Diax Project Kev Nthuav Qhia Tso Saib by Leafer Circular Design

Diax Project Kev Nthuav Qhia Tso Saib by Leafer Circular Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Hlau in Tsim Kev Nthuav Qhia Lag Luam, Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

HlauKev Nthuav Qhia Lag Luam· 2024

Diax Project Kev Nthuav Qhia Tso Saib

by Leafer Circular Design

Client: Chunlyn WWCB Tech

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Kev Nthuav Qhia Lag Luam Category

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The Design

About Diax Project Kev Nthuav Qhia Tso Saib

Diax yog cov khoom siv rov qab dua tshiab uas muaj ntau yam kev siv. Lub hom phiaj ntawm qhov kev nthuav qhia no yog los qhia txog nws lub peev xwm thiab nyiam cov neeg tuaj koom tes. Txhawm rau txhawb kom muaj kev xav paub thiab muaj tswv yim, qhov kev nthuav qhia raug tsim kom ci ntsa iab thiab qhib siab. Txhawm rau kom tsawg pov tseg khoom, nws raug tsim los siv cov thav duab xauj, cov phiaj xwm nthuav qhia sib txuas tau, thiab luam ntawv ncaj qha rau saum phiaj. Cov khoom piv txwv kuj raug tsim los qhia tias Diax tsis yog tsuas yog ib yam khoom siv xwb; nws yog tus pab txhawb rau lub neej nyob ruaj khov dua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Diax Project Kev Nthuav Qhia Tso Saib yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Diax Project Kev Nthuav Qhia Tso Saib xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Diax Project Kev Nthuav Qhia Tso Saib tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Diax is a new recycled material with versatile applications. The goal of the exhibit was to highlight its potential and attract collaborators. To encourage curiosity and ideas, the exhibit was designed bright and open. To be low-waste, it was designed to use rental frames, modular display boards, and direct-to-board printing. Example products were also created to showcase that Diax is not just a material; it's the catalyst for a more sustainable life.
Dimensions & Packaging: The exhibition area was 6 x 6 m. The central 'X' area consisted of four wings each 150 x 52 x 200 cm to share the material applications we arranged: Horticultural Uses, Life with Texture, Blocks & Tiles, and Paints & Plasters. A total of 10 products were shown; 6 were created for this exhibition, 3 were created in prior projects, and 1 from a different partner. The two side areas were 300 x 35 x 140 cm, with one featuring the ten 10 cm cube Diax shrinkage texture blocks.
Tags: exhibit, modular, low-waste, material, texture, reusable, horticulture, paint, tile, cement
Production Technology: To strongly convince potential partners of Diax’s potential, tangible examples were made. Brainstorming from the material’s qualities, a few with high value were chosen. To produce them, rendered 3D models were printed and turned into silicone molds. Previous experience helped inform Diax ratios and drying time. Additionally, a series of texture blocks were created to showcase varying surface shrinkage in mixtures with cement, sand, clay, chalk, or paper pulp.
Design Challenge: Exhibitions are often temporary, and thus designed and built in a way that produces a large amount of post-demolition trash. This design challenges that default, while creating an aesthetic and meaningful exhibition. It achieves this with rented modular frames and lighting instead of single-time construction. Also, the client’s needs in the future prompted which products and signage to create. Modular display boards were created to allow for future spatial rearrangement and content updating.
Research: This exhibition aimed to sustainably showcase the potential of Diax and attract collaborators. Several new product examples were created, and an open, bright exhibit shared the material in an inspiring, tangible way. This approach paid off with several new partnerships formed and little waste produced as a result of the exhibition design. The client also decided to officially establish a brand for the new material.
Inspiration: Prior cases produced great results in discovering product applications for Diax, a low-waste, adaptable material. However, as the small/medium-sized manufacturer, Chunlyn faced challenges translating these project successes into new business opportunities and demonstrating Diax's value to potential partners. Inspired by this challenge, the design of this exhibit aimed to encourage visitor’s imagination and attract like-minded partners for further development.
Project Duration: Project planning started in April 2023, and the showcase was featured at the Experience Life exhibition on a weekend in July 2023 in Tainan, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Unique from the other cubicle booths, this exhibit uses a bright, open design around a tall central axis to attract visitors to curiously stroll in. Spotlights and placement at hand-level encouraged visitors to touch the various material samples and product examples. Interested professionals could leave their business card in exchange for a product sample bag. To great success, the booth was shared a lot on social media and material samples quickly ran out.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Leafer Circular Design, 2024.
Team Members: Victor Wu
Tzuhsu Lin
Craig Bossley
Image Credits: Image #1, Photographer Craig Bossley, Exhibit Vibes, 2023.
Image #2: Photographer Craig Bossley, Inspiring the Next Generation, 2023.
Image #3: Photographer Craig Bossley, Texture Blocks, 2023.
Image #4: Photographer Craig Bossley, Plant Closeup, 2023.
Image #5: Photographer Craig Bossley, Feels like Home, 2023.