Bow And Arrow Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Nkume na Ute Egwuregwu Nka by Zhanjun Shen

Bow And Arrow Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Nkume na Ute Egwuregwu Nka by Zhanjun Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Nkà Mma na Nkwụnye Nkà Competition Category.

IgweNkà Mma· 2025

Bow And Arrow Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Nkume na Ute Egwuregwu Nka

by Zhanjun Shen

Client: Junse (Shanghai) Culture and Art Development Co., Ltd

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Nkà Mma Category

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The Design

About Bow And Arrow Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Nkume na Ute Egwuregwu Nka

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Ụta na Ube bụ ihe nkume nka nke na-akọwaghachi ụta na ube ochie n'ụzọ ọhụrụ. Ụta ahụ jikọtara ọdịdị ọkpụkpụ azụ mmadụ, ụdị a họpụtara iji gosipụta ma ike na adịghị ike nke ndụ. A na-agbanwe agbanwe isi ube ndị a, e sekwara ha ka ha yie Ndị Eze Anọ nke Eluigwe nke ọdịnala Buddha nke Ọwụwa Anyanwụ. Ọlaigwe dị elu na igwe na-adịghị agba nchara ka a wapụtara, na-egbochi ma sekwaa ka ha wụọ akụkụ ndị ahụ. Ihe nkume a dị milimita 1900 site 300 ruo 1900. Isiokwu banyere agha na udo, yana ndụ na mmụọ, ka e ji ọdịdị ndị a jikọtara aka gosipụta.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Bow And Arrow Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Nkume na Ute Egwuregwu Nka meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Bow And Arrow Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Nkume na Ute Egwuregwu Nka ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Bow And Arrow Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Nkume na Ute Egwuregwu Nka maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Bow and Arrow with a distinctive appearance subverts traditional bow and arrow design, and interprets Eastern culture in a modern manner. It ingeniously integrates the spine element into traditional bow design, and incorporates replaceable arrowheads that shape like Four Heavenly Kings in Eastern Buddhism, conveying profound themes of war and peace as well as life and spirit.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, 1900 mm x 300 mm x 1900 mm
Tags: bow and arrow, spine element integrated into traditional bow design, replaceable arrowheads, Eastern Buddhism, life and peace
Production Technology: High quality metal is used as the main material.
The meticulously crafted metal parts are robust and elegant.
Premium stainless steel is carefully cut and polished for a smooth, delicate texture.
The arrowheads adopt the fine carving process to create complex shapes like Four Heavenly Kings, highlighting superb craftsmanship and demonstrating obsessive attention to detail.
Design Challenge: The challenge was integrating the spine element into a bow and arrow. The designer has optimized the structure and shape of the bow and arrow through repeated tests and modifications to ensure practicality and showcase the beautiful curve of the spine. In terms of arrowheads, the advanced carving process and the premium material lead to exquisite shapes and good durability, while the scientifically designed connection structure and fixing mechanism are used for stability and ease of use.
Research: This work successfully marries traditional bows and arrows with modern design to create a brand new artistic form. It incorporates elements derived from Eastern Buddhism, and replaceable arrowheads, to further enrich its cultural connotations and spiritual values. Additionally, its profound themes of war and peace as well as life and spirit also trigger deep thinking on the common destiny and bright future of mankind.
Inspiration: The work is inspired by understanding of Eastern culture and reflection on the topic of war and peace. The spine, as an important supporting structure of the human body, represents tenacity and frailty of life, while the bow and arrow is a symbol of ancient war to suggest cruelty of war and preciousness of peace. The two combined express respect for dignity of life and deep desire for peace. The elements derived from eastern Buddhism embody religious and spiritual meanings.
Project Duration: This product started in January, 2022, and was launched in June, 2023.
Operation Flow: This work boasts high flexibility and interactivity. Users can easily change replaceable arrowheads according to their preferences or actual scenes. Such a modular design not only makes the work more practical and interesting, but also enables users to more deeply understand the ideas and spirits of the work during interactions.
Team Members: Zhanjun Shen