Järn Skodon · 2021
Guang Chelsea Boots
by Kaiqi Wang
- A' Design Award i Järn 2021 in Skodon
- CLIENT: KaiiQi
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 29,442
- Verification code 06DFC3F131 · Verify this award
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About Guang Chelsea Boots
Guang är handgjord med kohud och lammskinn. Reflekterande bindningar syddes på sömmarna för att ge en futuristisk känsla. Reflekterande anpassningsbara bokstäver på baksidan som fungerar som en iögonfallande funktion förbättrar också synligheten i mörker. Ryggremmen vidgar längden och bredden på stövelremmen för att det ska vara lätt att bära. Den slitna Vibrams yttersula ger en rejäl estetik, överlägsen grepp och större komfort. Den ljusa neongula tillsammans med den spetsiga tåns smala siluetten ger en rebellisk men ändå funktionell design.
About the A' Design Award i Järn
Guang Chelsea Boots är vinnare av A' Design Award i Järn, ett prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas bra designverk som uppfyller de professionella och industriella krav som förväntas av välgjorda skapelser. Järnvinnare visar stor skicklighet, hög specialisering, expertförståelse och skaparnas kreativa förmåga. Guang Chelsea Boots förväntas vara en högt skattad, beundrad och älskad skapelse som är praktisk och innovativ. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Järn integrerar branschens bästa praxis och har kompetenta tekniska egenskaper kopplade till kunnande och talang. Guang Chelsea Boots respekteras för sin grundlighet och är utformat för att åstadkomma förbättringar av livskvaliteten som hjälper till att göra världen till en bättre plats.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Guang is handmade with cowhide as main material and lambskin as lining to emphasize both durability and flexibility. Reflective bindings were stitched on the seams delivering a futuristic feel. Reflective customizable letters on the bootstraps functioning as an eye catching feature also improves visibility in the dark. The distressed Vibram outsole gives a brawny aesthetic, superior traction, and greater comfort, which are unique for high heel chelsea. Together deliver a slick and cohesive design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 85 mm x 235 mm x 280 mm each.
- Tags
- Chelsea Boots, ankle boots, neon yellow, Vibram, reflective, 3M
- Production Technology
- Handmade from scratch. Including pattern making, material sourcing, and lasting. Constructed by machine sewing. Main material is cowhide. Lining is lambskin. Trims are reflective tape and elastic bands. Outsole is a Vibram brand outsole.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge is to develop the pattern. To achieve the design vision, most time has been dedicated to making prototypes and to find different solutions to execute the best way of putting all the layers of soles together.
- Research
- Research was mainly focused on Chelsea boots history, construction and materials.
- Inspiration
- Chelsea boots although classy, have historically garnered a darker, more conventional design. Guang is Chinese for 'light', it aimed to bring a novel bright, futuristic vantage point to the boot while maintaining its functional features of durability and ease of wear. Guang boasts clean geometric lines, featuring the contradictory of time consuming craftsmanship and boundary challenging philosophy. The bright neon yellow alongside the pointy-toe narrow silhouette delivers a sexy, rebellious yet aesthetically pleasing design.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2019 in San Francisco and finished in November 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The main material used on the body of the boot is a durable cow hide leather with a saturated fluorescent coating. The interior of the boots is made from lamb skin allowing for a soft feel on the foot as well as flexibility to stretch to fit each foot as time goes by. Reflective details improve visibility in the dark, when hit with flash or car light, it will light up. The painted over then deliberate distressed outsole has been sanded down to fit the shoe shape, it gives superior traction and greater comfort, which are unique for high-heel Chelsea boots.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Damion Le Cappelain 2019
Image #2: Photographer Damion Le Cappelain 2019
Image #3: Photographer Kaiqi Wang 2021
Image #4: Photographer Alejandro Tuzon 2021
Image #5: Photographer Alejandro Tuzon 2021
