Thursday 4 September 2008
Sunday 17 August 2008
Wednesday 18 June 2008
3D Development......
3D Generation
Industrial Food Revalution
And as the rise of the industrial food revaluation brought about new manufacturing techniques and possibilities for mass manufactured food a new aesthetic of food was born. With our aesthtical expectations of food changing and our tolerance of what is acceptable when it comes to eating: anything goes – anywhere and anytime.
This image visualises for me theses gradual changes and the cultural evolution of food culture in the west, Zachks, Flickr set of Frozen Food Forms illustrates for me our gradual disconnection from true food and the impact that modern life and progress has inevitably had on diet.
Although we can possibly conclude the last century may have born witness to one of the fastest revolutions in our dietary history, I wish to question whether the results and bi-product of the industrialisation of food has led to a more conscious, more knowledgeable and more ethical consumer fostering a new revolution for food and farming. With the rise in organic, fair-trade, and local food products it seems like never before has nutrition in all its forms and facets been so thoroughly celebrated.
Source - Zachks, Flickr set - http://flickr.com/photos/zachk/sets/72157604491249433/
The Japanese Bento Box
At first glance this comes as somewhat of a surprise, as figures show the average Japanese urbanite is highly likely to both smoke and drink heavily whilst inhaling huge levels of pollution, mirroring many of the social health problems of the west and
These images bellow show the visual creativity and cultural food differences between Japanese cuisine and and the western worlds. As part of my development and work I have become hugely interested in the Japanese Bento Box (Lunch Box) as a source of both admiration and inspiration and a model for fast food excellence.
'Charaben' character Bento boxes offer a contemporary twist on the traditional Bento, usually made to resemble popular movies, TV and manga characters. These charaben are hand crafted by mothers to improve the nutritional intake and social standing of their children.
Finally the Bento has diffused into Japanese homes and restaurants in the form of elaborate lacquer ware boxes displaying the exquisite beauty and pride involved in Japanese cuisine.
Books of interest;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Face-Food-Visual-Creativity-Japanese/dp/0979048664
/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213795558&sr=1-1
Monday 16 June 2008
User Testing
The results from this are being filtered back into my development . The user group have indicated a need for additional information accompanying the plates. Also from observing the users I am considering an alternative offering that would act as a gradual change from today's cultural eating habits, familiar with the norms of the traditional white plate and my clear segregated portion plates illustrated above.
continued - slip cating intial protoypes.....
Update - above you can see the development of this series of initial prototype models being slip cast and glazed ready to fire. Bellow you can see the finished result and first prototype model for the eat well series.
Friday 18 April 2008
Tuesday 19 February 2008
3D IDEAS GENERATION
At present I have been working on quick design ideas in order to communicate the findings from sevral months of research into the current imbalance in social attitudes towards food and good health and the role design can play in reshaping our habits for food and consumption.
Above show some of the work produced over the past two weeks were I have questioned both the choice in materials and generic form of many everyday items and the effect they have on the rates of consumption.
The pop out cutlary makes use of many diffrent materials from 3mm balsa wood to 6mm Acrylic and questions the effect these materials will have in slowing down the time and ability of consumption. The materials were choosen for there time they will take to become obsilete thus limiting the time allowed for consumption.