Ying Chen Hsu ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Taiwan Terrazzo ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱴᱳ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱠᱮᱞᱮᱱᱰᱟᱨ

Ying Chen Hsu ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Taiwan Terrazzo ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱴᱳ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱠᱮᱞᱮᱱᱰᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱝᱥᱠᱨᱤᱛᱤᱠ ᱵᱤᱨᱫᱟᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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Taiwan Terrazzo ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱴᱳ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱠᱮᱞᱮᱱᱰᱟᱨ

Ying Chen Hsu ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Taiwan Terrazzo

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ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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Taiwan Terrazzo ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱴᱳ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱠᱮᱞᱮᱱᱰᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱚᱱᱚᱞ: ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱟᱭᱣᱟᱱ ᱴᱮᱨᱟᱡᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱷᱩᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱚᱱᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱞᱟᱣ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱚᱰᱚᱠᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱴᱮᱨᱤᱟᱞ ᱢᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱩᱠ ᱨᱩᱠ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱡᱷᱩᱛᱷᱟᱹ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱱᱚᱞᱟ ᱾ ᱴᱟᱭᱣᱟᱱ ᱴᱮᱨᱟᱡᱚ ᱴᱮᱞᱥ ᱠᱮᱞᱮᱱᱰᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱢᱟᱫᱷᱚᱢ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱴᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱪᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱱᱩᱵᱷᱚᱵ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱤᱱᱟᱹᱢ ᱪᱷᱚ ᱪᱷᱚᱞᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱤᱛᱤ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭᱛᱮ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱛᱤ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱛᱤ ᱢᱮᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱷᱟᱭ ᱢᱚᱱᱮᱦᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲ ᱱᱮᱞ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱩᱨᱩᱢᱩᱴᱩᱭᱟ ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Taiwan Terrazzo ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱴᱳ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱠᱮᱞᱮᱱᱰᱟᱨ 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᱾ Taiwan Terrazzo ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱴᱳ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱠᱮᱞᱮᱱᱰᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

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

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: The core concept of this work is to show how time is preserved in the unique terrazzo textures of Taiwan, capturing both tactile memories and history within each surface.
It archives various terrazzo textures found in Taiwan, along with their underlying stories. Tactile sensations and memories are transformed into visual graphics, arranged along a timeline. Flipping through the pages feels like revisiting dusty yet glistening fragments of the past.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: Calendar, 245 mm x 160 mm x 130 mm
Package, 260 mm x 190 mm x 90 mm
Swatch book, 170 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Calendar, Taiwan, Terrazzo, Tales, Memory, Postcard, Building Materials
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: Calendar, Taiwan, Terrazzo, Tales, Postcard
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: The challenge was transforming 365 terrazzo types into illustrations with Taiwanese history. The project aimed to shift perception, repositioning terrazzo from an "outdated" material into a vibrant element of contemporary lifestyle.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: The main challenge lay in the sheer scale of content creation: transforming 365 different terrazzo types into coherent illustrations while incorporating a narrative of Taiwanese history.
Beyond the visual impact, the project aimed to shift public perception. Terrazzo is often seen as an "outdated" functional material; therefore, repositioning it within contemporary lifestyles was crucial.
Simultaneously, a balance needed to be struck in narrative depth, ensuring the story enriched the user experience.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: This project focuses on "Terrazzo," a distinctive feature of Taiwanese architecture. Drawing from its unique material characteristics and our collective emotional memories, we have translated these elements into diverse design forms.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: The project ran from Sept 2025 to March 2026 at Ming Chi University of Technology, Taipei.
The design is scheduled for public exhibition at the campus and the Young Designers' Exhibition (YODEX), the largest student design fair in Taiwan.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: The Taiwan Terrazzo Tales Calendar is a tactile, narrative-driven experience. Users engage daily by flipping pages, where each date reveals a unique visual pattern paired with a micro-story.

To bridge the gap between digital/print graphics and physical reality, a genuine terrazzo element is integrated into the packaging, offering a multisensory connection that grounds the visual experience in material authenticity.
ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ: Copyrights belong to Ying-Chen Hsu, Tzu-Han Weng, Yi-Hsuan Hung and Yi-Hsuan Chen, 2026.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Designer: Ying Chen, Hsu
Designer: Tzu Han, Weng
Designer: Yi Hsuan, Chen
Designer: Yi Hsuan, Hung
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: Image #1: Creator Ying-Chen Hsu / Tzu-Han Weng / Yi-Hsuan Hung / Yi-Hsuan Chen, Terrazzo Calendar, 2026.
Image #2: Creator Ying-Chen Hsu / Tzu-Han Weng / Yi-Hsuan Hung / Yi-Hsuan Chen, Terrazzo Calendar, 2026.
Image #3: Creator Ying-Chen Hsu / Tzu-Han Weng / Yi-Hsuan Hung / Yi-Hsuan Chen, Terrazzo Calendar, 2026.
Image #4: Creator Ying-Chen Hsu / Tzu-Han Weng / Yi-Hsuan Hung / Yi-Hsuan Chen, Terrazzo Calendar, 2026.
Image #5: Creator Ying-Chen Hsu / Tzu-Han Weng / Yi-Hsuan Hung / Yi-Hsuan Chen, Terrazzo Calendar, 2026.