Eight designers and eight chefs collaborated as a pair to attain unique products that can be used in restaurants. The designers were inspired by the chefs and vice versa.
Point of departure for the project was the added value that creative industries can bring to other sectors of industry - in this case, to top-class restaurants. Design solutions were explored for situations that both the staff and the restaurants have to cope with in their daily work.
Steel, fire, and ingredients. According to Dick van Hoff, nothing else is necessary for the preparation of an exquisite dinner. The robust outdoor kitchen he designed for the Italian restaurant Osteria draws attention to the pure experience of cooking as it is, and the enjoyment of cooking.
