kit
- 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.
