We all need food to survive. However, the art of eating has been diluted, and we have replaced cooking and eating in community with snacks on the go. Many of us are so disconnected from the ritual of sharing a meal that a long dinner is reserved for special occasions.
Through these objects, we reconsider traditional utensils and offer a set of tools that allow you to slow down and savor every bite shared in company. The concept of the table was inspired by natural organisms that communicate through close proximity like lichen, mushroom spores or coral reefs. The forms are familiar but not immediate—they require interaction and play. This ceremony of tasting and touching will rekindle families: both those we come from and those we make.
This project is a result of MAD Summer School of Design, and was created in collaboration with: Cora Schmelzer, Gundega Strauberga, Jessie Eeles, Katrina Pelikan Baselj and Moe Asari.
Photography: Katrina Pelikan Baselj