2025 TISDC《Campus Lecture: Circular Economy VII》Taipei National University of the Arts on May 21

The 2025 TISDC campus promotion tour arrived at the School of Film and New Media at Taipei National University of the Arts on May 21. For this session, we were honored to invite designer Mr. Tung-Yang Lee, founder of Huosin International Design Co., Ltd, to deliver an inspiring lecture titled “Sustainable Design: From Practice to the Future.” Mr. Lee shared his hands-on experience working with over a dozen types of recycled heterogeneous materials and collaborating with more than 30 renowned brands.

As sustainability becomes a growing marketing slogan among enterprises, Mr. Lee remains committed to creating a genuinely circular design path rooted in the principles of a circular economy. During the talk, he posed a series of thought-provoking questions that challenge conventional definitions of “sustainability”: “Is a biodegradable product truly sustainable? What about repairable goods? Or reusable materials?” From his perspective, only sustainability that can be quantified holds true value—and no design should claim to be sustainable if it leads to more resource waste.

The brand symbol of Re-Heart, “Re,” represents a return to origin—a philosophy of cyclical renewal. Embracing the idea of “how wonderful it would be if everything could be reused,” the company starts with by-products and waste generated by corporations, transforming them through design thinking and upcycling to re-enter the product life cycle.

Currently, Re-Heart’s core technology focuses on granulating industrial waste, blending it with resin, and remolding it into new materials—realizing the goal of “replacing virgin materials with reclaimed ones.” This is not just recycling—it’s creative upcycling.

Looking to the future, Mr. Lee is also actively embracing digital and intelligent design methods. He shared how his team now leverages AI tools and generative technologies to integrate three software platforms and generate a complete furniture design proposal in just 3 minutes and 45 seconds. This enhances both efficiency and client communication while making material usage more intuitive and visually clear.

This lecture not only introduced students to the integration of AI and innovative material applications in creating truly sustainable, upgradable, and measurable design solutions, but also encouraged them to submit their work to the 2025 TISDC International Design Competition, which opened for entries on May 12. We wish all participants the very best and outstanding results!

Introduction to the TISDC project
 

Designer Tung-Yang Lee sharing case studies
 

Group photo from the lecture

The 2025 TISDC competition is now open for submissions!(Registration Period: May 12 – July 7)
We warmly welcome all interested students to seize this opportunity and join in!