Wacky Pack Cactli Tlen Mopatla Iixnezca by Ye Shen

Wacky Pack Cactli Tlen Mopatla Iixnezca by Ye Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Cactli, Cactli ihuan Huey Cactli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

IztacteocuitlatlCactli· 2023

Wacky Pack Cactli Tlen Mopatla Iixnezca

by Ye Shen

Client: Ye Shen

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Cactli Category

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The Design

About Wacky Pack Cactli Tlen Mopatla Iixnezca

Wacky Pack ce cactli tlacentiliztli tlen quitemoa yancuic ohtli quenin motzacua in cactli. Cehcen ome cactli quipatla in huehcauh cacmecatl ica occe tlamantli tzacualiztli, quen ce cactlaquentli, tepoztli tlatzacualoni, nozo ce huei zipper. Inin tlatzacualoni quipatla quenin mocactia cehcen cactli ihuan quicahua miec tlachializtli itech zan ce ome cactli. Mocui cuetlaxtli tlen omopahpac ica xihuitl ica miec tlamantli itilahuaca ihuan tepoztli tlen omochihchiuh zan ipampa inin tlacentiliztli. In tlahcuilolli tlatectli omotec ica maitl, omotzon ihuan omotlali ipan cacmachiyotl ica maitl. Miec tlayehyecoliztli oquiyectlali in itamachiuhca, in quenin motlalilia icxipepechtli ihuan in tlatzacualiztli itlachihchiuhca.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Wacky Pack Cactli Tlen Mopatla Iixnezca ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Wacky Pack Cactli Tlen Mopatla Iixnezca ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Wacky Pack Cactli Tlen Mopatla Iixnezca quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

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.