Regen Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero Hoahoa-Koiora nā Sofia Porto Iannuzzi

Ko te hoahoa Regen Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero Hoahoa-Koiora nā Sofia Porto Iannuzzi he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2026 A' Design Award Parahi i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Hua Toitū, Kaupapa me te Hoahoa Kākāriki.

ParahiHua Toitū· 2026

Regen Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero Hoahoa-Koiora

nā Sofia Porto Iannuzzi

Kiritaki: Universidad de Monterrey

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Parahi i te Wāhanga Hua Toitū

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Ngā Tae

Te Hoahoa

Mō Regen Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero Hoahoa-Koiora

Ka whakauru a Regen i tētahi pūnaha whakaahua e mahi ana ngā hanganga pakiaka ora hei reo whakaahua me te matū rawa. Hei kaupapa kē i te tā ki runga i ngā papa mate, ka puta te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mā te tipu koiora e whakahaerea ana. Ka mahi tahi ia tāonga hei karere whakaahua, hei rauropi ora, hei hua pirau-koiora hoki. Mā te whakahāngai i te māramatanga ki ngā huringa hauropi, ka hangaia anōtia e te kaupapa te whakaputanga whakaahua hei tikanga whakahou, e whakatakoto ana i tētahi tauira rerekē e tupu ai, e panoni ai, e whakauru anō ai te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ki ngā pūnaha māori, kaua ki te whakaputa para.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Regen Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero Hoahoa-Koiora te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Regen Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero Hoahoa-Koiora he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Regen Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero Hoahoa-Koiora i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

I Muri i te Hoahoa

Kete Pāpāho

Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.

Āhuatanga Motuhake: 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.
Inenga & Pēketanga: 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.
Tūtohu: Regenerative Design, Biodesign, Visual Communication, Living Materials, Circular Systems, Material Innovation
Hangarau Whakanao: 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.
Wero Hoahoa: 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.
Rangahau: 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.
Whakaaweawe: 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.
Roanga o te Kaupapa: 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.
Rerenga Mahi: 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.
Pātene: 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.
Ngā Mema o te Rōpū: Sofia Porto Iannuzzi
Whakamana Whakaahua: 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.