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Recycled Design Industry Products Exhibition and Design Legal Advisory Program Showcase Support Outcomes and Future Potential

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) and Design Council Busan (President Kang Pil-hyeon) announced that they are jointly operating a recycled product exhibition and a Design Legal Advisory Program for companies supported under the Busan Metropolitan City Recycled Design Industry Promotion Project in conjunction with the 2026 Busan Design Festival, being held at Exhibition Hall 2 of BEXCO in Busan through June 14.

The Busan Metropolitan City Recycled Design Industry Promotion Project supports the growth of companies that create new value by reinterpreting waste resources and idle materials through design.

The project aims to facilitate the transition toward a sustainable industrial structure through support for product development, design consulting, and intellectual property rights acquisition.

This exhibition has been organized to introduce to the public the achievements of 14 local companies that participated in the project in 2019 and from 2025 to 2026, while sharing the potential and value of the recycled design industry.

The exhibition hall is organized into four themes—Deskterior, Pet Life, Upcycled Fashion, and Lifestyle—and presents a wide range of recycled products in one location.

The Deskterior zone features decorative objects made from shredded paper and lighting and interior accessories created by recycling glass bottles. It also showcases air-pruning planters made from oyster shells and eco-friendly biomass plastics, presenting new design possibilities based on resource circulation.

Air pruning is a cultivation technique that promotes the branching and growth of fine roots by drying the tips of roots exposed to low-humidity air, thereby supporting healthier plant growth.

The Pet Life zone introduces innovative tree-burial urns made from recycled wood-based materials and eco-friendly cat litter produced from decaffeinated coffee grounds.

The Upcycled Fashion zone showcases messenger bags made from recycled PVC tarpaulin, recycled sneakers produced from foamed waste plastics, and lightweight handbags crafted from double-sided upcycled leather, proposing new directions for sustainable fashion.

The Lifestyle zone features seasonings made from surplus healthy bread that would otherwise be discarded, as well as eco-friendly concrete sign panels produced using coffee grounds, demonstrating practical applications of upcycling technologies in everyday life.

In particular, the event also includes business support programs designed to assist local companies in commercializing their products.

During the exhibition period, a Design Legal Advisory Program staffed by on-site patent attorneys will provide professional consultation on intellectual property (IP) issues that arise during the commercialization process. The program is intended to support the protection of companies’ original ideas and rights.

Moon Jeong-ju, Head of the Future Design Headquarters of Busan Metropolitan City, stated, “This exhibition provides an opportunity to share the outstanding achievements of local recycled design companies with citizens and to review the results of industry promotion efforts that extend from product development to intellectual property protection. We will continue to do our utmost to support local design companies in establishing a foundation for sustainable growth.”