Banquet

Mind you manners

The brief was to design for and around the experience of attending a banquet.
The projects ‘Can you handle me?’, ‘Drunk me...’,and ‘Elbows, elbows...’ reflect and help you understand table etiquettes and manners. The products give you hints, physically and socially, and find a comfortable balance between bourgeoisie and everyday life.

‘Can you handle me?’
A wineglass is to be held at the stem, to prevent any temperature changes of the wine, but the design of an average wineglass does not give you any clues towards this etiquette. By using the archetype of a tea-cup handle in the stem, the wineglass adapts the connotation, creating more grip and a surprising balance.
The project was shortlisted for the Garrards jewellery, and luxury items competitions

‘Drunk me...’
Asking for more wine is very inappropriate according to an upper-class etiquette, it is up to the waiters attention to refill your glass. To help you and the waiter, the wineglass tilts over when the glass is empty, ‘begging’ for more. The final prototype and testing model was made through computer modeling and FDM Rapid prototyping.

‘Elbows, elbows, if you’re able keep your elbows of the table....’
By molding armrests in two directions, active alongside the plate and resting in front of the body, an intermediate (less painfull) solution is created. The leather table extension provides a more comfortable solution for an uncomfortable etiquette.

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