DINING TOYS

Our brain reacts to sexual acts and to the experience of eating in a very similar way. The pleasure centre is activated and releases endorphins. Having sex and eating are part of the human primary gratifications and animal instincts. They are basic needs influenced by the senses but also experiences

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enhanced by the loss of control, the discovery and the experimentation of the act. In the western civilisation, eating has become very controlled through etiquettes. The tableware that we use creates boundaries and comes along with many rules. Our behaviour on how we eat, what to eat and when to eat it, how to handle the cutlery, how to interact with others at a table, has been set. The cutlery, bowls, plates, glasses are tools that have been created with this code of behaviour on how to eat.

However, the experience of eating could become stronger along with the reaction we have to it, if we could lose this control. We can experience and discover the taste, smell, texture and sound of the food but not the way of eating it anymore. Through a set of playful and sensual tableware inspired by sexuality, I am creating dining toys that allow us to eat in a different manner. It gives us the playfulness and discovery we have lost, allowing us to lose control and discover the action of eating again. Discovery tools to increase the pleasure of the experience.

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Ceramics - White stoneware