Regen Үндсэн үүрэг: Биодизайны харилцаа холбоо by Sofia Porto Iannuzzi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Хүрэл шагнал in Тогтвортой бүтээгдэхүүн, төсөл ба ногоон дизайн Competition Category.
ХүрэлТогтвортой бүтээгдэхүүн· 2026
Regen Үндсэн үүрэг: Биодизайны харилцаа холбоо
Client: Universidad de Monterrey
A' Design Award Хүрэл шагнал Winner in Тогтвортой бүтээгдэхүүн Category
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The Design
About Regen Үндсэн үүрэг: Биодизайны харилцаа холбоо
Номын текст: Regen нь амьд язгуурын бүтэц нэгэн зэрэг харааны хэл болон материаллаг суурь болж ажилладаг график системийг танилцуулж байна. Идэвхгүй гадаргуу дээр хэвлэхийн оронд харилцаа холбоо нь хяналттай биологийн өсөлтөөр дамжин бий болдог. Бүтээл бүр нэгэн зэрэг харааны мессеж, амьд организм, биологийн задралд ордог үр дүн болж ажилладаг. Уншигдах чадварыг экологийн мөчлөгтэй уялдуулснаар энэ төсөл нь график үйлдвэрлэлийг нөхөн сэргээх үйл явц болгон дахин тодорхойлж, харилцаа холбоо хог хаягдал үүсгэхийн оронд хувьсан хөгжиж, өөрчлөгдөж, байгалийн системд дахин нэгдэх өөр загварыг санал болгож байна.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Хүрэл шагнал
Regen Үндсэн үүрэг: Биодизайны харилцаа холбоо нь A' Design Award Хүрэл шагналын ялагч бөгөөд бүтээлч чанар, овсгоо, цэцэн ухаанаараа ялгарсан шилдэг загварт олгодог маш нэр хүндтэй хүлээн зөвшөөрөлт юм. Хүрэл ялагчид бол хангалттай ур чадвартай, гайхалтай бүтээлч ажил бөгөөд зохион бүтээгчдийн өргөн туршлага, төсөөлөл, самбаатай байдлыг баталдаг. Regen Үндсэн үүрэг: Биодизайны харилцаа холбоо нь өндөр үнэлэгдсэн, биширсэн, хайрласан зүйл, мэдэгдэхүйц мэргэжлийн, шинэлэг байх болно гэж хүлээгддэг. Хүрэл шагнал хүртсэн энэ загвар нь урлаг, шинжлэх ухаан, загвар, технологийн шилдэг туршлагыг шингээж, нарийн ширийнд анхаарал хандуулснаараа тод юм. Regen Үндсэн үүрэг: Биодизайны харилцаа холбоо хэрэгцээг гайхалтай хангаж, хүслийг хөндөж, сэтгэл хөдлөлийг байлдан дагуулж, сониуч занг татдаг.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- 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.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 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
- Production Technology
- 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.
- Design Challenge
- 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.
- Research
- 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.
- Project Duration
- 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.
- Operation Flow
- 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.
- Patents
- 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.
- Team Members
- Sofia Porto Iannuzzi
- Image Credits
- 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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