Diax Project Showcase Tentoonstelling by Leafer Circular Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in IJzer in Beursarchitectuur, Interieur en Tentoonstellingsontwerp Competition Category.
IJzerBeurs· 2024
Diax Project Showcase Tentoonstelling
Client: Chunlyn WWCB Tech
A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Beurs Category
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The Design
About Diax Project Showcase Tentoonstelling
Diax is een nieuw gerecycleerd materiaal met veelzijdige toepassingen. Het doel van de tentoonstelling was om het potentieel ervan te benadrukken en samenwerkingspartners aan te trekken. Om nieuwsgierigheid en ideeën te stimuleren, werd de tentoonstelling helder en open ontworpen. Om weinig afval te produceren, werd gebruikgemaakt van huurframes, modulaire tentoonstellingspanelen en direct-to-board printing. Ook werden voorbeeldproducten ontwikkeld om te laten zien dat Diax niet alleen een materiaal is, maar een katalysator voor een duurzamer leven.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in IJzer
Diax Project Showcase Tentoonstelling is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Diax Project Showcase Tentoonstelling wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Diax Project Showcase Tentoonstelling wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.
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.
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