Quswa Wholecut 正裝皮鞋 by Que Shebley is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 鞋履設計 Competition Category.

鐵鞋履· 2021

Quswa Wholecut 正裝皮鞋

by Que Shebley

Client: Q by Qs

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 鞋履 Category

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The Design

About Quswa Wholecut 正裝皮鞋

Quswa Wholecut整切皮鞋的設計靈感源自歷史上著名的白德爾戰役,於頂級意大利皮革上手工雕刻阿拉伯「書法塗鴉」密紋圖案。設計師Que Shebley解釋道:「Quswa Wholecut是由五款設計組成的系列,每款延續原創的密紋圖案,各自象徵戰役中的關鍵時刻。」每對鞋履均以層次古銅手繪技法製作,營造獨特的深度質感。鞋底採用斜邊腰身、暗縫收邊及金屬鞋尖片等精湛工藝,增添精緻優雅的貴族氣息。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Quswa Wholecut 正裝皮鞋是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Quswa Wholecut 正裝皮鞋將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Quswa Wholecut 正裝皮鞋因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Hand carved arabic calligxraphitti encryption on high grade italian leather, than it is hand painted in layers with a patina technique. The sole is hand made with a beveled waist and closed channel with metal toe taps. Than hand painted to perfection.
Dimensions & Packaging: This shoe comes in 4 International metric standard shoe sizing including EU US JP UK
Tags: Qbyqs, shebleygroup, qshoes, qbrand, queshebley, Badrbattle, quswashoe
Production Technology: Hand cut by mastery cutters from tanned high grade italian calf leather, the pattern than is hand carved with the arabic calligxraphitti, than assembled and connected by hand to the sole. the leather sections are than hand painted into multi layers with the patina technique including adding the base color, than secondary and third depending on the pattern’s need and color absorbability to the leather. A unqiue hand bleaching technique is than used to create the aging like effect and brush stroke feel, giving it an amazing antique like finish.
Design Challenge: The challenges come from perfection the right mold of the shoe and design as well as the pattern and exact placement of the seams. Many prototypes are made to finalize the right cut, size and stitch line end of each pattern to end with the best design aesthetic to the foot. Other challenges include perfecting the patina painting on each Part separately while creating a consistency for each color and piece in the pattern, as well as layering perfectly each pattern layer without over whelming the leather so that it keeps its natural supple and new exterior. Also perfecting the placement of the calligxraphitti is challenging since certain leathers should be more visible than others for aesthetics and significance reasons.

It is as you are working almost the same as on human skin, you have to be very carefull as any mark will show and it doesn't heal.
Research: The process of our designs start with inspiration both for design and functionality, this particular model started with the history of the battle of Badr, and the story behind it and events. Diving deep not the details of the battle we toke significant event and encrypted them directly into the leather, where in a digital age history is lost , we want to preserve this history into art form that is also made to last for centuries, just as our ancestors using different forms of art and materials to preserve their history.

We than sourced the best tanneries and importers that supply high grade italian calf leathers.

Our master cutters carefully cut the patterns and prepare them to be sewn after the natural rest of the skin.

The patterns than are stenciled with the calligraphy pattern and a master artist carves in the pattern, once finished it goes to the patina artisan to start the hand patina process.
Inspiration: Inspired by the historical battle of Badr, the design encrypts hand carved arabic calligxraphitti including messages that highlight certain events during the battle.
Project Duration: Started in may 2020 in detroit usa, finished in August 2020 in spain.
Operation Flow: It is as you are wearing a piece of art while having the benefits of durability and comfort of the high quality production. It is comfterble for all day wear and built to last.
Patents: QS Que Shebley
Team Members: Que shebley
Image Credits: Shebley group llc
Que Shebley
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