Idẹ Ohun-èlò Àlàáfíà Ayé · 2026
Regen Ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ Biodesign
- Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award 2026 in Ohun-èlò Àlàáfíà Ayé
- CLIENT: Universidad de Monterrey
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 9,285
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About Regen Ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ Biodesign
Regen ṣàgbékalẹ̀ ètò aworan kan níbi tí àwọn ìdìde gbòngbò tí ó wà láàyè ṣe ìṣẹ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí èdè oríṣan àti ohun èlò ipilẹ̀ pẹ̀lú. Dípò títẹ̀ lórí àwọn ojú tí kò ní ẹ̀mí, ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ hù jáde nípasẹ̀ ìdàgbàsókè ẹ̀dá alààyè tí a ṣàkóso. Ohun ẹ̀dá kọ̀ọ̀kan ń ṣiṣẹ́ ní àkókò kan náà gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìránṣẹ́ oríṣan, ẹ̀dá alààyè, àti àbájáde tí ó lè jẹrà. Nípa mímú ìkọ́sílẹ̀ bá àwọn àyíká ìṣẹ̀dá mu, iṣẹ́ náà tún ṣàgbékalẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá aworan gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìlànà ìsọjí, ó ń dá àwòṣe mìíràn níbi tí ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ ti ń dàgbà, ń yípadà, tí ó sì ń tún wọ inú àwọn ètò ìṣẹ̀dá padà dípò kí ó máa dá ìdọ̀tí.
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Regen Ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ Biodesign jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Regen Ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ Biodesign yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Regen Ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ Biodesign ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Press Kit
- 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.
- 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.
