MCUT Industrial Design Graduation Exhibition Reconstructs Visual Experience and Explores the Boundaries of Design
The 59th Graduation Exhibition of the Department of Industrial Design at Ming Chi University of Technology (MCUT), titled "HYPERFORM", concluded successfully after opening on May 3. According to the student curatorial team, the exhibition centers on the concept of "shifting and reconstructing visual boundaries." Through the use of red-blue stereoscopic parallax, layered visual displacement, and the reinterpretation of spatial perception, the exhibition invites visitors to rethink the way they perceive the world. Organized into three thematic stages—"Boundary Shift," "Expanded Vision," and "Three-Dimensional Emergence"—the exhibition creates an immersive experience, as if visitors are stepping through a window into the future and entering a continuously evolving, multi-layered reality. The students explained that HYPERFORM is intended to be more than an exhibition; it is an experimental exploration of perception, observation, and future forms, encouraging audiences to redefine their relationship with the world through constantly shifting perspectives.
This year's graduating class of the Department of Industrial Design also achieved outstanding results at the 2026 Young Pin Design Award, held as part of the Young Designers' Exhibition (YODEX). The department received a total of three awards, including the Young Pin Design Award and Sponsor Special Awards. In addition, the department earned six awards, including Gold and Silver prizes, in the Industry-Academia Collaboration Competition at YODEX. Among the award-winning projects, "RE:PAW," designed by a student team consisting of Yang Ming-Chun, Huang Shih-Han, and Lai Pin-Chen under the guidance of Department Chair Yang Chun-Ming, won First Place in the Industrial Design Category at the 2026 National Competition of Students' Practical Projects at Technical and Vocational Colleges and Universities, organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Education. The achievement demonstrates the team's strong interdisciplinary integration and practical design capabilities. Centered on the concept of preventing secondary injuries in dogs after surgery, RE:PAW is a modular pet exoskeleton rehabilitation system that replaces traditional cage confinement with adjustable joint-limiting mechanisms, allowing dogs to move and recover safely within controlled ranges of motion. Combining industrial design, ergonomics, and veterinary care, the project offers functionality, comfort, and adaptability, earning high praise from the judges.
The exhibition featured more than 40 projects spanning industrial design, product design, and spatial design. Categories included healthcare, disaster relief, smart living, transportation, and sustainable design. Each project integrates innovative thinking with practical application, exploring contemporary social needs from diverse perspectives while demonstrating how design can shape a better future. The on-campus graduation exhibition was held from May 3 to May 6 on the first floor of MCUT's Innovation Building, after which the works were showcased at the 2026 Young Designers' Exhibition (YODEX), Taiwan's largest annual exhibition of student design.
Image (No. 1): MCUT Department of Industrial Design 59th On-Campus Graduation Exhibition – "HYPERFORM"
Image (No. 2): Department Chair Professor Yang Chun-Ming and the student team with their award-winning project "RE:PAW," which won First Place in the Industrial Design Category at the 2026 National Competition of Students' Practical Projects at Technical and Vocational Colleges and Universities.
