XKR_001 | PATCH
First issue in our new research series, XKR_001 is a speculative design project that examines the aesthetics of footwear and the craft of tailoring in a digital realm.
Direction, Design
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Production: XK studio
Graphic design: Leo Imbert
Audio: Zelig Sound
Graphic design: Leo Imbert
Audio: Zelig Sound
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86099147fd1780eb9f95c697b0f09779047e605b3b47549e2d6ce3ab5a5dbbf5/Knit-Structures-00042.jpg)
The sneaker has been re-imagined and articulated in various material styles, while it’s core components, it’s thread, cloth, patterns and colours are deconstructed and re-assembled into new forms and digitally tailored sculptures. These are inflated, stretched, bent and twisted to explore their behaviour under various constraints and forces.
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62b650186cff2d268197e19ec18baae74705df7721f732afdca9a251fd5d4f29/XKR_0001_Backloops.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b1105c8a43de9837c2aa50ef57664b745c9eb76b3e40833b4d2eada95f84a07/XKR_001_03_CAM31_.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6bb21a31280453d2857d9eb3c7795c2c613338189dab6c02d086edd03a77753/XKR_PATCH_EDIT_16x9-00404.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37e1bd38da65e1279107de6e075a2e333960d4665a9224b96719b5bc02099f55/XKR_001_02j_CAM32_Orange.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26c18998cdb0d859e2b1395e0ba5bba76cd6385ca2756c1a91172e5036d8ecce/08_BEND_PORTRAIT_STILL_LDF_Shoe.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3edf506c1647bea4fb683853ebb5eca6b194724994afe8d406821def2418a912/XKU_Patchwork_ModelB_RV_21_Cam_27_f39.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b05d88a9f474f68c4ffcc65e278ec79684a38d3f1c0f78efe310882d709e15be/Shots_12_Animation-00015.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b0a31703590442931d97adc280daf8139eb8e8d0ca78aea0c14798df7bbe882/Shot_16_Animation_ORIGINAL_Slower_Speed-00087.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce4c05fd782b60000ca613de892591c3f2ecf7bdd8aa66ba0eff7030a15496da/Balloon-Feathers-Structure-00007.jpg)
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