Thursday, August 19, 2010
M A R I J E V O G E L Z A N G
Marije Vogelzang was educated at design academy eindhoven, a school which is famous for its conceptual approach to design. Already during her studies Vogelzang focused on an, at that time, unknown field in design: Eating Design.
Vogelzang's interest in food and eatng rituals was already evident during her studies. In 1999, in connection with an abstract assignment on the theme of 'white', she designed the Funeral Dinner. Since in many cultures white is regarded as the colour of mourning she presented modest snacks on specially designed white crockery
"White tastes turned out to be very suitable as 'solace' food. Virtually all sorts of white food taste bitter, sharp (such as celery, radish and onion), or indeed very subtle (such as cauliflower, white bread, chicken and white fish), a good combination!"
the dinner was indeed eaten but it was never served at an actual funeral. it was mainly an experiment
"Someday i would like to carry it out at a funeral. We just have to wait for a good candidate who knows the date of his death long in advance."
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