Re/Compose

Social design for left flowers

Clients: Thinkways

Industry: Education

Services: Market Research / Naming & Tagline / Visual Design / Experience Design / Design Extension

Born from Wedding Floral Waste

Re/Compose reimagines wedding floral waste through a design-driven inquiry into beauty, decay, and renewal. Thinkways collected post-event florals and transformed them into an exhibition that blends research, curation, and activism—turning discarded materials into a lens for discussing lifecycle and resource awareness.

2018 iF Social Impact Prize

Brand Concept

Reframing through five stages of life

Five life-stages: Sprout, Bloom, Gather, Fade, and Temper, became the narrative backbone, shifting flowers from “waste” to “witnessed lives.” This conceptual arc guided all visual and spatial expressions, encouraging reflection on emotional and ecological value.

Key Visual & Extended Design

Imprints of Flowers as Visual Language

Visual development centered on the flowers’ own imprints and bleed marks, with five selected pieces embodying the five life stages. Typographic deconstruction, controlled spacing, and a restrained palette shaped a quiet yet expressive identity. Fiber papers reinforced the work’s natural origins, while large washi installations conveyed fragmentation and renewal. The system extended to signage, guides, and interactive stamps, inviting visitors to physically engage in the act of recomposition.

Photography

Space Installation & Workshop

Second Life Through Renewal

The space revolved around dismantled wedding florals, wax-treated and rewoven into a suspended “river of flowers” that symbolized continuity and transformation. Visitors moved through the installation, sensing the weight and time embedded in each strand. Workshops extended this narrative as participants created floral candles from remnant petals, giving the material new form and meaning. Together, the installation and workshop shaped a tangible ecosystem of regeneration.

Brand Forward

Across three days, Re/Compose turned floral waste into a cultural lens, sparking dialogue on consumption, renewal, and the value of the overlooked. Awarded the iF Social Impact Prize, the project affirmed that design infused with intention and care can catalyze reflection on resource cycles and the meaning of life’s transitions.

“Through mindful transformation, discarded matter turns into insight that drives renewal and sparks social dialogue.”

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