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KENING DU

Donghua University

As a BFA Product Design candidate at Donghua University, I engineer fashion product design such as footwear design and bag design. My practice tried to transform footwear into compostable second skins that serve as functional extensions of the human body.

第二层皮肤SYNTHSKIN

Category: Footwear

Competitions: China Mainland

鞋履是人体器官的延伸,皮肤的二层叠加。 以电影《异形》为灵感,将骨骼、金属、血肉三大元素融为一体,为穿戴者创造一个全新的“器官”,使产品成为更加有机的工具。在应用场景中作为探索未知领域的“器官”,在各种场景中提供保护和支持。 编织后的皮革模拟出生物的特有的肌理和形态,与抽象提取骨骼元素并加以设计后的鞋底相呼应。皮革的材料使鞋履呼应『皮肤』和『环保』的主题。 Shoes are an extension of the human body's organs and a layer upon layer of the skin. Inspired by the movie "Alien", it integrates the three elements of bone, metal and flesh to create a brand-new "organ" for the wearer, making the product a more organic tool. As an "organ" for exploring unknown fields in application scenarios, it provides protection and support in various scenarios. The woven leather simulates the unique texture and form of living things, echoing the soles that have abstractically extracted bone elements and been designed. The material of leather makes the shoes echo the themes of "skin" and "environmental protection".

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