Bow And Arrow Shaqada Koowaad: Rakaab Fanni by Zhanjun Shen

Bow And Arrow Shaqada Koowaad: Rakaab Fanni by Zhanjun Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Farshaxanka Wanaagsan iyo Rakibaadda Farshaxanka Competition Category.

BirFarshaxan· 2025

Bow And Arrow Shaqada Koowaad: Rakaab Fanni

by Zhanjun Shen

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

Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Farshaxan Category

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The Design

About Bow And Arrow Shaqada Koowaad: Rakaab Fanni

Qoraalka Buugga: Qaanso iyo Fallaadh waa rakaab fanni oo dib u fasiraya qaanso-fallaadhka dhaqameed si casri ah. Qaansada waxay isku daraysaa qaabka lafdhabarta bini'aadamka, oo ah qaab loo doortay si loo muujiyo xoogga iyo daciifnimada nolosha labadaba. Madaxyada fallaadhaha waa la bedeli karaa waxaana loo xardhay si ay ugu ekaadaan Afarta Boqorka Samaawiga ee Buddhism-ka Bariga. Bir tayo sare leh iyo bir daahir ah ayaa la jaray, la dhalaaliyay, oo la xardhay si ay u sameeyaan qaybaha. Rakaabku wuxuu le'eg yahay 1900 bi 300 bi 1900 millimitir. Mowduucyada dagaalka iyo nabadda, iyo nolosha iyo ruuxa, ayaa lagu muujiyaa qaababka isku darsan.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award

Bow And Arrow Shaqada Koowaad: Rakaab Fanni waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf leh oo la siiyo naqshado wanaagsan oo buuxiya shuruudaha xirfadeed iyo kuwa warshadeed ee laga filayo hal-abuurro si wanaagsan loo naqshadeeyay. Guuleystayaasha Birta waxay muujiyaan xirfad weyn, takhasus sare, fahan khabiir iyo awood hal-abuur oo abuurayaashooda. Bow And Arrow Shaqada Koowaad: Rakaab Fanni waa hal-abuur la filayo inuu noqdo mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, wax ku ool ah oo cusub. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu isku daraa hab-dhaqannada ugu wanaagsan warshadda wuxuuna leeyahay sifooyin farsamo oo karti leh oo ku xiran aqoon iyo hibo. Dhammaystirkeeda awgeed, Bow And Arrow Shaqada Koowaad: Rakaab Fanni waa mudan ixtiraam, waxaana loo naqshadeeyay inay keento hagaajin nololeed oo ka caawisa in adduunka laga dhigo meel ka wanaagsan.

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