Drago Igikinisho cy'Injangwe cy'Idragoni Cyakusanyirizwa by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Drago Igikinisho cy'Injangwe cy'Idragoni Cyakusanyirizwa by Yuhe (Donna) Chi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Ibikinisho Competition Category.

BuronzeIbikinisho· 2020

Drago Igikinisho cy'Injangwe cy'Idragoni Cyakusanyirizwa

by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Client: Donna Chi

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ibikinisho Category

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The Design

About Drago Igikinisho cy'Injangwe cy'Idragoni Cyakusanyirizwa

Drago ni igikinisho cy'idragoni cyakusanyirizwa, cyakozwe kugira ngo kirangwe imbere mu nzu. Buri gishushanyo gifite uburebure bwa milimetero 75 kandi gishingiye ku idragoni ya kera yo mu Bushinwa, ikiremwa gihuza ibiranga ifi, inzoka n'ikamba. Iri koleksiyo irimo imisusire itandatu n'isura cumi n'ebyiri. Buri gice cyashushanyijwe mu buryo bwa dijitali kandi cyacapwe mu bwoko bwa PLA yera bufite amaturuka ya milimetero 0.1. Nyuma yo gucapwa, buri gishushanyo gisukurwa, gishyirwaho ibara ryo hejuru, gisiiga amabara ya akiriliki n'intoki, hanyuma kikarangizwa n'undi rugero rw'ibara ribengeje. Iyi gishushanyo itanga abakunzi b'ibikinisho b'abakuru igikoresho cyo kwerekana ku meza mu buryo bushimishije.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Drago Igikinisho cy'Injangwe cy'Idragoni Cyakusanyirizwa ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Drago Igikinisho cy'Injangwe cy'Idragoni Cyakusanyirizwa biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Drago Igikinisho cy'Injangwe cy'Idragoni Cyakusanyirizwa ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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