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Tapas. Spanish Design For Food

08.03.17

The Museu del Disseny de Barcelona will explore the relationship between food and design in Spain over the last 25 years by hosting an innovative exhibition, starting on Thursday March 9th and going on until May 21st at the museum and other parallel venues. Sponsored by the museum and Acción Cultural Española (ACE), Tapas. Spanish Design for Food is a free exhibition, curated by designer and architect Juli Capella, where visitors are welcomed to experience the interaction between design and Catalan's everyday gastronomic favourite way to eat, Tapas.

With over 250 items, including videos and photographs, the exhibition focuses its attention on design related developments at the table, in the kitchen, related to food and spaces were food and drink is enjoyed. A variety of conceptual artefacts are included such as the Crumbs-Bird bread-cutting board, designed by Curro Claret, which is an innovative way to recycle waste food, and the Coporrón Glass, designed by Martín Azúa and Gerard Moliné, a wine glass design that gives a contemporary feel to an age-old way of drinking wine.

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    Bird table for cutting bread, designed by Curro Claret

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    Steam cooker, designed by Com Peix a l’Aigua. Manufactured by Lékué

    In addition, there will be a series of activities including: El aprovechamiento de los alimentos, un campo para desarrolar soluciones desde el diseño, a workshop space where different food initiatives will be examined; Diálogos de gastronomía y diseño, a three-session debate between various chefs and designers to discuss the gastronomic revolution that has been going on over the last few years; Platos del día, which will focus on the design of actual dishes, specifically the connection between ceramics, design and gastronomy, and recent projects; La vajilla mágica, bringing together the entire family to make ceramics using raw materials such as chocolate.

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    Otto bottle holder, designed by Ramírez i Carrillo. Produced by Delica

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    Dessert trolley Roca on wheels, designed by Andreu Carulla for El Celler de Can Roca

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    Futbolín table, designed by José Andrés, in the Jaleo restaurant, Washington DC

    Designed by José Andrés based on an original design from Rafael Rodríguez

    Made by RS-Barcelona

    Photo: Ken Wyner

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    Coporrón, designed by Martín Azúa and Gerard Moliné

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    Spoon with peg, designed by Luki Huber. Made by Design Mix

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    Glass plate for elBulli: Skitx 1, designed by Estudio Luesma & Vega

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    Dress for dinner. Servilleta, designed by Héctor Serrano/ Produce Worldwide

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    Oxymoron Maker (Ice cream sandwich maker), designed by Andreu Carulla for Rocambolesc of the Roca Brothers (El Celler de Can Roca)

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    Chocolate Nipples, designed by Ana Mir /Produce Enric Rovira

     

    See programme for full details