本課程呼應《Open Design Now》中對開放設計的核心詮釋：「設計不再只屬於設計師，而是屬於能參與生產過程的每一個人。」在這樣的前提下，課程將設計視為一種跨域對話的載體，藉由數位製造工具（如光固化列印、機器手臂、3D列印）與開放設計策略的導入，使學生得以在實作中實踐「開放性」、「可複製性」、「共享性」與「在地材料再生」等價值。
課程第一單元透過類蠟樹脂列印與金工鑄造技術，讓學生掌握參數建模與高解析列印流程，理解設計從數位建模到實體生成的可控鏈條。第二單元導入機器手臂的程控應用，聚焦於路徑規劃、動作模擬與工法開發，並培養學生以演算法思維控制物理行為的能力。第三單元以廢棄陶瓷材料作為主題，學生將以Material Driven Design的角度進行再生材料特性研究，反思材料本身的文化性、物質性與社會議題。
學生除進行個別設計實作外，也將透過設計成果發表來回應「開放設計的社會位置與未來想像」，進而從材料與技術的學習中轉化為具批判性與實驗性的創作行動。

This course echoes the "Open Design The core interpretation of open design in "Now": "Design no longer belongs only to designers, but to everyone who can participate in the production process." Under this premise, the course regards design as a carrier of cross-domain dialogue. Through the introduction of digital manufacturing tools (such as stereolithography printing, robotic arms, 3D printing) and open design strategies, students can practice values such as "openness", "replicability", "shareability" and "local material regeneration" in practice.
The first unit of the course uses wax-like resin printing and metalworking casting technology to allow students to master the parametric modeling and high-resolution printing process, and understand the controllable chain of design from digital modeling to physical generation. The second unit introduces the program-controlled application of robotic arms, focusing on path planning, motion simulation and construction method development, and cultivating students' ability to control physical behaviors with algorithmic thinking. The third unit takes waste ceramic materials as the theme. Students will conduct research on the characteristics of recycled materials from the perspective of Material Driven Design, and reflect on the cultural, material and social issues of the materials themselves.
In addition to individual design implementations, students will also respond to "the social position and future imagination of open design" through the publication of design results, and then transform the learning of materials and techniques into critical and experimental creative actions.

Van Abel, B., Evers, L., Klaassen, R., & Troxler, P. (Eds.). (2011). Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive. BIS Publishers.

Van Abel, B., Evers, L., Klaassen, R., & Troxler, P. (Eds.). (2011). Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive. BIS Publishers.