FOOTWEAR + APPAREL / DESIGN SYSTEMCASE STUDY / 04

Awkone.

Movement.
Structure.
A singular stance.

SÉBASTIEN MARCHI

Product design / Brand direction / Apparel world / Digital experience

Enter the story
Custom AWKONE campaign featuring white technical apparel and sculptural footwear in motion through concrete architecture

01 / THE PRESENCE

Built around
movement.

The body gives the form its purpose.
The design gives it a presence.

Custom campaign image · Original design concept

02 / THE IDEA

A body in motion.
A language in form.

Architecture
you can wear.

AWKONE connects original footwear concepts with a technical apparel world. The creative direction follows the relationship between body, silhouette and space: black lines against white surfaces, layered construction and a sense of forward motion. The site gives those ideas a common stage.

THREE DECISIONS. ONE POINT OF VIEW.AWKONE / DESIGN
01

The geometry.

Structure becomes expression.

Angular soles and layered uppers make construction part of the visual identity. Each profile is read as a composition of planes and lines.

02

The contrast.

White space. Black intent.

A light presentation gives the dark details precision. The restraint of the palette helps different models belong to one design system.

03

The whole.

From the shoe to the silhouette.

The apparel images carry the footwear language onto the body. Architecture, clothing and product remain connected through proportion and contrast.

03 / THE DETAIL

Different profiles.
One design system.

An angular stance.
A layered expression.

The collection view makes variation visible. Model identifiers, silhouettes and short construction cues give each concept a place within the whole. The repeated presentation lets the differences in heel, side rail and upper speak for themselves.

Custom AWKONE product campaign showing the original white and black sculptural footwear in an architectural studio
The product sets the language.Custom campaign concept · AI-generated

04 / THE VISUAL LANGUAGE

AWKONE / ATTITUDE

NEVER
QUIT.

AWKONE / FORM + MOVEMENT

Less colour.
More definition.

The identity uses white, ink and steel to build an architectural rhythm. Large typographic statements establish the attitude; a measured grid supports the collection. The imagery carries the same line from the building to the body.

White
#F2F2ED
Ink
#111214
Steel
#8E949B
Custom AWKONE material study of white technical apparel and fine black construction seams
Lines that follow the body.Custom campaign concept · AI-generated
Custom AWKONE motion campaign with white technical apparel and original sculptural footwear beneath concrete architecture
An architecture in motion.Custom campaign concept · AI-generated

05 / THE EXPERIENCE

A world to enter.
A path to follow.

  1. 01

    Feel

    An architectural campaign establishes the brand’s stance.

  2. 02

    Explore

    Compare footwear models within a consistent collection.

  3. 03

    Connect

    See how the same design language extends into apparel.

  4. 04

    Continue

    Follow the design system and the first-access pathway.

Explore the original website presentationComplete page
AWKONE — complete original website capture

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06 / THE CREATIVE APPROACH

From an intention.
To an entire world.

01

Define the formal language.

Use the original product proportions and black-and-white contrast as the starting point for the brand world.

02

Connect product and setting.

Place apparel and footwear in an architectural context that echoes their lines, without overwhelming the silhouette.

03

Make the system legible.

Let the website organise the model family, apparel direction and design narrative into a clear sequence.

Original project and creative direction: Sébastien Marchi.

Custom AWKONE product still life showing the original white and black shoe pair in daylight
One stance. A complete collection.Custom campaign concept · AI-generated

07 / THE RESULT

A collection.
A system.
A way forward.

The same idea,
from object to world.

AWKONE presents footwear and apparel through one formal language. The result connects original product design, architectural art direction and a digital collection built around the relationship between shape and movement.

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