
Chef and food artist Jen Monroe became a jumping off point for the project. Her combination of visual narrative and use of the meal as an experience, inspired this project to take a speculative direction.

The shared interest in storytelling, and using physical objects to reveal potential futures and problems led me to speculative design methods. To show collapse scenarios I would design the dinnerware of those futures.
Concept Proposals





Defining the Scope
After exploring widely as
possible, I had to refine to
create focused and effective
tableware. I considered the
material tests and narrative
qualities of each concept. The
“pill dish” had a sharp and
provocative narrative, successful
protoypes, and a viable
production method.






I began with CAD to 3D print prototypes. Initially I wanted use these to create plaster molds, but I ran into quality issues with the text and texture of the prints. Instead, I used production drawings to lathe the forms out of plaster. These allowed me to make plaster molds for slip-casting and press molding.











