與 Christian Hosoi & Steve Van Doren 在 Vans 廣州鞋廠的一天
經過 450 雙手造就的系統化、嚴格化的製作過程。
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適逢今年 Vans 品牌成立 50 週年,品牌於上週在紐約,倫敦,香港和奧斯汀舉行了盛大的「House of Vans」週年慶活動,回顧過往 50 年「Off The Wall」歷程,不管在球鞋、滑板、音樂還是藝術方面,Vans 對幾代人都有著深遠的影響。為了解傳奇經典背後的奧秘,我們走訪了 Vans 廣州鞋廠,在 Steve Van Doren(Vans 創立者之一 Paul 的兒子)與傳奇滑手 Christian Hosoi 的帶領下,我們看到了球鞋生產的每一個細節-經過 450 雙手而造就的系統化、嚴格化的製作過程。
難以置信的是,儘管 Vans 每日有大量的產品生產,但每一雙球鞋都是手工製作,而且細節至上是所有環節中最重要的部分,因此,Vans 才有了高品質的保證。橡膠生產間是整個參觀過程的第一步,其招牌式的「Waffle」鞋底是每一雙球鞋鞋底的發源地,自 Paul Van Doren 在 1966 年開創了 Vans 品牌以來,這項設計一直被保留至今,並以實惠的價格受到大多數人的青睞。球鞋的外觀部分則在組裝室內完成,配合鞋形模具,打造出結實的鞋面。之後將鞋身與鞋底相連,在鞋頭處加載了第三層橡膠面,並修剪多於的部分,而在鞋跟處則貼上品牌標籤,基本完形。最後將球鞋放入鍋爐內,完美的熱量、熱度、壓力使鞋變硬、定型,一雙經典之作就是這麼誕生的。