Royal Lab Morphis Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Inye Ndị Mmadụ Ike na Mmekọrịta Ọha na Eze by Juiyi Yen

Royal Lab Morphis Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Inye Ndị Mmadụ Ike na Mmekọrịta Ọha na Eze by Juiyi Yen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Mmata Ọha, Ọrụ Afọ Ofufu na Ọha Mmadụ Competition Category.

IgweỌrụ Afọ Ofufu· 2026

Royal Lab Morphis Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Inye Ndị Mmadụ Ike na Mmekọrịta Ọha na Eze

by Juiyi Yen

Client: Royal Brand Integration Ltd.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ọrụ Afọ Ofufu Category

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The Design

About Royal Lab Morphis Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Inye Ndị Mmadụ Ike na Mmekọrịta Ọha na Eze

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Royal Lab na-enye aka n'usoro, na-amalite nkwadebe ọkachamara n'ime oge mmụta, ọ bụghị mgbe emechara. Njirimara na-amalite site n'ịbu ezigbo nsonaazụ tupu ịgụsị akwụkwọ. Mmekọrịta ndị e wuru n'oge obibi na-agbatị ruo n'ọrụ ndị nweere onwe ha, njikọ ahụ na-adịgidekwa dị ka akụrụngwa ọkachamara karịa nnọọ otu mmemme. N'afọ 2026, ọ gbatịrị na ọrụ ọkpụ osisi Hida n'ọtụtụ. Mmegharị na-abịa site n'usoro na-aga n'ihu, ọ bụghị site n'imegharị ọdịnaya. Mgbe inweta ohere, ndozi, na ịza ajụjụ na-arụ ọrụ dị ka ọnọdụ usoro, nkwadebe ọkachamara na-aghọ nsonaazụ nke nhazi usoro.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Royal Lab Morphis Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Inye Ndị Mmadụ Ike na Mmekọrịta Ọha na Eze meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Royal Lab Morphis Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Inye Ndị Mmadụ Ike na Mmekọrịta Ọha na Eze ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Royal Lab Morphis Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Inye Ndị Mmadụ Ike na Mmekọrịta Ọha na Eze maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This project establishes a design-centered learning ecosystem that redefines streets, museums, and community venues as contextual laboratories. Unlike conventional programs, it brings together cultural heritage, collaborative creation, and international exchange directly within real-world settings. Supported by a volunteer-based structure, the initiative nurtures socially conscious creators and builds a sustainable framework that connects traditional craftsmanship with contemporary practice.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Borderless Learning model, implemented through Royal Lab in Tokyo between 2023 and 2025, applied a case study approach combining participatory observation and documentary evidence. More than 150 participants engaged in five workshop cycles coordinated by a twelve-member team (five core staff and seven interns). Activities held in museums, community venues, and studio environments facilitated cross-cultural exchange and intergenerational knowledge transfer, establishing a strong foundation for future adaptation and expansion.
Tags: Social Design, Living Labs, Borderless Learning, Cross-disciplinary Collaboration, Cultural Heritage, Civic Engagement, Value Co-creation
Production Technology: Our methodology treats education as an innovative production system in which relationships, knowledge networks and cultural assets function as core materials. These components are shaped through participatory processes that combine digital documentation with sustainable material experimentation. Together they form a Knowledge Replication Protocol, an adaptable and resilient framework designed to support skill transfer across diverse cultural and geographic contexts.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was establishing credibility. The initiative confronted skepticism within exam-oriented educational cultures and concerns regarding safety and liability. Progress became possible only after generating verifiable outcomes and building partnerships with respected institutions such as Dentsu, ggg, and JAGDA. These collaborations demonstrated that community-based learning can operate professionally, securely, and with lasting cultural impact.
Research: Our evaluation of the Borderless Learning model shows its effectiveness in reducing the gap between conceptual understanding and practical skill. Based on insights from more than 150 participants across multiple cycles, the project demonstrated measurable improvements in hands on capability and intercultural communication. The findings indicate a scalable approach for addressing educational inequity and supporting cross generational knowledge exchange through community driven practice.
Inspiration: As a design studio working closely with industry and cultural partners, we observed a persistent gap between academic theory and practical application in Taiwan's learning environment. Inspired by Japanese mentorship models, we envisioned a borderless framework that equips learners with applied skills and cross cultural awareness. This initiative responds to shifting societal conditions and strengthens the link between education and industry, turning learning from passive absorption into an active force for social impact.
Project Duration: Our methodology views education as an innovative production system in which relationships, knowledge networks, and cultural assets function as core materials. These components are shaped through participatory processes that combine digital documentation with sustainable material experimentation. Together they form a Knowledge Replication Protocol, an adaptable and resilient framework designed to support skill transfer across diverse cultural and geographic contexts.
Operation Flow: This model operates through an iterative learning cycle that replaces static classrooms with in situ Living Labs. Each cycle begins with a community identified challenge and continues with field based collaboration among students, mentors and local participants to co develop practical solutions. The outcomes, including tangible results and accumulated insights, are reintegrated into the system to attract new volunteers and support continuous improvement with every iteration.
Team Members: Juiyi Yen
Yunyun Li
Jaiye Wu
Yachieh Chang
Jiayun Peng
Image Credits: image #1:Photographer Tinghsuan Lin, A master craftsperson demonstrating traditional printing techniques—embodying intergenerational knowledge transfer through hands-on guidance, 2025.
image #2:Photographer Yuwei Wang, Measuring wooden letterpress type—learning typographic structure through hands-on alignment and size calibration, 2023.
image #3:Photographer Yunyun Li, Letterpress craftsmanship — reviving analog printing through embodied learning, 2025.
image #4:Photographer Yuwei Wang, Experiencing typographic works in situ—participants engage with printed specimens through reading, documentation, and close observation, 2023.
image #5:Photographer Tinghsuan Lin, Waste-to-material regeneration—reassembling irregular wood fragments into reusable composite panels through sustainable design practice, 2025.
Video: Motion Designer Jiayun Peng, RoyalLab Morphis, 2025; Sound Credit: Heyson, Love Love, Source:　www.epidemicsound.com.