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Gastronomical Landscapes

Gastronomical Landscapes

Design goes beyond objects, spaces and visuals, we can take it to daily activities, such as eating. In the experimentation of its applicability in various areas I got interested in a Design for Food course (ELISAVA) and it has been one of the most creative / fun things I have participated in recently, so I will share one of my favorite activities.

The guide of this assignment required the use of tools in an unexpected way, to create a food preparation. I had no idea of where to start and besides that, my skills in the kitchen were pretty average compared to my chef and culinary expert classmates. I was clearly doomed (okay, maybe not, but that was my evident conclusion at first).

After several sketches and research, considering my background in architecture school, I decided to take advantage of this and explore a combination of culinary and 3d model making techniques.  So I wondered:

Is it feasible to recreate the procedure of model-making, using food?

Visual Storytelling: Design Is Never Over

Visual Storytelling: Design Is Never Over

For over 35,000 years, since the earliest cave paintings, telling stories has been one of our fundamental forms of communication. We are all about them. As a daily act we will describe our experience with a previous event, our day at work or some kind of story, and even perform and embellish to be able to wonder our listeners with the tale we have told. Sharing our own reality with others is what connects us with our humanity.

The act of storytelling is present through several forms, with language and art as protagonic elements over time. So how can we combine these two to create stories that represent messages with richness, seductiveness and texture?