The Michel/Fabian Goûte spoon is a project in culinary art, but it's also an interesting comment on people's perception. The oddly shaped utensil is designed for eating heavy liquids (think yogurt, peanut butter, or honey,) but its designers claim that the shape of the spoon alone will be enough to improve not only the experience, but the actual taste of the food it carries.
The concept behind the Michel/Fabian Goûte spoon comes from a scientific study carried out by Spence and Harrar. In that study, the researchers found that people's perception of the taste of food is impacted by the weight, size, shape, and color of the utensils used to eat it. For instance, food tastes saltier when served on a knife as opposed to a spoon or fork.
With this in mind, the Goûte spoon is inspired by the shape of a finger in order to imitate the glee of eating something without any utensil at all.
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