Puzzle Bowl 1

11/05/2021

10 in* 10 in* 8 in

Resin

I want to make something that can change people's eating speed because, in a fast-paced life, all eating habits and eating rules must serve the efficient eating rhythm. More and more designers are designing tableware to be easy for people to use and eat. Those ergonomic knives, forks, and plates are the best proof. But people should slow down their speed to enjoy the process of eating. We have gone from the era of drinking blood. It is no longer necessary to eat fast to reduce the risk of being hunted. Now people need to chew slowly, one bite at a time. Find the original self.

This work was inspired by a Dutch designer Firdaws Fourcroy, who helped users relate to behavior caused by schizophrenia. Throughout the design process, she redefines the word normal, allowing the so-called ordinary people to make strange behaviors because of the complicated tableware so that everyone's behavior is consistent and there will be no more discrimination. I want to emulate the concept of allowing users to change their behavior by changing the equipment, changing their traditional use of tools, and letting people down their consumption. So, I made a puzzle bowl, which is a bowl full of organic shapes. People have to bypass the complicated structure to eat delicious food, just like a mouse passing through a layer of obstacles to reach the end to get a delightful reward.