Drago Sammelbere Boartersguodgoed Draak by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Drago Sammelbere Boartersguodgoed Draak by Yuhe (Donna) Chi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Boartersguod, Spultsjes en Hobbyprodukten Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsBoartersguod· 2020

Drago Sammelbere Boartersguodgoed Draak

by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Client: Donna Chi

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Boartersguod Category

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The Design

About Drago Sammelbere Boartersguodgoed Draak

Drago is in sammelbere boartersguodgoed draak, makke om yn ynterieurs útstald te wurden. Elk figuerke is 75 millimeter heech en is ynspirearre op de âlde Sineeske draak, in wêzen dat skaaimerken fan fisk, slang en earn kombinearret. De kolleksje omfettet seis stylen en tolve uterlikens. Elk stik is digitaal modelearre en printe yn wyt PLA mei laachjes fan 0,1 millimeter. Nei it printsjen wurdt elk figuerke polysearre, besprutsen mei in toplaach, mei de hân skildere mei akrylferve en ôfwurke mei noch in glânzjende laach. It ûntwerp biedt folwoeksen boartersguodleafhawwers in dekoratyf orninint foar op tafel.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Drago Sammelbere Boartersguodgoed Draak is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Drago Sammelbere Boartersguodgoed Draak wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Drago Sammelbere Boartersguodgoed Draak foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

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