Wacky Pack Интерактив Гутал by Ye Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Мөнгөн шагнал in Гутал, шаахай ба гутлын дизайн Competition Category.
МөнгөнГутал· 2023
Wacky Pack Интерактив Гутал
by Ye Shen
Client: Ye Shen
A' Design Award Мөнгөн шагнал Winner in Гутал Category
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The Design
About Wacky Pack Интерактив Гутал
Wacky Pack бол гутлыг битүүлэх шинэ арга замуудыг судалсан гутлын цуглуулга юм. Хос бүр нь уламжлалт үдээсийг гутлын бүрхэвч, металл товч, эсвэл бүтэн цахилгаан товч зэрэг өөр бэхэлгээний системээр орлуулсан. Эдгээр битүүлэлт нь гутал бүрийг өмсөх аргыг өөрчилж, нэг хосоос хэд хэдэн өөр төрх гаргах боломж олгодог. Цуглуулгад янз бүрийн зузаантай ургамлын аргаар идээлсэн арьс болон захиалгаар хийсэн металл эдлэл ашигласан. Эсгүүрийн хэсгүүдийг гараар эсгэж, оёж, гараар калиблан хэлбэржүүлсэн. Олон удаагийн загвар туршилтаар харьцаа, ул наах арга болон битүүлэлтийн загварыг боловсронгуй болгосон.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Мөнгөн шагнал
Wacky Pack Интерактив Гутал нь A' Design Award Мөнгөн шагналын ялагч бөгөөд дээд зэргийн, гайхамшигтай, сэтгэл хөдөлгөм загварт олгодог онцгой нэр хүндтэй хүлээн зөвшөөрөлт юм. Мөнгөн ялагчид бол маш гялалзсан, маш бүтээлч ажил бөгөөд зохион бүтээгчдийн гарамгай мэдлэг, авьяас, нарийн мэдрэмжийг харуулдаг. Wacky Pack Интерактив Гутал нь гайхалтай, үлгэр жишээ, маш мэргэжлийн, гүнзгий шинэлэг бүтээл болно гэж хүлээгддэг. Мөнгөн шагнал хүртсэн энэ загвар бол урлаг, шинжлэх ухаан, загвар, технологийн хил хязгаарыг тэлэхэд хувь нэмэр оруулдаг анхаарал татахуйц, биширсэн шинэ бүтээл юм. Wacky Pack Интерактив Гутал бол олон хүний атаархал татдаг бүтээл бөгөөд хүслийг сэргээж, эерэг мэдрэмж авчирч, гайхшрал, биширлийг төрүүлдэг.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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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