Objective_
Thesis project focussed on promoting reflection and exploration of food products as elements of knowledge and pleasure, through the creation of experiences that allowed two forms of interaction: (1) between consumers and food, and (2) between consumers as carriers of food history and tradition.
Aproach_
Traditionally, quality food has always been linked to what it is carefully prepared in our kitchens, however, nowadays the kitchen has been reduced to a simple space in our homes that we barely use during the week. With this project, I wanted to recover the real meaning of the kitchen and re-think it no longer as a static place, but as a meaningful dynamic full of flavors, techniques, traditions and relationships. Kitchen means fresh. Kitchen means just made. Kitchen means quality. Therefore, this product allows the nomadic consumers to still have the best experience in the kitchen, no matter where they are.
Solution_
The picnic basket proposes interaction throughout the entire process, from the moment of opening it to the consumption of food. Each person, in addition to being responsible for one step in the food preparation process, needs to learn about the history of his/her ingredients and share it with the group to stimulate a discussion in which the food is the central theme.
Project developed with Universidad de los Andes / Thesis advisor: Catalina Quijano
