DESIGN IS MAKING FOOD & DRINK MORE BEAUTIFUL NOW

What’s it like to eat and drink in Utopia? We got to see how designers from Taiwan, London, and Turkey imagined it in their spectacular exhibitions at London Design Festival & London Design Biennale 2016.

EATOPIA - EATTAIPEI

Eatopia is a series of immersive and conceptually led culinary performances taking place at the inaugural London Design Biennale, at the Somerset House, similar to their EatTaipei installation.

Curated by architect Rain Wu and designer Shikai Tseng in collaboration with chef Chung-Ho Tsai, Research & Development Chef at the renowned Taiwanese restaurant in Pasadena.

For these designers, Utopia is rich and multicultural.

The Eatopia experience includes an experimental tasting menu of 5 dishes, and a little journey through a serene forest-like installation, with its cast trees, forest sounds, and surreal lighting.

NUDE

Joe Doucet and Pentagon have created simple glassware pieces for Turkish glassware brand Nude, presented at London Design Fair, a part of the London Design Festival 2016.

The designs are elegantly simple and clean.

Doucet’s stunning Alba glass whisky carafe comes with a beautiful marble stopper, while his Camp carafe comes with a perfectly shaped glass stopper.

Pentagon's Cupola glass cheese domes feature delicate brass handles, and sit upon sleek marble bases.

BROMPTON COCKTAIL

While all cocktail recipes aim to transport the drinker to a higher plane, the potions created for the Brompton Cocktail, an exhibition created by alumni designers in the Brompton Design District for London Design Festival 2016, truly transform state of body, mind and soul.

These new Brompton Cocktails were inspired by the original elixir served at the Royal Brompton Hospital in the early 20th century, which called for a lethal mix of morphine, heroin, cocaine, and alcohol, it was used for palliative care until the 1970s, to relieve pain promote “sociability” before death.

Pretty Hanky Panky is a cocktail, designed by Arabeschi di Latte, calls for Belladonna and China Elixir (and requires a get-out-of-jail-free card).

The Gingerini Brompton Cocktail, by Martino Gamper, is a delicious bracing mix of fresh ginger root juice, strawberries, and champagne, garnished with a big knob of fresh ginger.

Some Brompton Cocktails are purely conceptual, such as the Cocktail for Two (An Ecstatic Recipe), by Loris & Livia. Ingredients include: 2 oz. Love, 1 oz. Euphoria, 1 Tbsp. Timelessness, 1 shot Heroism, 1 splash Pleasure, ½ oz. Freedom, hint Addiction + a dash of freshly squeezed lemon juice. To be served hot.

The Apartamento Espresso Martini (Apartamento Magazine)

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake like a madman for about 1 minute until shaker is frosty. Pour through strainer into martini glass. Serve.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: Courtesy of London Design Biennale. “Eatopia”  and “EatTaipei,” designed by Rain Wu, Shikai Tseng, & Chung-Ho Tsai. London Design Biennale 2016.
2. Image: Courtesy of London Design Biennale. “Eatopia”  and “EatTaipei,” designed by Rain Wu, Shikai Tseng, & Chung-Ho Tsai. London Design Biennale 2016.
3. Image: Courtesy of London Design Biennale. “Eatopia”  and “EatTaipei,” designed by Rain Wu, Shikai Tseng, & Chung-Ho Tsai. London Design Biennale 2016.
4. Image: by Shira White. “Eatopia,” designed by Rain Wu, Shikai Tseng, & Chung-Ho Tsai. London Design Biennale 2016.
5. Image: Courtesy of Nude. “Alba Whiskey Set,” designed by Joe Doucet. London Design Festival 2016.
6. Image: Courtesy of Nude. “Camp Whiskey Set,” designed by Joe Doucet. London Design Festival 2016.
7. Image: Courtesy of Brompton Design District, London Design Festival. Brompton Cocktail: “Pretty Hanky Panky,” designed by Arabeschi di Latte.
8. Image: Courtesy of Brompton Design District, London Design Festival. Brompton Cocktail: “White River Cocktail,” designed by Max Lamb.
9. Image: Courtesy of Brompton Design District, London Design Festival. Brompton Cocktail: “The Gingerini,” by Martino Gamper.
10. Image: Courtesy of Brompton Design District, London Design Festival. Brompton Cocktail: “Apartamento Espresso Martini,” designed by Apartamento Magazine.
11. Image: Courtesy of London Design Biennale. “Eatopia”  and “EatTaipei,” designed by Rain Wu, Shikai Tseng, & Chung-Ho Tsai. London Design Biennale 2016.
12. Image: Courtesy of London Design Biennale. “Eatopia”  and “EatTaipei,” designed by Rain Wu, Shikai Tseng, & Chung-Ho Tsai. London Design Biennale 2016.
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14. Image: Courtesy of Nude. “Cupola,” designed by Pentagon. London Design Festival 2016.