# Inedible Food Sculptures These Appetizing Meals are Cleverly Made with Indigestible Objects By M | Published 2015-10-27 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/appetizing-meal References: [foodiggity](http://www.foodiggity.com/delicious-looking-dishes-created-with-inedible-objects/) & [benjaminhenon](http://www.benjaminhenon.com/) Talented artists Valentine Mazel and Benjamin Henon have put together a series of appetizing [meal sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-sculptures) that are actually made from inedible objects. These [surrealist art pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1) prompt the viewer to think twice about what goes inside a dish. The collaborative food pieces are made using a variety of different objects such as soaps, shoelaces, sponges and more to recreate the look and texture of popular foods. For example, a collection of thick yellow shoelaces are scattered across a ceramic white plate and twirled around a fork to recreate the aesthetic of pasta. Another piece features a [bar of creamy white soap](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edible-soap) with a chunk missing and pieces shaved off positioned by a mouse trap as though it is a brick of cheese. Each work is carefully arranged and features a two-toned pastel background. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.3/10 - Popularity: 77% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Surrealist Food Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring the sensory experience of food by using unconventional materials to create visually appetizing sculptures. - **Recreating Textures:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing alternative materials or technologies that mimic the textures of popular foods, allowing for unique artistic expressions. - **Questioning Food Perception:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Challenging conventional notions of what qualifies as food by creating sculptures that blur the line between edible and inedible. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Sculpture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring new artistic mediums and techniques that push the boundaries of traditional sculpture concepts. - **Food and Beverage:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating visually appealing food presentations using unconventional materials to enhance consumer dining experiences. - **Material Science and Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Researching and developing alternative materials that can replicate the textures and appearances of different food items for culinary and artistic purposes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hyperrealistic Food Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looks-delicious.md) - [Artsy Surrealist Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gohar-world.md) - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [Collectable Sculptural Doll Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inedible-doll.md) - [Playful Tableware Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-dining-experience.md) - [Cardboard-Inspired Ceramic Household Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-collection.md) - [Food-Inspired Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-pics.md) - [Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/basket-sculptures.md) - [Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sam-keller.md)