Sasi's Pastry Portfolio | 2019-2023

PASTRY PORTFOLIO

A Curated Collection of Plated Desserts

By Sasi Ounpiyodom 2019-2023

PROLOGUE

As a design student with a passion for food and pastry, I am excited to present my portfolio of 4 dessert projects as a set of curated artworks. This portfolio showcases the integration of design in pastry and highlights the design process behind each dessert.

Each dessert represents a unique design challenge, from the color palette to the arrangement of elements on the plate. Together, they tell a story through food. It is my greatest pleasure to share and pass on this inspiration with you.

01 is inspired by the mango season in Thailand. It is an experiment on bringing together many flavors from sour to sweet, and from intense to mild. Complementary colors are used to portray the subject, including yellowred and black-white.

paprika powder

meringue sheet

passionfruit granita

microleaf

basil and black

pepper macerated

strawberries

passionfruit jelly

whipped cream

dark cocoa crumble

strawberry sauce

02 is an experiment on infusing a Thai flavor into chocolate. Kaffir lime and dark chocolate bonbons crown the piece. A gold accent bring in a hint of Thainess.

hot kaffir syrup

kaffir lime leaf

gold-dusted kaffir dark

chocolate bonbon

crushed lime pulp

powdered sugar

fried chocolate pasta nest

sliced almonds

03 was a part of an architectural design project. The core of the project investigates the construction period of a building and elevates the experience to become more transparent and lively, as opposed to being treated as a transitory state. Baking ingredients and components were used to portray qualities of building materials: rigidity, transparency, dryness, etc.

CHILDHOOD ADOLESCENCE ADULTHOOD SENIORITY

04

is a set of four plated desserts portrayed as each stage of life. Through a young adult’s naive lens, each stage of life embodies certain characteristics. The color scheme and elements on each dish was carefully selected to match the meaning it sets out to portray.

lemon juice

Egyptian starflower

butterfly pea flower

lemon peel

butterfly pea jelly

raspberry

jasmine agar

lychee jelly

lemon curd

A transparent blue dome sits on top of a clear box lit underneath. Childhood is portrayed as a clear multidimensional canvas, welcoming change of all shapes and forms. (keywords: transparence, frank, vibrance, playfulness, open-mindedness, susceptibleness)

charcoal dust

chain of love

meringue dome

orange peel

dehydrated sponge

meringue drops

heart candy

chocolate candy

A dull, spiky but brittle dome conceals the vibrant spongey insides. The moment of breakage captures the spontaneous, volatile nature of adolescence. (keywords: stubbornness, struggle for independence, anger, impatience, childishness, romance, heartbreak)

caramel candy

raspberry

dark chocolate

cocoa powder

chocolate crepe cake

lemon zest

Although solid and stable, adulthood presents many layered challenges. Step by step, each challenge is panned out and gradually built to a form a sort of stability. The colors from youth still lingers through adulthood as ornaments. (keywords: stability, repetition, balance, growth, awareness, nostalgia)

crepe jasmine

orange peel

jasmine agar

orange peel

sweet lotus root

longan shaved ice

jasmine agar

chestnut bits

sweet longan

longan juice

Seniority comes with fraility and vulnerability, but it also comes with wisdom and tranquility. The porous dome forms and deforms from the same ingredient. The acceptance of life’s uncertainties are died down to monotonous elements. (keywords: uncertainty, vulnerability, simplicity, acceptance, wisdom, tranquility)

ADDITIONAL WORKS

Picnic Project (2020-2022)

Picnic Project is an online pastry shop initiated and run by me as a small first step into the baking scene in Bangkok. Weekly and monthly menus were provided and changes throughout seasons. Personally, I enjoyed recipe development, operation management and overall keeping good relationships with customers.

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