Drago Dragon jouet de collection by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Drago Dragon jouet de collection by Yuhe (Donna) Chi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Jouet Competition Category.

BronzeJouet· 2020

Drago Dragon jouet de collection

by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Client: Donna Chi

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Jouet Category

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The Design

About Drago Dragon jouet de collection

Drago est un dragon jouet de collection conçu pour être exposé en intérieur. Chaque figurine mesure 75 millimètres de hauteur et s'inspire du dragon chinois ancestral, une créature réunissant les caractéristiques du poisson, du serpent et de l'aigle. La collection comprend six styles et douze apparences. Chaque pièce est modélisée numériquement puis imprimée en PLA blanc, avec des couches de 0,1 millimètre. Après l'impression, chaque figurine est polie, recouverte d'une couche d'apprêt par pulvérisation, peinte à la main avec des couleurs acryliques et finalisée par une couche de vernis brillant. Ce design offre aux amateurs adultes de jouets un objet décoratif à poser sur une table.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Drago Dragon jouet de collection est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Drago Dragon jouet de collection est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Drago Dragon jouet de collection satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

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