Drago Kolekcionarski Igrački Zmaj by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Drago Kolekcionarski Igrački Zmaj by Yuhe (Donna) Chi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Igračaka, Igara i Hobi Proizvoda Competition Category.

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Drago Kolekcionarski Igrački Zmaj

by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Client: Donna Chi

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Igračka Category

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The Design

About Drago Kolekcionarski Igrački Zmaj

Drago je kolekcionarski igrački zmaj namijenjen izlaganju u interijerima. Svaka figura visoka je 75 milimetara i inspirirana je drevnim kineskim zmajem, bićem koje spaja osobine ribe, zmije i orla. Kolekcija uključuje šest stilova i dvanaest izgleda. Svaki komad digitalno je modeliran i ispisan u bijeloj PLA plastici u slojevima od 0,1 milimetar. Nakon ispisa, svaka figura se polira, prska zaštitnim premazom, ručno oslikava akrilnim bojama te dovršava dodatnim slojem sjajnog laka. Dizajn nudi ljubiteljima igračaka za odrasle dekorativni ukras za stol.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Drago Kolekcionarski Igrački Zmaj je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Drago Kolekcionarski Igrački Zmaj bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Drago Kolekcionarski Igrački Zmaj sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

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