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 hot kaffir syrup kaffir lime leaf gold-dusted kaffir dark chocolate bonbon crushed lime pulp powdered sugar fried chocolate pasta nest sliced almonds

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.

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)