Dinner table manners differ from culture to culture, but artist Petra Schmidt has established a new form of etiquette with her project of Completing Absence tableware.
The saucers, plates and bowls that compose this collection each take on slightly different ceramic styles that make them look like pieces from separate dishware sets. To add to the eclectic quality of these quirky containers, each has a shiny silver marble embedded somewhere into its smooth and glossy surface.
The incorporation of such asymmetrical elements inevitably influences one's ability to stack the objects one atop the other. Quite intentionally, Completing Absence tableware can only be successfully piled up in one single specific arrangement, challenging the user's freedom to treat the collection arbitrarily.
Compulsively Piled Crockery
Completing Absence Tableware Encourages Orderly Eating
Trend Themes
1. Quirky Tableware - Opportunity for companies to create unique and unconventional tableware to enhance dining experiences.
2. Asymmetrical Design - Asymmetrical design can be used to create products that challenge user interaction and bring a new level of creativity to everyday objects.
3. Eating Virtually - The rise of virtual dining experiences offers opportunities to incorporate unique tableware designs that enhance the immersive experience.
Industry Implications
1. Tableware Manufacturing - Manufacturers can explore new materials and designs to create unique and challenging tableware that disrupts traditional dining norms.
2. Interior Design - Creating a cohesive dining experience through the incorporation of unique tableware can improve the interior design of restaurants and homes.
3. Virtual-dining Experience Providers - Developing and offering unique and unconventional tableware designs can enhance the immersive experience of virtual dining.