Regen Primárna funkcia: Komunikácia biodizajnu od Sofia Porto Iannuzzi

Dizajn Regen Primárna funkcia: Komunikácia biodizajnu od dizajnéra Sofia Porto Iannuzzi je vysoko uznávaným víťazom veľmi prestížneho ocenenia 2026 Bronzová cena A' Design Award v súťažnej kategórii Udržateľný produkt.

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Regen Primárna funkcia: Komunikácia biodizajnu

od Sofia Porto Iannuzzi

Klient: Universidad de Monterrey

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O dizajne Regen Primárna funkcia: Komunikácia biodizajnu

Text knihy: Regen predstavuje grafický systém, v ktorom živé koreňové štruktúry fungujú ako vizuálny jazyk aj ako materiálový substrát. Namiesto tlače na inertné povrchy vzniká komunikácia prostredníctvom riadeného biologického rastu. Každý artefakt funguje súčasne ako vizuálne posolstvo, živý organizmus a biologicky rozložiteľný výsledok. Zosúladením čitateľnosti s ekologickými cyklami projekt prerámcuje grafickú produkciu ako regeneratívny proces a navrhuje alternatívny model, v ktorom sa komunikácia vyvíja, transformuje a opätovne integruje do prírodných systémov namiesto vytvárania odpadu.

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O ocenení Bronzová cena A' Design Award

Regen Primárna funkcia: Komunikácia biodizajnu je laureát Bronzovej ceny A' Design Award, vysoko prestížneho uznania udeľovaného vynikajúcim dizajnom, ktoré sa vyznačujú kreativitou, vynaliezavosťou a bystrosťou. Laureáti Bronzovej ceny sú plne zručné a nápadne kreatívne artefakty, ktoré potvrdzujú rozsiahle skúsenosti, predstavivosť a zdatnosť svojich dizajnérov. Od Regen Primárna funkcia: Komunikácia biodizajnu sa očakáva, že bude vysoko cenený, obdivovaný a milovaný predmet, pozoruhodne profesionálny a inovatívny. Tento dizajn ocenený Bronzovou cenou A' Design Award zahŕňa najlepšie postupy v umení, vede, dizajne a technológii a vyniká pozornosťou k detailom. Regen Primárna funkcia: Komunikácia biodizajnu skvele uspokojuje potreby, dotýka sa túžob, očarúva city a vzbudzuje zvedavosť.

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Jedinečné vlastnosti: 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.
Rozmery a balenie: 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.
Štítky: Regenerative Design, Biodesign, Visual Communication, Living Materials, Circular Systems, Material Innovation
Výrobná technológia: 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.
Dizajnérska výzva: 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.
Výskum: 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.
Inšpirácia: 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.
Trvanie projektu: 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.
Pracovný postup: 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.
Patenty: 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.
Členovia tímu: Sofia Porto Iannuzzi
Zdroje obrázkov: 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.