Regen Ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ Biodesign láti ọwọ́ Sofia Porto Iannuzzi

Regen Ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ Biodesign láti ọwọ́ Sofia Porto Iannuzzi jẹ́ aṣẹ́gun olókìkí púpọ̀ ti 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìdíje Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Àlàáfíà Ayé, Iṣẹ́ àti Àpẹẹrẹ Ewéko.

IdẹOhun-èlò Àlàáfíà Ayé· 2026

Regen Ìbáraẹnisọ̀rọ̀ Biodesign

látọ̀wọ́ Sofia Porto Iannuzzi

Oníbàárà: Universidad de Monterrey

Aṣẹ́gun Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ohun-èlò Àlàáfíà Ayé

10,159

Aṣẹ́gun Àmì Ẹ̀yẹ Tí a Jẹ́rìísí

Jẹ́rìísí Ipò Àmì Ẹ̀yẹ fún #180685

Ṣàbẹ̀wò Ojú Òpó Wo ní A' Design Award Ìwé Ìròyìn Àmì Ẹ̀yẹ

Àwọ̀

Àpẹrẹ Náà

Nípa 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.

Ìdánimọ̀ Náà

Nípa 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.

Lẹ́yìn Àpẹrẹ Náà

Àkójọ Ìròyìn

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

Àwọn Ohun Àkànṣe: 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.
Ìwọ̀n àti Àpò: 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.
Àwọn Àkọlé: Regenerative Design, Biodesign, Visual Communication, Living Materials, Circular Systems, Material Innovation
Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ Ìṣelọ́pọ̀: 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.
Ìpèníjà Àpèsè: 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.
Ìwádìí: 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.
Ìmísí: 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.
Àkókò Iṣẹ́ Àkànṣe: 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.
Ìlànà Ìṣiṣẹ́: 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.
Àwọn Ìwé-ẹ̀rí Ohun-Ìmọ̀: 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.
Àwọn Ọmọ Ẹgbẹ́: Sofia Porto Iannuzzi
Ìfọwọ́sí Àwòrán: 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.