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Wacky Pack Seevae Fegalegaleai e Ye Shen

O le mamanu Wacky Pack Seevae Fegalegaleai e Ye Shen o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2023 A' Design Award Ario i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Seevae.


ArioSeevae· 2023

Wacky Pack Seevae Fegalegaleai

na mamanuina e Ye Shen

Tagata Fa'atau: Ye Shen

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Ario i le Vaega Seevae

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia Wacky Pack Seevae Fegalegaleai

O le Wacky Pack o se aofa'iga o seevae e su'esu'e ai auala fou e tapuni ai seevae. O paga ta'itasi e suia ai maea seevae masani i se isi faiga fa'amau, e pei o se ufiufi seevae, fa'amau u'amea, po o se sipa atoa. O nei faiga tapuni e suia ai le auala e fai ai seevae ta'itasi ma mafai ai ona maua ni foliga eseese mai le paga e tasi. O pa'u ua fa'atanea i la'au i mafiafia eseese ma mea u'amea fa'apitoa ua fa'aaogaina i le aofa'iga atoa. O vaega o mamanu na tipi i lima, su'i ma fa'ata'atia i lima. O le tele o su'ega fa'ata'ita'i na fa'aleleia ai le fua fa'atatau, auala o le fai o alofivae ma le mamanu o le faiga tapuni.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Wacky Pack Seevae Fegalegaleai, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Wacky Pack Seevae Fegalegaleai e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Wacky Pack Seevae Fegalegaleai o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa
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.​​​​​​​​
Fa'ailoga
Interactive Footwear, Fashion Sneakers, Alternative Closure, Shoemaking, Leather Goods
Tekonolosi Gaosiga
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.
Su'esu'ega
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.
Fa'aosofia
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?
Umi o le Poloketi
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.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega
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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