eat’inspiration sign of the times: taste the new luxuries
is water the new champagne? will the ability to live in the present be the new silence? will the colourful black become the new gems on your plate? these and more questions were on the menu of the eat’inspiration sign of the times, taste the new luxury in 5 dishes.
it are complex times, and it’s a new era. a new era requires new ways of approaching & doing things, new solutions and rethinking the future.
sign of the times.
- the eat’inspiration sign of the times is about the new luxury, is about less and more, as natural resources are getting scarcer.
- the 5 dishes –water, stones, pearls, essence and transparancy– function as a small selection of conversation triggers about the many new luxuries offered by the future and the dinnerplate of the future.
trendforecast.
- specially for the 20th edition of amsterdam fashion week (january 17 – 27, 2014) marjolein has translated the sign of the times to the trendforecast less and more in which food & fashion meet.
background.
- moscow design museum: sign of the times is commissioned by the moscow design museum in the context of the russia-netherlands year and the exhibition new luxuries (nov 14 – jan 12, 2014).
- triptych TIME: sign of the times is the 3rd of a 3-part series of eat’inspirations exploring the notion TIME, it is an adventure to search for new tastes, textures, food pairings and new ways of eating using TIME as inspirational concept.
- blossoming stones: the project TIME resulted also in the launch of a new afternoon T concept blossoming stones during the dutch design week 2013 at the inkijkmuseum of eindhoven. this concept is inspired by the japanese T ceremony and garden architecture.
jan 17- march 2, 2014: eat’inspiration sign of the times.
is water, the new champagne? how can a routine be a unique experience at the same time? ever seen so many hidden gems? by the way .. do you know that the turbulence of our daily life and the human nature can be expressed with just one simple pear?
it are complex times, and a new era requires new ways of approaching & doing things, new solutions and rethinking the future.
sign of the times.
- the eat’inspiration sign of the times is about the new luxury, is about less and more.
- explore and experience in 5 dishes –transparency, stones, pearls, water and essence– a small selection of the many new luxuries offered by the future and the dinnerplate of the future.
trendforecast.
- specially for the 20th edition of amsterdam fashion week (january 17 – 27, 2014) we will translate sign of the times to a trendforecast in which food & fashion meet.
background.
- sign of the times is the 3rd of a 3-part series of eat’inspirations exploring the notion TIME, it is a adventure to search for new tastes, textures, food pairings and new ways of eating using TIME as inspirational concept.
- sign of the times is at the same time inspired by an eating special which we created specially for the moscow design museum in the context of the exhibition new luxuries (nov 14 – jan 12, 2014).
020 tip for feb 13, 2014: ninety minutes of frame #2
020-tip for february 13, 2014:
- ninety minutes of frame #2 all the senses, venue: pakhuis de zwijger.
the theme: all the senses
- much of our time is spent online. during this 2nd edition of ninety minutes of frame food, scent and sound designers will present their cutting-edge work to get you back in touch with your senses. you will be able to sample different tastes and smells throughout the event.
the line up:
- keynote speaker sissel tolaas, (scent specialist),
- florian richter (soundscape designer),
- claim to fame : jorge mañes rubio,
- and …. we –marjolein wintjes & eric meursing- will share some of our food and eating experiences.
- last but not least your moderator will be: jeroen junte, design & architecture critic.
practical details
- date: february 13, 2014
- when: 20.00 – 21.30 hrs
- fee: free entrance
- language: english
- programme, bio speakers, and reservation details: ninety minutes of frame.
- venue + reservations details: pakhuis de zwijger
january 4-10, 2014: moscow
black pearl, part of the eat'inspiration new luxuries
2014 starts great for us. we have received an invitation from the moscow design museum to give a lecture on food concept design and to create an eat’inspiration. so we leave for moscow on january 4th.
on january 7th we will share our views on the dinner plate of the future. this lecture will be accompanied by a small tasting.
on january 8th we will present the eat’inspiration new luxuries for a group of museum directors. the inspirational concept for both the lecture and eat’inspiration is the theme of the exhibition on dutch design: new luxuries. meer…
portfolio: eat’inspiration time flies…
the eat’inspiration time flies … (november-december 2013) is the 2nd of the 3 part series TIME, in which time is the central focus of our exploration.
time flies… in particular in 2013 time seems to be accelerating. the hours, the days, the seasons appear to fly by faster than ever before. it feels as if we started de culinaire werkplaats yesterday. so we think it is a good moment to reflect on a number of milestones of the past 5 years. the month november and december of each year are the perfect moments to reflect. so a great opportunity to showcase some of our key milestones in 5 dishes.
but…. what are the milestones?
from our point of view not our successes, the best eat’inspirations, concepts or our best food items. no, the key milestones are the 5 food moments and themes gave our projects a new dimension or our signatures.
by the way, ont the image the dish upside down inspired by the one of a kind perspective of the dutch fashion design couple viktor & rolf and their perfume flower bomb.
movie theater snacks revisited
amsterdam has numerous film festivals. idfa, cinekid, film food festival, the open air film festival pluk de nacht, to name a few. furthermore, we are both avid movie lovers. this has triggered us to take a closer look at the phenomenon of movie theater snacks. the top ten inspired us to a total makeover.
- m&m’s (see image) into different fruits and vegetable varieties,
- ice cream into ice cream look-a-likes without ice cream,
- orange soda into an edible version.
the organization of cinekid enjoyed a sneak preview at proef amsterdam.
nov 08 – dec 28, 2013: eat’inspiration time flies…..
time flies….. when you are having fun!! time seems to be accelerating. the hours, the days, the seasons appear to fly by faster than ever before. so we feel it is a good moment to reflect on a number of milestones of the past 5 years.
but … what is a special moment, a milestone anyway? this question caused several interesting conversations at the dining table. finally, we have selected 5 projects that gave a new direction and a new dimension to our work:
- black. september 2008 : an introduction to thepower of black and on our menu you’ll find one of our classics from our black collection.
- water. august 2010 : water ballet , one of the dishes of our water menu which was awarded with the title the best benelux vegetable restaurant 2011.
- fashion + design. july 2009 + november 2012 : our motto is food equals fashion. experience with upside down our interpretation of the idiosyncratic work of the dutch fashion designers viktor & rolf .
- landscapes & architecture (2011): out of the many eat’inspirations about landscapes & architecture we decided on a dish from the eat’inspiration urban landscapes . a dish that showcases that the streets in amsterdam will never be same again.
- shanghai. may 2012 ( launch event of drive to another beat, shanghai ): one of the ideas inspires us to this day. here already the main ingredients : transformation , black, red and the logo of bentley .
time flies is the 2nd eat’inspiration of the triptych TIME. in the beginning of 2014 you can experience the taste of the new luxury in the 3rd eat’inspiration sign of the times.
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portfolio eat’inspiration just in time.
the eat’inspiration just in time is the first of a trilogy that explores the concept of time .
we tried to capture the zeitgeist in 5 dishes:
- rhythm: food structures your daily rhythm , but also your life . you have breakfast, lunch and dinner, you’ll experience the seasons and the milestones with food in your life .
- t.time : we have to twitter, facebook,, we have to expose ourselves all the time, and showcase how successful we are. so for many people it is difficult to live in the present. t.time is a dish based on the japanese concept ichi-go ichi-e (one life, one meeting). in the context of a tea ceremony it is a call for reflection to experience a routine act as a unique moment. this dish was by the way a try out and a sneak peek of our first tea concept where is my t. that we launched on oct 20, 2013 @ dutch design week 2013.
- too late ?: the pessimists among us believe it is 5 to 12 . if we do not change our consumer behaviour, it could be too late for mother earth.
- clockwise : a contemporary view on the world and a new way of eating. various marinated vegetables + dark chocolate. discover your own favorites clockwise or the other way around and realize where your clock or the clock stands.
- (under) pressure : sorry , but we are just like you permanently struggling with pressure and always have the feeling we are TOO busy. so we constructed (or is it deconstructed ?) a rather popular comfort dish, in this case an apple pie, and re-created it using the many possible interpretations of pressure.
portfolio: where is my t.
we presented our first autumn collection blossoming stones of WHERE IS MY T., a twistful afternoon teaconcept, on october 20 during the dutch design week 2013. we were pleasantly surprised by the enthousiastic reactions.
WHERE IS MY T. – the background
- is the very first tea concept of de culinaire werkplaats.
- is a twistful perspective on afternoon tea in which dutch vegetables and fruits shine.
- is part of our research project TIME.
- is amongst others inspired by the japanese concept ichi-go ichi-e (one time, one meeting) and japanese garden architecture. in the context of the japanese tea ceremony ichi-go ichi-e refers to the fact that every tea ceremonie is unique, and that it’s focus is on experiencing the now/present (mindfulness). an ability that many of us have lost along the way, and many people are searching for in these complex times.
what is WHERE IS MY T.
- it consists of mainly savoury, handmade T.bonbons and T.bites,
- plus matching vegetable T’s.
- every season we will present a new collection.
- matching T.ware is in progress.
- it is glutenfree, 95% vegetal (only 1 T.bonbon has an animal ingredient), organic, fairtrade.
further details
- soon available at de culinaire werkplaats on saturday afternoons.
- can be ordered as catering on location for (large) groups.
- can be ordered and picked up at de culinaire werkplaats.
- this tea concept will get it’s own space, at this very moment we are looking in amsterdam for a suitable spot.
eat’inspiration just in time – verlengd t/m 2 nov 2013
we are just in time to let you know that you can enjoy the eat’inspiration just in time for another week. at november 1-2, 2013 you can experience for the last time the rhythm of food & eating, how you turn a routine into a unique moment, try to find an answer to the question is it too late? (dis, experiment with a new way of eating, and at last you’ll find a classic created under pressure on your plate.
more info you’ll find here: de eetinspiratie just in time.