kristina lechner cooks up domestic-object dishes from household products

kristina lechner cooks up domestic-object dishes from household products

using ordinary household objects from rubber bands and rope, to shoelaces and sponges, graphic designer kristina lechner has created the ongoing series ‘food not food’. lechner has transformed these mundane items into miniature meals and edible arrangements, recontextualizing their use as a playful creative medium. ‘I have never been able to cook,’ lechner says, ‘but food art has always intrigued me. at first glance, these photos look like real food, but up close their actual ingredients are revealed.’

colorful bottle caps become a box of macaroons

everyday items take on new personalities — shoelaces are turned into a bowl of fettuccine; a bath sponge becomes a beer; match sticks appear as greasy french fries; and Q-tips are pictured as cauliflower. while these clever mashups can’t be consumed, lechner‘s domestic-object dishes and mundane-item meals make household products look tastier than ever before. follow the ongoing project on the designer’s instagram here. 

Q-tips are turned into a bowl of cauliflower 

a bag of chips are cleverly cut from padded envelopes  

each layer of a hamburger is crafted from a household object 

pencil chopsticks grab rope noodles 

a cork is turned into a tiny sandwich 

a beige potholder is simply turned into an oversized fortune cookie 

cleaning tools, like sponges and rubber gloves, are assembled into a sandwich shape 

a lightbulb meets a toilet paper roll to form a soft serve ice cream cone 

smores are made from computer hardware and cardboard sheets 

a bottle cap is transformed into a miniature cherry pie 

a sponge and protective wrap form a full, bubbling pint of beer 

cracked ‘eggs’ are replaced by delicate lightbulbs