2026.02.03
台灣 × 越南的循環設計合作起點
In January of this year, the Starite team traveled from
Taiwan to Da Nang, Vietnam, to formally exchange ideas with the Department of Interior Design at Da Nang University of Architecture (DAU) and jointly launch the "The Acrylic Cycle (TAC)" design collaboration project.
This is not just a design competition, but also a practical action on "how materials are redefined."
At Starite, we firmly believe that so-called "surplus materials" do not represent the end of value, but rather the starting point of another design journey. Through this collaboration, we bring reusable material resources from Taiwan's manufacturing system to the new generation of design education in Vietnam, allowing materials, creativity, and sustainability to move beyond concepts and into real-world design practice.
This collaboration also echoes DAU's newly launched "Recycled Materials Design Course," enabling students to understand the true nature of circular design and material responsibility within a real-world industrial context. For Starite, this is not just an educational exchange, but a transnational and cross-cultural design dialogue—starting from Taiwan, connecting Southeast Asia, and gradually building a "green design bridge" centered on material reuse.
We believe that the circular economy is not just an environmental issue, but also an important language for the next stage of industrial cooperation and international expansion.
Through The Acrylic Cycle, Starite looks forward to exploring the new role of materials in the global market with more designers, schools and industry partners, and opening up more possibilities for sustainable cooperation between Taiwan and Vietnam.
This is not just a design competition, but also a practical action on "how materials are redefined."
At Starite, we firmly believe that so-called "surplus materials" do not represent the end of value, but rather the starting point of another design journey. Through this collaboration, we bring reusable material resources from Taiwan's manufacturing system to the new generation of design education in Vietnam, allowing materials, creativity, and sustainability to move beyond concepts and into real-world design practice.
This collaboration also echoes DAU's newly launched "Recycled Materials Design Course," enabling students to understand the true nature of circular design and material responsibility within a real-world industrial context. For Starite, this is not just an educational exchange, but a transnational and cross-cultural design dialogue—starting from Taiwan, connecting Southeast Asia, and gradually building a "green design bridge" centered on material reuse.
We believe that the circular economy is not just an environmental issue, but also an important language for the next stage of industrial cooperation and international expansion.
Through The Acrylic Cycle, Starite looks forward to exploring the new role of materials in the global market with more designers, schools and industry partners, and opening up more possibilities for sustainable cooperation between Taiwan and Vietnam.
