Drago Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sethala se Bokellwang sa Drakone by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Drago Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sethala se Bokellwang sa Drakone by Yuhe (Donna) Chi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dibapadiswa, Dipapadi le Dihlahiswa tsa Boithabiso Competition Category.

BoronseSebapadiswa· 2020

Drago Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sethala se Bokellwang sa Drakone

by Yuhe (Donna) Chi

Client: Donna Chi

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Sebapadiswa Category

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The Design

About Drago Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sethala se Bokellwang sa Drakone

Mongolo wa Buka: Drago ke sethala se bokellwang sa drakone se entsweng bakeng sa ho bontshwa ka hara matlo. Setshwantsho se seng le se seng se bolelele ba 75 millimetres mme se hlahisa drakone ya kgale ya Machaena, sebopuwa se kopanyang ditshwaneleho tsa tlhapi, noha le ntsu. Pokello ena e kenyelletsa mefuta e tsheletseng le ponahalo e leshome le metso e mmedi. Sengwe le sengwe se etswa ka mokgwa wa dijithale mme se hatiswa ka PLA e tshweu ka dikarolo tsa 0.1 millimetre. Kamora ho hatiswa, setshwantsho se seng le se seng se phehiswa, se fuwa boya ba ka hodimo, se pentwa ka letsoho ka mebala ya acrylic mme sa qetella se fiwa boya bo bong bo phatsimang. Moralo ona o fana ka ntho ya kgabo ya tafoleng bakeng sa batho ba baholo ba ratang dithoyi.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Drago Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sethala se Bokellwang sa Drakone ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Drago Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sethala se Bokellwang sa Drakone e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Drago Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Sethala se Bokellwang sa Drakone e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

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