Drago Dragón de juguete coleccionable by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Drago Dragón de juguete coleccionable by Yuhe (Donna) Chi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño de Juguetes, Juegos y Productos de Hobby Competition Category.

BronceJuguete· 2020

Drago Dragón de juguete coleccionable

by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Client: Donna Chi

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Juguete Category

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The Design

About Drago Dragón de juguete coleccionable

Drago es un dragón de juguete coleccionable creado para exhibirse en interiores. Cada figura mide 75 milímetros de altura y se inspira en el antiguo dragón chino, una criatura que combina rasgos de pez, serpiente y águila. La colección incluye seis estilos y doce apariencias. Cada pieza se modela digitalmente y se imprime en PLA blanco con capas de 0,1 milímetros. Tras la impresión, cada figura se pule, se recubre con una capa de imprimación en aerosol, se pinta a mano con colores acrílicos y se remata con una capa final brillante. El diseño ofrece a los adultos amantes de los juguetes un ornamento decorativo de sobremesa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Drago Dragón de juguete coleccionable ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Drago Dragón de juguete coleccionable sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Drago Dragón de juguete coleccionable satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Dragois a modern collection based on a dragon figure. It was made for interior design and collecting, It is 3 inch in height and all hand-painted. The detailing craftsmanship create a playful sensibility. In this collection, it has six different styles and twelve looks.
Dimensions & Packaging: 75mm x 75mm x 75 mm
Tags: Toy design, collective toy, modern, decoration, pop culture, dragon
Production Technology: Drago is digitally constructed and then used 3D printing method to print. It is printed with white PLA with 0.1mm thick layers. After printed, it had been polished and sprayed with a top coat. All the details were hand-painted with acrylic and then top with another shining coat.
Design Challenge: The key challenge to the product was to create a shape that looks cute and modern. Another challenge is to create a pattern that can perfectly fit in the shape and add playfulness to it, because the shape is irregular and I want to keep the feature of a dragon but also add some interesting pattern in it.
Research: Nowadays there are not much toys designed for adults. I want to design a series of toy that can be collect by modern toy lovers. Modern toy has become an iconic art platform to bring artistry to the public eye, and a fusion of pop-culture and illustration is expected to inject vitality into the modern toy. So I designed a toy that involved in varies color and pattern, I hope this bold design, can be recognizable and evoked people’s love of pop-culture.
Inspiration: Ancient Chinese dragon is a combination of great deals of animals, including fish, snake and eagle. I got my inspiration from this interesting concept. Through mixing and matching of the characteristics that I discovered in the animal world, I created my own dragon. Each Drago have a story to tell.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2019 in New York and finished in May 2019, and was exhibited in New York in May 2019.
Operation Flow: This toy is a whole piece. It can be used for decorating home or use as a beautiful tabletop ornament.
Image Credits: Donna Chi, 2019