The Kaobei Ago Ìgbéga Àṣà láti ọwọ́ Yen Chang Chen

The Kaobei Ago Ìgbéga Àṣà láti ọwọ́ Yen Chang Chen jẹ́ aṣẹ́gun olókìkí púpọ̀ ti 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìdíje Àpẹẹrẹ Ìpolówó, Títajà àti Ìbánisọ̀rọ̀.

WúràÌpolówó· 2026

The Kaobei Ago Ìgbéga Àṣà

látọ̀wọ́ Yen Chang Chen

Oníbàárà: Yuan Ze University

Aṣẹ́gun Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìpolówó

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Àpẹrẹ Náà

Nípa The Kaobei Ago Ìgbéga Àṣà

Ago Ìgbéga Àṣà ni a ṣe àpẹrẹ rẹ̀ láti yí èròjà pàtàkì kan nínú àṣà gbajúmọ̀ ọ̀làjú Taiwan ìsinsìnyí padà di ohun-ìṣẹ̀ àṣà tí a lè fọwọ́ kàn. Tí ó gba ìmísí láti ọ̀dọ̀ ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ orí ẹ̀rọ ayélujára tí gbogbo ènìyàn mọ̀ dáradára tí ó dàpọ̀ ẹ̀rín, ẹ̀gàn, àti àríyànjiyàn àwùjọ, iṣẹ́ ọ̀nà yìí ń ṣàwárí bí a ṣe lè yí èdè àdúgbò padà sí àpẹrẹ ọjà. Nípa dídarapọ̀ àṣà oní-nọ́ńbà àti ìrírí ti ara, àpẹrẹ náà ń tọ́jú ìrántí àṣà, ń fún ìdásí àwọn ènìyàn níṣìírí, ó sì ń pèsè ọ̀nà tí ó rọrùn láti ronú nípa ìdánimọ̀ àdúgbò àti ìfihàn àpapọ̀.

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Nípa Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award

The Kaobei Ago Ìgbéga Àṣà jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele àkọ́kọ́, tó jẹ́ ìyanu tó sì yàtọ̀. Àwọn olùborí Wúrà jẹ́ àwọn ẹ̀dá tó ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun gidigidi, tó ní ojú-ìwòye tó jìnnà tó sì ń tàn yòò tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ọgbọ́n, òye àti ìjáfáfá àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé The Kaobei Ago Ìgbéga Àṣà yóò jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tí a yìn gidigidi, tó ń gbé ìtẹ̀sí kalẹ̀ tó sì jẹ́ ìrántí tó ń mú iye tí a kò rí rí wá. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àkànṣe tó yani lẹ́nu tí a bọ̀wọ̀ fún tó ṣe anfàní gidigidi tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. The Kaobei Ago Ìgbéga Àṣà ń dá ìmọ̀lára ìfẹ́ tó lágbára sílẹ̀, ń jí ìtara, ń gbé ìṣẹ̀dá lárugẹ tó sì ń fà wá mọ́ra.

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Àwọn ẹ̀tọ́, àwọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ àti àlàyé ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ tí olùṣàpẹrẹ pèsè.

Àwọn Ohun Àkànṣe: The KaoBei Cup is a ceramic design that transforms vernacular language into a functional communication interface. It goes beyond conventional products by integrating language, object, and social interaction into a scalable cultural system. By materializing informal expressions, it creates a new form of engagement that connects everyday use with digital sharing and cultural participation.
Ìwọ̀n àti Àpò: Dimensions: approx. 90 mm (W) × 90 mm (D) × 100 mm (H); capacity approx. 300 ml.
Material: high-fired porcelain with glazed finish.
Production: slip casting with decal transfer printing and kiln firing.
Packaging: recyclable paper box with protective insert.
Series-based design with multiple typographic variations ensuring consistency and scalability.
Àwọn Àkọlé: vernacular design, cultural communication, language-based design, product system, emotional interaction, typographic design, social engagement, everyday object, cultural identity, design innovation
Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ Ìṣelọ́pọ̀: The KaoBei Cup is produced using ceramic slip casting with high-fired porcelain for durability and fine detail. The vernacular typography is developed through iterative graphic translation and applied using precision decal printing and kiln firing. The process integrates linguistic research, visual abstraction, and material prototyping to ensure consistency across series production.
Ìpèníjà Àpèsè: The main challenge was translating informal vernacular language into a culturally acceptable and functional design without losing its original tone. Balancing humor, sensitivity, and readability required careful iteration. Another difficulty was standardizing non-structured expressions into consistent visual forms for production. The project addressed these through linguistic analysis, typographic refinement, and prototyping, ensuring both authenticity and scalability.
Ìwádìí: This project is qualitative design research exploring how vernacular language can be transformed into product-based communication. The objective is to materialize everyday expressions into interactive objects. Methods include linguistic observation, visual translation, and prototyping. Data were collected from daily speech and digital communication patterns. Tested through real-world use in cultural contexts. Results show increased engagement and sharing. Insights reveal language can function as a cultural interface, impacting design, communication, and cultural industries.
Ìmísí: The KaoBei Cup is inspired by the everyday vernacular expressions widely used in contemporary communication, particularly those shaped by digital culture. These phrases, often casual, humorous, and emotionally expressive, have evolved into a shared linguistic system reflecting how people interact and connect in daily life.

The project explores how language can move beyond text and speech to become a tangible cultural medium. By transforming commonly spoken expressions into physical objects, the design materializes intangible communication and repositions it within everyday use.

The inspiration also emerges from the contrast between informal language and formal cultural contexts. Expressions that are typically considered trivial or marginal are recontextualized into designed objects, creating a dialogue between everyday culture and institutional spaces. This approach has been applied in museum and social communication settings, where the design enables audiences to engage with cultural content through familiar language and interactive experience.

Ultimately, the project is driven by the idea that design can translate ordinary language into a shared cultural interface, allowing people to express emotions, build connections, and reflect collective memory through everyday objects.
Àkókò Iṣẹ́ Àkànṣe: The project started in 2024 in Taiwan and was completed in early 2025. It was implemented in museum retail and social media contexts, where it was presented as part of cultural promotion initiatives. The design continues to be developed and expanded as a series-based product system.
Ìlànà Ìṣiṣẹ́: Users interact with the Kao Bei Cup through daily use, where each printed phrase expresses a specific emotion or attitude. The cup functions as a conversation starter, allowing users to communicate indirectly through language embedded in the object. Its interaction extends beyond physical use to social sharing, enabling engagement across both personal and digital contexts.