all images courtesy of droog


exploring the potential of food and design and the act of eating, dutch designer
marije vogelzang's 'mouth water spoon' is a utensil that is meant for stirring,
not eating!

'I covered the spoon with different layers of silicone (pink) in various textures.
in this way it seems as if the spoons are covered with cake batter. I like the possibility
of silicone making a very textured surface, playing with this idea. it gives the spoons
a less slick appearance.  food itself is seldom slick.' - marije vogelzang

'mouth watering spoon' coated in pink silicone to look like cake batter


every month about 500 companies in the netherlands go bankrupt,
but where do all their products go?

for the last several months, dutch design company droog was bidding on liquidation
auction items from these companies, ranging from ceramic dish ware and water coolers
to handkerchiefs and matches.

droog invited 14 designers to reconsider these items as raw material for some
creative intervention. the result was a collection of products entitled 'saved by droog',
celebrating the re-use potential of leftovers as a valid approach to product design
and development. vogelzang's 'mouth watering spoons' were one of the product outcomes
of this initiative.



modeling the 'mouth watering spoon'



modeling the 'mouth watering spoon'


see also 'happy wallet' by stefan sagmeister, from the 'saved by droog' project.





design-aerobics 'food' course open for enrollment
designboom is currently offering an online design education course on the topic of 'food',
which is now available for purchase. from its packaging to the surroundings in which
it's consumed, this course provides a good taste of design in the food sector.
see how to enroll here.