The designer was inspired by his childhood upbringing surrounded by natural plants and building blocks in his room. This sparked the question of whether there was a way to combine the two. By utilizing the unique properties of space filling polyhedrons and 3D printing, the designer was able to find an answer to this question. The solution manifested into Plan Ta, a system of magnetic planter building blocks which not only can hold a variety of indoor plants but can also be used to build and play with.

Xavier Zhagui is a first generation immigrant. His family brought him over with them to the United States from Ecuador to find their American dream. After graduating high school he decided to pursue a degree in architecture since it aligned with his interest in creativity and art. During college he found a deep appreciation for the creative design process and the limitless amount of exploration concept design brings. After graduating he became a premier design leader at Blue Heron working on modern residential homes valued up words of $150,000,000 and over 100,000 square feet. His side projects include founding a 3D printing initiative and designing a $70,000 sculpture for a client.

DEZIGN for X utilizes a childlike process of creating. Observing the world with fresh eyes and wondering what could happen when two separate ideas come together into one. Utilizing a playful design process involving adding, subtracting, dividing or multiplying ideas together to come up with a solution. The brand name is a play on the mathematical phrase solve for x, but in the case of DEZIGN for X, they use design to come up with unique solutions to any design problem.