Tran$form - New Value. Shredded Money Exhibition

Tran$form - New Value. Shredded Money is a material exploration led by students in the SD4463 Sustainable Product Design, with support from the Material Resource Centre (MRC). The project explores how waste materials can be reused.

Working with Hong Kong Note Printing Limited, seven student groups explored waste from banknote printing. This fibre-rich material is usually destroyed. Students shredded, pulped, pressed, wove, and reformulated it to create new products and material samples. Their work gives paper fibres a longer life and challenges what we think of as waste. The results include tactile surfaces, useful objects, and ideas for new material systems. They show how industrial waste can become valuable design material.

Visit the Material Corner on the 5th floor of MRC to see the students’ work and the collaboration between manufacturing and sustainable design education. Discover how discarded currency can be transformed into new materials.

Visual and exhibition design:
Joanna Yuen (Information Design Year 4) 
Melody Yung (Information Design Year 4) 

Subject: 
SD4463 Sustainable Product Design

Subject tutors: 
Angus Donald Campbell, Ada Chan, Match Chen, Kevin Cheung

Industry partner: 
Hong Kong Note Printing Limited

Exhibition Details

Dates: 30 October 2026 – 28 February 2027

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 18:00 (excluding Saturdays and public holidays)

Venue: Material Resource Centre, Room V510, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU

Registration: Public visitors must register before visiting. Click here.

Opening Reception

Date: 13 November 2026 (Friday)

Time: 16:00 – 18:00

Venue: Material Resource Centre, Room V510, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU

Staff and students of PolyU School of Design are cordially invited.