Modern Reinterpretation of Traditional Chinese Craft
This section revitalizes ancient Chinese craft wisdom and cultural heritage through contemporary design and technology, bridging traditional aesthetics with modern daily life.
Mindful Seasons: 24 Objects of Living draws on the UNESCO-listed 24 Solar Terms, translating their cultural and phenological connotations into 24 daily products that embed ancient timekeeping wisdom into modern lifestyles.
A Kinetic Screen reinterprets the traditional Chinese screen’s “separation without disconnection” philosophy, with 87 hexagonal modules rotating 180° via servos and sensors to dynamically switch spatial states and redefine boundaries.
Two Zen-inspired timepieces reimagine ancient timekeeping: Soft Timepieces translates sundial light-shadow into soft fabric-faced clocks; Timeless Timepieces adapts clepsydra mechanics with a gear-chain structure, making time visible and encouraging mindful presence.
Tintinn merges ancient chime acoustics into a modern alarm clock for an ethereal audiovisual experience. A Chandelier reimagines weaving shuttle principles via parametric modeling, with algorithmic textures and sensor-driven lighting reinterpreting textile aesthetics.
Home & Lifestyle Design
This section features Oriental Luma: AI-Powered Contextual Lighting, an adaptive system for seamless residential experiences with a closed-loop framework from real-time perception to responsive light expression.
Powered by a YOLO pose estimation model, it accurately identifies user postures including sitting, standing, desk work and resting, proactively anticipating needs without voice commands or mobile app input.
Paired with a 3-DOF mechanical structure and dynamic lighting engine, the luminaire automatically adjusts illumination angle, brightness, color temperature and ambient effects, delivering an intuitive “light-follows-user” experience that feels natural and unobtrusive.
Balancing technical intelligence with spatial aesthetics, it fits smoothly into diverse home scenarios, eliminating manual operation friction, elevating daily living comfort and redefining the relationship between people, light and interior space.
Healthcare Design
This section presents human-centered health solutions across rehabilitation, emergency transport, daily monitoring, occupational safety and care, serving unmet needs in clinical, home and workplace settings.
Safestride Ankle-Foot Orthosis supports stroke patients from bed training to daily walking, with adjustable structures, multi-sensor tracking, ergonomic shaping and real-time gait data to optimize recovery.
The Medical eVTOL features composite wings and a hydraulic self-balancing system, enabling flexible takeoff/landing in complex environments and improving emergency response speed over traditional rescue vehicles.
Daily innovations include BioGait, a smart insole for children aged 6–14 with flexible sensors and AR gamification to boost engagement; and the Wearable Intelligent Ostomy Care Cover, which turns biosensor data into AI-powered guidance, shifting care from passive monitoring to proactive, dignified support.
Completing the section are a clinically optimized room-temperature heart transport box and an AR-enabled wearable system for cable maintenance that cuts ultra-high voltage operation risks and boosts efficiency.
