Creating value for the discarded and leftover of wood from furniture industry by using metal inlaying techniques on an organically spherical wood surface. Inspired by life form of growing seeds, brass wire is embedded on the wood grain, and extending out as the shape of the roots grown to support the wooden vase. The pattern has functional uses as wood leftovers are made into a container for planting, resembling a sprouting seed, symbolizing the cycle of life. The flowing metal root shape gives a sense of vitality, resembling a moving organism.

Prof. ChungSheng Chen, a self-proclaimed "design missionary," possesses extensive experience in both design practice and education. He frequently expresses his perspectives on society through his work, blending an optimistic outlook, keen observation, and a deep emotional connection to life. His cross-disciplinary approach integrates various processing techniques and material applications, embodying a fundamental design philosophy. Chen has received numerous international accolades, including the German iF Award, Red Dot Award, Japan’s Good Design Award (GMARK), Italy’s A’ Design Award, China’s Xiamen Strait Industrial Design Grand Prize, the Golden Pin Design Award, the Cultural & Creative Excellence Award, and the National Invention and Creation Award. His works have been collected by esteemed institutions such as The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture & Design (USA), the Museum of Outstanding Design (Italy), the Design Museum in Hebei (China), and Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Museum. Additionally, he holds dozens of patents and has guided students to win hundreds of awards in domestic and international design competitions.

Established in 1965, Tainan University of Technology is an university with “cultural creativity” as the core value, they devote themselves to educate talents with the ability of “applicable practicing” and “humanistic technology” that conforms to the needs of the society and the industries. To fulfill this goal, they are positioned and advancing to a technology university of “cultural and creative teachings.”