Tag: food

8 Inches of Dark Chocolate Cock Filled With…
by United Indecent Pleasures

8 Inches of Dark Chocolate Cock Filled With... by United Indecent Pleasures

The first product from new erotic brand United Indecent Pleasures is an eight-inch chocolate penis that oozes fondant cream. More »

I nibbled Britain out of Jaffa Cakes
by Dominic Wilcox

I nibbled Britain out of Jaffa Cakes by Dominic Wilcox

London designer Dominic Wilcox is building up to Britain hosting the Olympic games this summer by nibbling his way through 30 boxes of McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes to build models of UK landmarks and icons.

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Competition: five books by
viction:ary to be won

Competition: five books by vicotion:ary to be won

Competition: Dezeen have teamed up with viction:ary to offer our readers a chance of winning one of five copies of their new book Eat Me – Appetite for Design. More »

Mr Chocolate Moustaches by Diego Ramos
at The Temporium

Mr Chocolate Moustaches by Diego Ramos

The Temporium 2011: these edible chocolate moustaches by Spanish designer Diego Ramos are currently on sale at our Christmas pop-up shop The Temporium and are the ideal gift for clean-shaven chocolate lovers. More »

Mobile Gastfreundschaft by Kollectiv Stadtpark

Mobile Gasfreundschaft by Kollectiv Stadtpark

Designers Anna Rosinke and Maciej Chmara of Kollectiv Stadtpark have been touring Austria, making friends with locals in the street at their mobile kitchen table. More »

Bacteria and pedal power could be the
future of kitchens – The Guardian


Dezeen Wire:
design critic Justin McGuirk says that a kitchen concept by Dutch electrical company Philips that uses decomposition to generate methane gas for cooking is an example of how we may “have to get more comfortable with bacteria and with putrefaction’s role in our ecosystem” – The Guardian

McGuirk claims the Microbial kitchen concept‘s “steampunk” aesthetic offers “an alternative vision to the clinical kitchen,” and also mentions the trend for low-tech kitchen appliances, such as designer Christoph Thetard’s pedal-powered devices, which he says represent a reaction to the impending energy crisis.

Last year Dezeen published a report on Food and Design, including examples of low-tech gadgets for preserving and preparing ingredients and concepts for growing food in the kitchen.

Alternative Olympic posters by Sarah Hyndman

Alternative Olympic posters by Sarah Hyndman

Following the controversy surrounding the release of the official London 2012 posters last week, graphic designer Sarah Hyndman has come up with a set of alternatives. More »

Mr Chocolate Moustaches by Diego Ramos

Mr Chocolate Moustaches by Diego Ramos

Qubique 2011: if you’ve always wanted to be photographed wearing a chocolate moustache, come along to the party Dezeen is co-hosting with Red, the association of Spanish design companies, in Berlin on Friday.  More »