Drago Ihe Egwuregwu Nkwụsi Dragon A Na-anakọta by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Drago Ihe Egwuregwu Nkwụsi Dragon A Na-anakọta by Yuhe (Donna) Chi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ihe Egwuregwu, Egwuregwu na Ngwaahịa Ntụrụndụ Competition Category.

BronzIhe Egwuregwu· 2020

Drago Ihe Egwuregwu Nkwụsi Dragon A Na-anakọta

by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Client: Donna Chi

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ihe Egwuregwu Category

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The Design

About Drago Ihe Egwuregwu Nkwụsi Dragon A Na-anakọta

Drago bụ ihe egwuregwu nkwụsi dragon a na-anakọta maka igosi n'ime ụlọ. Onyinyo ọ bụla dị milimita iri asaa na ise n'ịdị ogologo, ọ na-esite n'echiche dragon ochie nke ndị China, anụ na-ejikọta àgwà azụ mmiri, agwọ, na ugo. Nchịkọta a nwere ụdị isii na ọdịdị iri na abụọ. A na-eji kọmputa akpụ ihe onyinyo ọ bụla ma bipụta ya na PLA na-acha ọcha, jiri ọkpụrụkpụ 0.1 milimita. Mgbe e bipụtachara, a na-egbochi onyinyo ọ bụla, fesaa ya ọkpụrụkpụ elu, jiri agba acrylic sepụta ya n'aka, ma jiri ọkpụrụkpụ na-egbukepụ ihe mechie ya. Nhazi a na-enye ndị okenye na-ahụ egwuregwu n'anya ihe ịchọ mma maka tebụl.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Drago Ihe Egwuregwu Nkwụsi Dragon A Na-anakọta meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Drago Ihe Egwuregwu Nkwụsi Dragon A Na-anakọta ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Drago Ihe Egwuregwu Nkwụsi Dragon A Na-anakọta na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

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