Living Reef प्रदर्शनी डिजाइन by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award फलाम पुरस्कार in दिगो उत्पादन, परियोजना र हरित डिजाइन Competition Category.
फलामदिगो उत्पादन· 2026
Living Reef प्रदर्शनी डिजाइन
by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan
Client: Misosoupdesign
A' Design Award फलाम पुरस्कार Winner in दिगो उत्पादन Category
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The Design
About Living Reef प्रदर्शनी डिजाइन
लिभिङ रिफ एक सार्वजनिक प्रदर्शनी हो जसले दिगो डिजाइनमा गरिएको अनुसन्धान प्रस्तुत गर्दछ। यस प्रदर्शनीले डाइरेक्ट इंक राइटिङ थ्रीडी प्रिन्टिङ र वृत्तीय सामग्रीहरू, जसमा पुनःप्रयोग गरिएको स्लरी, न्यून कार्बन सिमेन्ट र माटो समावेश छन्, प्रयोग गरी बनाइएका कार्यहरू देखाउँछ। साना आकारका पोलिएका माटोका प्रोटोटाइपहरू र ठूला प्रिन्ट गरिएका अवयवहरू आधारस्तम्भहरूमा र बन्द क्याबिनेटहरूमा प्रदर्शित गरिएका छन्। लेआउटले अवधारणा विकास र डिजिटल मोडलिङदेखि सामग्री परीक्षण, निर्माण सीमाहरू र अन्तिम प्रोटोटाइपहरूसम्मको स्पष्ट मार्ग पछ्याउँछ। यसको उद्देश्य डिजाइन शिक्षाले कसरी वृत्तीय सामग्री प्रयोग र कोरल रिफ पुनर्स्थापनालाई सहयोग गर्न सक्छ भनी व्याख्या गर्नु हो।
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award फलाम पुरस्कार
Living Reef प्रदर्शनी डिजाइन A' Design Award फलाम पुरस्कारको विजेता हो, राम्ररी डिजाइन गरिएका रचनाबाट अपेक्षित व्यावसायिक र औद्योगिक आवश्यकता पूरा गर्ने राम्रा डिजाइनहरूलाई दिइने प्रतिष्ठित मान्यता। फलाम विजेताहरूले आफ्ना सर्जकहरूको ठूलो कौशल, उच्च विशेषज्ञता, विज्ञ बुझाइ र सृजनात्मक क्षमता देखाउँछन्। Living Reef प्रदर्शनी डिजाइन उच्च सम्मानित, प्रशंसित र प्रिय, व्यावहारिक र नवीन रचना बन्नेछ भन्ने अपेक्षा छ। Living Reef प्रदर्शनी डिजाइन को सूक्ष्मताका लागि सम्मान पाइन्छ र जीवनको गुणस्तर सुधारेर संसारलाई अझ राम्रो बनाउन मद्दत गर्न यो डिजाइन गरिएको हो।
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- LivingReef Exhibition is a public facing exhibition that documents and displays the outcomes of an international university initiative on sustainable design using Direct Ink Writing DIW 3D printing with circular materials. Instead of presenting only finished objects, the exhibition makes the full research and education workflow visible, from concept development and AI assisted modeling to material trials, fabrication constraints, iteration, and final prototypes.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The exhibition includes small scale fired clay prototypes and large scale printed components made with recycled materials. Forms emphasize porosity, modularity, and self supporting geometry. Objects are displayed on museum grade plinths and enclosed cabinets. All components are designed for safe transport, installation, and public viewing within a gallery environment.
- Tags
- Sustainable Design, Circular Materials, 3D Printing, Design Education, Coral Restoration, Digital Fabrication, University Collaboration
- Production Technology
- Direct Ink Writing DIW 3D printing, AI assisted 3D modeling, parametric design, digital fabrication, circular materials, recycled C Slurry, low carbon cement, clay based 3D printing, large scale additive manufacturing, sustainable design education
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to convert a complex research program into an exhibition that is technically accurate, publicly accessible, and visually coherent. Circular materials behave unpredictably during printing, requiring repeated testing and geometry revision. The project also required integrating outcomes from multiple universities into one clear narrative while presenting both successes and failures as part of sustainable design learning.
- Research
- LivingReef is an international research and education initiative exploring sustainable design through DIW 3D printing, circular materials, and AI assisted workflows. The exhibition presents physical outcomes and process documentation from cross university workshops, showing how waste derived materials can be transformed into functional prototypes. The project highlights design education as a driver of circular economy practices and environmental awareness.
- Inspiration
- The exhibition is inspired by two parallel needs. First, coral reef systems are fragile and require new restoration approaches that can be locally adaptable. Second, higher education must respond to decarbonization and digital transformation by teaching designers to work with low waste processes and circular resources. LivingReef translates these needs into a tangible public narrative.
- Project Duration
- Project duration: 2025
Workshops: Fukuoka Japan and Tainan Taiwan
Exhibition dates: 2025 10 17 to 2025 10 20
Exhibition venue: NTNU Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan - Operation Flow
- The exhibition guides visitors through a clear narrative flow: project background, cross university collaboration, digital modeling, material testing, fabrication challenges, and final outcomes. Interaction is educational and visual, using physical prototypes, process images, and concise labels. Visitors learn how sustainable design evolves through iteration, material limits, and collaboration.
- Team Members
- Shuenn-Ren Liou
Kazuya Saito
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