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Miniwiz
Founded2005
Headquarters
Taipei
,
Taiwan
Key people
Arthur Huang
ServicesUpcycling
Websiteminiwiz.com

Miniwiz (Chinese: 小智研發股份有限公司) is a Taiwanese company that upcycles consumer and industrial waste into construction and consumer products. The company was founded by Arthur Huang.[1] It is headquartered in Taiwan with offices in Milan, Singapore, Beijing, and Shanghai.

History

Miniwiz was founded in 2005 by architect Arthur Huang.

Projects

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EcoARK Rendering

In 2010, it constructed EcoARK, a nine-story tall pavilion used as the main exhibition hall for the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition. It was built with plastic bottles upcycled as construction material, reportedly saving 300 tons of plastic from ending up in landfills.[2][3]

In 2014, it collaborated with Nike, Inc. to recycle athletic shoes and shoe manufacturing by-product into construction material, named Nike Grind.[4][5]

In May 2015, it announced the Ecofighter project, which would modify a Rutan VariEze by replacing its elements with recycled material, with a flight planned for 2016.[6]

In April 2016, Miniwiz collaborated with tobacco company Philip Morris International to apply recycled filters of iQos heatsticks to architect Cesare Leonard's 1960s furniture designs at the Milan Design Week.[7]

Gardening the Trash

In April 2017 MINIWIZ collaborates with Bonotto, historic and leading brand for creative textiles, to present Gardening the Trash at Fuorisalone 2017, artistic direction by Cristiano Seganfreddo[8]. In May 2017, it also has an exhibit in New York through May 23 (NYCxDesign)[9]

Sky-Wing Bike Pavillion

In November 2018 Suvarnabhumi Airport’s Sky Lane is officially reopened with a new name – “Happy and Healthy” Bike Lane as bestowed by His Majesty the King of Thailand. MINIWIZ used recycled water bottles (rPET) to build an inflatable Sky-Wing to provide an area of relaxation and shade for the cyclists.

Compared to traditional architectural systems, the brand new inflatable system provide an advantage in transportation and simplicity. This new technology drastically reduces the time required for assembly as the entire aeration and construction process only took one day to complete.[10]

miniTRASHPRESSO Launched

TRASHPRESSO is the world’s first mobile plastic wastes recycling plant. It was designed to tackle waste by creating a mobile, semi-automated, and self-powered, industrial grade recycling platform. MINIWIZ has actively been improving TRASHPRESSO to become more compact and intelligent. The latest version launched in June 2019,[11] it is more mobile and energy efficient. Once stationed, it container opens much like a satellite unpacking in orbit. Trash is collected locally, then washed, shredded, melted, and molded through a semi-automated process. The output of the recycling process is up-cycled architectural tiles, coasters, bowls and others[12].

TX Huaihai | Youth Energy Center

In December 2019 Located on Shanghai’s iconic Huaihai Road, TX Huaihai | Youth Energy Center[13] opened, Shuhei Aoyama, who specializes in open-space architecture, and sustainable architect and designer Authur Huang from Miniwiz designed the complex. The team created a mindful space that provides a blank canvas for the brands and artists to showcase their work and products in a museum-like innovative environment.[14]

Awards

  • Earth Award, Winner (Industrial Product), Financial Times, London, United Kingdom (2010)[15]
  • IDEA GOLD Award, Chicago, USA (2013)[16]
  • IDEAT VISION Award 理想家远见大奖, Winner (TRASHPRESSO 移动式回收系统), Shanghai, China (2019)[17][18]

References

  1. ^ Nunns, Cain (2013-11-29). "Short on Space, Taiwan Embraces a Boom in Recycling". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  2. ^ Brit Liggett (April 14, 2010). "EcoARK Pavilion made from 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles". Inhabit. Inhabitat.com. Retrieved 2 Sep 2012.
  3. ^ Paul Mozur (6 July 2011). "Miniwiz Builds Its Green Presence, Brick by Brick". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  4. ^ "Bringing product design principles to retail with NikeLab". the Guardian. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  5. ^ "Nike Presents NikeLab". NIKE, Inc. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  6. ^ "This Taiwanese startup aims to make trash sexy". e27. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  7. ^ "Da Philip Morris Italia e Miniwiz ecco progetto 'Anything Butts'". Adnkronos. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  8. ^ "Gardening the trash, l'idea green di Bonotto". The Way Magazine (in Italian). 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Meyers, Tracey; Meyers, Tracey (2017-05-19). "Fashion Turns 'Waste Into Worth' Through Technology and Design Partnership". WWD. Retrieved 2017-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "ร. 10 ทรงเปิดสนาม เจริญสุขมงคลจิต". BBC News บีบีซีไทย (in Thai). 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ miniTRASHPRESSO by MINIWIZ 2019, retrieved 2020-06-18
  12. ^ hermes (2019-06-16). "Mini Trashpresso turns waste into beautiful products". The Straits Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "TX Huaihai | Youth Energy Center is set to launch in Shanghai". Wonderland. 2019-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Retail: A shopping experience on a whole new level". sportswear-international.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "The Earth Awards Announces Six Finalists To Redesign Tomorrow". RealWire (blog). 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  16. ^ "Nike Flyknit Collective - Feather Pavilion". Industrial Designers Society of America - IDSA. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  17. ^ "你的一票，投给你的"未来理想家"！_中国". www.sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "快讯 | 特赞创始人范凌获2019 IDEAT FUTURE AWARD理想家未来大奖 - 雪花新闻". www.xuehua.us. Retrieved 2019-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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