Shoemaking
A combo of orange and blue.Team: Individual Project
Timeline: 2023. Nov - 2023. Dec, 4 weeks
Scale: 94 x 103 x 240 mm/ 3.70 x 4.06 x 9.45 inches
Material: Vegetable-tanned leather, Oak wood
In this project, I aimed to test the effect of contrasting leather colors and experimented with combining scraps of different colored leather to create these purely handmade shoes.
Making process
Digial and Physical Pattern
To test the appearance of different pieces on the shoes efficiently, I digitized the pattern and created line drawings to simulate the parts. This allowed me to preview the effects of these parts and the proportions that needed adjustment.
Test and Refine
The first version of the shoes used low-saturation leather and was made with a sewing machine. During the production process, I identified points for improvement.
In the final version, I switched to entirely handmade stitching and corrected the unsatisfactory aspects from the previous version.