The Kaobei Κύπελλο Πολιτιστικής Προώθησης by Yen Chang Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award in Σχεδιασμός Διαφήμισης, Μάρκετινγκ και Επικοινωνίας Competition Category.
ΧρυσόΔιαφήμιση· 2026
The Kaobei Κύπελλο Πολιτιστικής Προώθησης
Client: Yuan Ze University
Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award Winner in Διαφήμιση Category
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The Design
About The Kaobei Κύπελλο Πολιτιστικής Προώθησης
Το Κύπελλο Πολιτιστικής Προώθησης σχεδιάστηκε για να μετατρέψει ένα χαρακτηριστικό στοιχείο της σύγχρονης λαϊκής κουλτούρας της Ταϊβάν σε ένα απτό πολιτιστικό αντικείμενο. Εμπνευσμένο από ένα ευρέως αναγνωρίσιμο διαδικτυακό φαινόμενο που συνδυάζει χιούμορ, σάτιρα και κοινωνικό σχολιασμό, το έργο διερευνά πώς η καθομιλουμένη γλώσσα μπορεί να μεταφραστεί σε σχεδιασμό προϊόντος. Γεφυρώνοντας την ψηφιακή κουλτούρα με τη φυσική εμπειρία, ο σχεδιασμός διατηρεί την πολιτιστική μνήμη, ενθαρρύνει τη δημόσια συμμετοχή και προσφέρει έναν προσιτό τρόπο για τον στοχασμό γύρω από την τοπική ταυτότητα και τη συλλογική έκφραση.
The Recognition
About the Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award
Το σχέδιο The Kaobei Κύπελλο Πολιτιστικής Προώθησης κέρδισε το Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award, μια ιδιαίτερα διακεκριμένη αναγνώριση που απονέμεται σε σχέδια πρώτης κατηγορίας, υπέροχα και εξαιρετικά. Οι νικητές του Χρυσού Βραβείου είναι εξαιρετικά καινοτόμες, οραματικές και εκθαμβωτικά λαμπερές δημιουργίες που αντανακλούν την ιδιοφυΐα, τη σοφία και την ικανότητα των σχεδιαστών τους. Το σχέδιο The Kaobei Κύπελλο Πολιτιστικής Προώθησης αναμένεται να είναι μια πολύ επαινεμένη, πρωτοποριακή και μνημειώδης εφεύρεση που προσφέρει πρωτοφανή αξία. Αυτό το σχέδιο που βραβεύτηκε με το Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award είναι ένα θεαματικό, αξιοσέβαστο έργο που ωφελεί σε μεγάλο βαθμό και προωθεί τα όρια της τέχνης, της επιστήμης, του σχεδιασμού και της τεχνολογίας. Το σχέδιο The Kaobei Κύπελλο Πολιτιστικής Προώθησης δημιουργεί έντονα συναισθήματα πόθου, προκαλεί πάθος, ενθαρρύνει τη δημιουργικότητα και μας συναρπάζει.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The KaoBei Cup is a ceramic design that transforms vernacular language into a functional communication interface. It goes beyond conventional products by integrating language, object, and social interaction into a scalable cultural system. By materializing informal expressions, it creates a new form of engagement that connects everyday use with digital sharing and cultural participation.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: approx. 90 mm (W) × 90 mm (D) × 100 mm (H); capacity approx. 300 ml.
Material: high-fired porcelain with glazed finish.
Production: slip casting with decal transfer printing and kiln firing.
Packaging: recyclable paper box with protective insert.
Series-based design with multiple typographic variations ensuring consistency and scalability. - Tags
- vernacular design, cultural communication, language-based design, product system, emotional interaction, typographic design, social engagement, everyday object, cultural identity, design innovation
- Production Technology
- The KaoBei Cup is produced using ceramic slip casting with high-fired porcelain for durability and fine detail. The vernacular typography is developed through iterative graphic translation and applied using precision decal printing and kiln firing. The process integrates linguistic research, visual abstraction, and material prototyping to ensure consistency across series production.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge was translating informal vernacular language into a culturally acceptable and functional design without losing its original tone. Balancing humor, sensitivity, and readability required careful iteration. Another difficulty was standardizing non-structured expressions into consistent visual forms for production. The project addressed these through linguistic analysis, typographic refinement, and prototyping, ensuring both authenticity and scalability.
- Research
- This project is qualitative design research exploring how vernacular language can be transformed into product-based communication. The objective is to materialize everyday expressions into interactive objects. Methods include linguistic observation, visual translation, and prototyping. Data were collected from daily speech and digital communication patterns. Tested through real-world use in cultural contexts. Results show increased engagement and sharing. Insights reveal language can function as a cultural interface, impacting design, communication, and cultural industries.
- Inspiration
- The KaoBei Cup is inspired by the everyday vernacular expressions widely used in contemporary communication, particularly those shaped by digital culture. These phrases, often casual, humorous, and emotionally expressive, have evolved into a shared linguistic system reflecting how people interact and connect in daily life.
The project explores how language can move beyond text and speech to become a tangible cultural medium. By transforming commonly spoken expressions into physical objects, the design materializes intangible communication and repositions it within everyday use.
The inspiration also emerges from the contrast between informal language and formal cultural contexts. Expressions that are typically considered trivial or marginal are recontextualized into designed objects, creating a dialogue between everyday culture and institutional spaces. This approach has been applied in museum and social communication settings, where the design enables audiences to engage with cultural content through familiar language and interactive experience.
Ultimately, the project is driven by the idea that design can translate ordinary language into a shared cultural interface, allowing people to express emotions, build connections, and reflect collective memory through everyday objects. - Project Duration
- The project started in 2024 in Taiwan and was completed in early 2025. It was implemented in museum retail and social media contexts, where it was presented as part of cultural promotion initiatives. The design continues to be developed and expanded as a series-based product system.
- Operation Flow
- Users interact with the Kao Bei Cup through daily use, where each printed phrase expresses a specific emotion or attitude. The cup functions as a conversation starter, allowing users to communicate indirectly through language embedded in the object. Its interaction extends beyond physical use to social sharing, enabling engagement across both personal and digital contexts.
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