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Food for ArchitectureFrom Edible museums to Textured Pasta walls form edible structures. The project was developed keeping Food is never just ‘food’. It is much more, particularly in mind the connection between the pieces which are to be in today’s environment where creators try and find eaten as one. inspiration in every substance. Multiple scientific, technological, and design-based advancements can be If you love pasta, this next project is for you! Italian set seen in the production and consumption of foods. Its designer Gemma Tickle and photographer Aaron creative element has a special relationship with Design Tilley joined their creative minds to form some inspiring and Arts. When the food blends with Architecture, it ends food sculptures. In order to pay homage to Italian up with incredible edible moments and a architecture and cuisine, the duo used five different treat to eye. Food Architecture is the practice types of Pasta. Using this ingredient, they've created Using pasta as an of designing and fabricating foods to build a stair, a floor, a Roman column, and a shingled ingredient, they have a specific aesthetic and function. A blend roof. Fascinating, isn't it? of factors like aesthetics, costs, timelines, created a stair, a floor, a Food is a work of art that we happen to consume safety, and the material properties results Roman column, and a every day. Food Architecture is however a crossin inspiring, visionary, and interactive food disciplinary aspect that brings creativity, taste, and sculptures that nourish our creative minds. shingled roof. science to the table. The sensual journey of these Architects and designers across the world creative pieces of Food Architecture is worthy of our have worked on the concept of 'Food Architecture' in praise and attention. Who knew that Gingerbread houses exciting ways! Using ingredients like chocolate, candy, that we made as a kid would be considered architecture pasta, and bread, multiple artists have proved that today? Crazy, right? 'Food is Art'. In the world of IG reels, sculptures created out of food materials like chocolate and cakes by Write your own Food for Thoughts and send to me at renowned chefs are getting viral every day. madhu@surfaces.in Designers like Caitlin Levin and Henry Hargreaves have recreated seven popular Art Galleries using Gingerbread and Candy. The food artists used a traditional food item and reinvented the medium through their work. Glass, walls and curved surfaces of the famous galleries were all made from candy. They've recreated galleries like the MAS Antwerp and Zaha Hadid's Maxxi in Rome. Another project that combines Architecture with Food includes the Edible Architecture of Chocolate developed by Universal Favorite. The shapes include a small flight of stairs combined with other geometric forms interlocking each other. Flavors like Blackcurrant, Vanilla, Watermelon, and Lemon combine together to
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