With slight vibrations, "Sensorial Stimuli" cutlery even produces sound effects. The project is not an end in itself and although of course they have a limited edition, the cutlery was adopted at events held by the best Dutch chefs, including the 2-Michelin-starred De Treeswijkhoeve.
There are those who, like another young Dutch designer, Louise Knoppert, have developed for people who have difficulty eating and drinking a series of tools that enhance flavors, sensations, movements and actions, while maintaining attractive design lines that can be shown off in social contexts: "After some research I found that every year, around 5000 people in the Netherlands have a tube for tube feeding installed in their stomachs permanently, and that there are a lot of other groups of people who have difficulties with eating. So I wanted to create something to bring those people back to the dinner table. The set of tools I developed come in a box on which you can find the flavors it includes. They are related to particular cuisines or events so people can relate properly to what others at the table are having. By opening the box, you reveal the tools you can use to create a new food experience. The box includes a variety of sensations, flavors, feelings, movements, actions, etc. The nine tools are called Vapor, Tingle, Foam, Ice, Pinch, Mist, Roll, Sponge and Dip".
Author : The Slowear Journal