taipei street eats
maya ben-davi + ori ben-zvi rethink taipei’s night market eating experience
image by gareth moon

 

 

design duo maya ben-david and ori ben-zvi have created ‘street eats’, a collection of seating objects and tables that took the metal stool commonly used in taipei’s night markets as a platform for rethinking the market’s space and experience. with this in mind, the focal point of the design approach was to attempt to isolate and manipulate the existing objects relevant to this places and to produce new ones that would generate recognition and cultural focus.

taipei street eats
the focal point of the design approach was to attempt to isolate + manipulate an existing object relevant to markets
image by gareth moon

 

 

the project explores different opportunities within the market’s lifestyle with a focus on human experience, wanting to facilitate and enhance social interactions by making them more relevant to current generations. the proposed objects are intended to blend in, fill gaps and offer a perceivable scenario which validates the market while raising awareness to aspects that are currently lacking. the ‘street eats’ collection uses a rough copy-paste technique with ready-made stools in order to develop and test them within the market scenario to explore how people react to them and what kind of new experiences were generated.

taipei street eats
image by gareth moon

 

 

the ‘street eat’ project discusses the social role of night markets in taipei, their relevance in contemporary culture and ways design can introduce a more human-centered experience within this context. by playing with an already established design system and functionality, new alternative eating configurations were suggested.

taipei street eats
image by gareth moon

taipei street eats
image by gareth moon

taipei street eats
image by gareth moon

taipei street eats
image by gareth moon

taipei street eats
image by gareth moon

taipei street eats
image by chong kok yew

taipei street eats
image by chong kok yew

taipei street eats
image by chong kok yew 

taipei street eats
image by chong kok yew

 

 

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edited by: juliana neira | designboom