Sofia Porto Iannuzzi ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Regen Primary Function: ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ

Sofia Porto Iannuzzi ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Regen Primary Function: ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱤᱠᱟᱣᱤ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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Regen Primary Function: ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ

Sofia Porto Iannuzzi ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Universidad de Monterrey

ᱴᱤᱠᱟᱣᱤ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ

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Regen Primary Function: ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Book Text: ᱨᱮᱜᱮᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱢ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱨᱮᱦᱮᱫ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱜᱟᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ। ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱛᱩᱞᱩᱡ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱫᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ, ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱵᱩ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱦᱟᱨᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱩᱫ ᱜᱟᱜ-ᱟ। ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱮᱱ ᱡᱚᱦᱚᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨ, ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱡᱤᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ-ᱟ। ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱨᱤᱥᱟᱨ ᱪᱠᱨᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱜᱮᱱ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱮᱫᱟ, ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱢᱚᱰᱮᱞ ᱮᱢ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱮᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱩᱰ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱮ ᱛᱚᱲ ᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱩᱫᱷᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱸ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱮᱫᱟ।

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Regen Primary Function: ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Regen Primary Function: ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: 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.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: 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.
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Regenerative Design, Biodesign, Visual Communication, Living Materials, Circular Systems, Material Innovation
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: 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.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: 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.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: 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.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: 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.
ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ: 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.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Sofia Porto Iannuzzi
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: 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.