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Regen Biodesign-kommunikation af Sofia Porto Iannuzzi

Regen Biodesign-kommunikation af Sofia Porto Iannuzzi er en højt anset vinder af den meget prestigefyldte 2026 A' Design Award i Bronze i konkurrencekategorien Bæredygtige Produkter, Projekter og Grønt Design.


BronzeBæredygtigt Produkt· 2026

Regen Biodesign-kommunikation

af Sofia Porto Iannuzzi

Klient: Universidad de Monterrey

Vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze i kategorien Bæredygtigt Produkt

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Om Regen Biodesign-kommunikation

Regen introducerer et grafisk system, hvor levende rodstrukturer fungerer som både visuelt sprog og materielt substrat. I stedet for at trykke på livløse overflader opstår kommunikationen gennem kontrolleret biologisk vækst. Hvert artefakt fungerer samtidig som et visuelt budskab, en levende organisme og et bionedbrydeligt resultat. Ved at forene læselighed med økologiske kredsløb omdefinerer projektet grafisk produktion som en regenerativ proces og foreslår en alternativ model, hvor kommunikation udvikler sig, transformerer og genintegreres i naturlige systemer i stedet for at skabe affald.

Anerkendelsen

Om A' Design Award i Bronze

Regen Biodesign-kommunikation er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Regen Biodesign-kommunikation forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Regen Biodesign-kommunikation tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.

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Unikke Egenskaber
Regen uses cultivated root structures as both visual language and material substrate for communication. Instead of printing on inert surfaces, the message emerges through controlled biological growth. The project replaces linear production logic with a regenerative cycle: cultivation, communication, transformation, and natural reintegration. Each artifact operates simultaneously as a graphic piece, living organism, and biodegradable outcome. Regen positions biological growth as a design medium, proposing a scalable approach to regenerative visual communication.
Dimensioner & Emballage
Artifact dimensions vary according to biological growth. Poster-scale applications range from approximately 300 × 420 mm to 500 × 700 mm. Thickness depends on root density accumulation. All materials are plant-based, compostable, and designed for full biological reintegration.
Tags
Regenerative Design, Biodesign, Visual Communication, Living Materials, Circular Systems, Material Innovation
Produktionsteknologi
The project utilizes root domestication techniques, biodegradable substrates, controlled humidity environments, and mold-guided growth systems to direct biological formation into legible graphic structures. Analog prototyping, material testing, and circularity assessment were integrated to align organic growth with visual clarity and structural stability.
Designudfordring
The main challenge was reconciling graphic precision with biological unpredictability. Root growth is inherently variable, requiring a design approach that balances control and emergence. Constraints included growth variability, time dependency, structural fragility, and environmental sensitivity. The solution required designing adaptive systems rather than fixed compositions.
Forskning
Regen investigates root domestication as a reproducible substrate for graphic communication. Through iterative cultivation and material testing, the project evaluates structural integrity, visual legibility, and ecological performance. Circularity was assessed using the Material Circularity Indicator (MCI), demonstrating measurable improvements across prototype iterations and identifying pathways to eliminate remaining linear support materials.

Circularity was assessed using the Material Circularity Indicator (MCI), demonstrating quantifiable improvement across prototype iterations and identifying pathways to eliminate remaining linear support materials.
Inspiration
Regen transforms biological growth into a functional medium for communication, replacing inert graphic surfaces with living systems. Instead of relying on extractive, synthetic, and disposable substrates, the project proposes a regenerative alternative rooted in living processes. Informed by biodesign research and circular thinking, Regen studies root growth behavior and material life cycles to develop living graphic substrates. The result is a shift from static surfaces toward evolving visual systems that actively participate in ecological regeneration.
Projektvarighed
Developed between January and November 2024 in Monterrey, Mexico, Regen was produced through experimental research and prototyping at Universidad de Monterrey as part of an academic design research initiative focused on regenerative graphic systems.
Driftsflow
Regen artifacts are cultivated through guided root domestication rather than mechanically assembled. Growth patterns are influenced through mold-guided pathways and environmental calibration, including humidity, light, and substrate density. Interaction occurs over time, as viewers experience gradual transformation, texture emergence, and organic variability. After fulfilling its communicative function, the artifact decomposes naturally, completing a regenerative material cycle.
Patenter
All visual, material and graphic components of the Regen project are protected under academic and creative authorship. No patents or trademarks have been registered for this project.
Teammedlemmer
Sofia Porto Iannuzzi
Billedkreditering
Main: Photographer Sofia Porto, Living Poster Series, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Sofia Porto, Root-Based Artifact, 2025.
Image #2: Photographer Sofia Porto, Root Structure Close-Up, 2025.
Image #3: Photographer Sofia Porto, Biodegradable Artifact Detail, 2025.
Image #4: Photographer Sofia Porto, Biodesign Poster Outdoor, 2025.
Image #5Photographer Sofia Porto, Root Textile Surface, 2025.

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