MUSEUM
DOOR DE STAD
Past, present and future of our food
Museum door de Stad travels through the city with installations inspired by the culture historic collection of Eindhoven Museum. In three years designers will get to work with five themes. The theme of this year is Past, present and future of our food. The installations can be seen during the Dutch Design Week at Sectie-C and during the Fijne Feestdagen Festival in the Warehouse of innovation.
Farmers from Eindhoven were very poor, crops had a rough time growing because of the chapped sandy soil of the farmland of Eindhoven, but coffee beans were very expensive. The farmers used to make substitute coffee from burnt peas, old grain or chicory
Cooperations from Eindhovens like Etos, Boerenleenbank (now Rabobank) and Friesland-Campina have left their mark on the cultural identity of Eindhoven.
How has our eating culture evolved? Has this had any consequences for our table rituals? Will there be any table in the future where we could enjoy meals together?
The foundry is a metaphor for objects from the collection, The collection contains almost 24.000 objects, and an interpretation of a replica.
It is no surprise anymore that our food effects our bodies growth. What does our current food schedule look like and what does it mean for the size of our body?