Ye Shen ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Wacky Pack ᱨᱚᱯᱚᱲᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ (ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱷ ᱯᱷᱩᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ)

Ye Shen ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Wacky Pack ᱨᱚᱯᱚᱲᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ (ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱷ ᱯᱷᱩᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ) ᱫᱚ ᱡᱩᱛᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2023 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱡᱩᱛᱟ· 2023

Wacky Pack ᱨᱚᱯᱚᱲᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ (ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱷ ᱯᱷᱩᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ)

Ye Shen ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Ye Shen

ᱡᱩᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ

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ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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Wacky Pack ᱨᱚᱯᱚᱲᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ (ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱷ ᱯᱷᱩᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Wacky Pack ᱫᱚ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ ᱵᱚᱸᱫ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮᱭᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱚᱲᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱤᱛᱟᱹ (ᱞᱮᱥ) ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱚᱞ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱮᱞᱠᱟ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ ᱫᱷᱟᱠᱱᱤ (ᱥᱩ ᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨ), ᱢᱮᱬᱦᱮᱫ ᱥᱱᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹ ᱡᱤᱯᱟᱨ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱚᱸᱫ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ ᱦᱚᱨᱚᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱚᱲᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱧᱟᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱢᱚᱴᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱮᱡᱼᱴᱮᱱᱰ ᱩᱠᱷᱲᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱢᱮᱬᱦᱮᱫ ᱦᱟᱨᱰᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱯᱮᱴᱟᱨᱱ ᱴᱩᱠᱲᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱜᱮᱫ, ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱟᱥᱴ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱟᱯ, ᱛᱚᱞᱟ (ᱥᱚᱞ) ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱣ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱸᱫ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ

A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Wacky Pack ᱨᱚᱯᱚᱲᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ (ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱷ ᱯᱷᱩᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ) ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Wacky Pack ᱨᱚᱯᱚᱲᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱩᱛᱟᱹ (ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱷ ᱯᱷᱩᱴᱣᱮᱭᱟᱨ) ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: 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.
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Interactive Footwear, Fashion Sneakers, Alternative Closure, Shoemaking, Leather Goods
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: 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.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: 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?
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: 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.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: 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.