# Sensory Tableware Senses! Teaches You How to Appreciate Food By Rose Nazarali | Published 2009-08-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/senses References: [tuvie](http://www.tuvie.com/sense-use-all-your-senses-to-eat) & [kaasdesign.nl](http://www.kaasdesign.nl/) Senses! [Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-of-tangible-spaces) was designed to show users how to eat with all their senses, rather than with just their mouth and eyes. It comes with several built-in features that appeal to [all five sense](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/texture-is-everything). For example, The [Scent Flowers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-up-straw) give off a certain smell to accompany your food, and the Hot Stone Plate “ha[s] invalid warm basalt stones that heats in oil, allowing a slower and healthier dining.” Senses! also features Palate Cleansers and a Hot Ice Tea Ceremony. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Multisensory Dining:** Opportunity for creating immersive dining experiences that engage multiple senses. - **Scent Activation:** Potential for incorporating scents to enhance culinary experiences and evoke specific emotions. - **Healthier Dining:** Opportunity to explore innovative ways to promote healthier eating habits through tableware design. ### Where This Applies - **Hospitality and Restaurants:** Disruptive innovation opportunities for creating unique dining experiences. - **Design and Manufacturing:** Opportunity to develop innovative and functional tableware for multisensory dining. - **Wellness and Lifestyle:** Potential to incorporate holistic approaches to dining experiences for improved well-being. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sensory Stimulation Dining Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasix-table.md) - [Interactive Mealtime Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platoo-interactive-sensory-meal-plate.md) - [Sensor-Guided Tea Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundsip.md) - [Visual Impairment-Friendly Cooking Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haptics-of-cooking.md) - [Table Manners-Teaching Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baby-tableware.md) - [Multisensory Television Screens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taste-the-tv.md) - [Multisensorial Dining Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feeladelphia-by-philadelphia.md) - [Multi-Sensory Fondue Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fondue-experience.md) - [Augmented Reality Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/awaken-your-senses.md)