Tokyo-based bar and restaurant THE MOON created a series of limited-edition 3D-printed sweets based on weather data. Specifically, the sweets are based on the weather of the day the Tokyo Tower and the Tokyo Sky Tree were completed, as well as the solar eclipse in the Heisei period. These sweets offer a representation of five different weather factors from each day, and feature different textures, shapes and colors to match. While rounded petals indicate a high pressure system, the day's highest wind speed is indicated by the bottom layer. The high and low temperatures are communicated through color, with red naturally representing hot and blue meaning cold.
The Cyber Wagashi treats were created as part of a technology project from Open Meals that's centered on digitizing food experiences.
Weather-Inspired Printed Confections
These 3D-Printed Sweets Get Their Forms from Weather Data
Trend Themes
1. Weather-inspired 3D Printing - The use of weather data to inform 3D-printed designs creates an opportunity for personalized, unique products that reflect specific past events or locations.
2. Digitizing Food Experiences - The Cyber Wagashi project is part of a larger trend of using technology to enhance and personalize food consumption experiences.
3. Data Visualization in Food - The use of color and texture in the sweets to visually represent weather data creates an opportunity for innovative and informative food designs that could be applied to other contexts as well.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - The Cyber Wagashi project demonstrates how technology can be used to create unique, personalized food experiences that could be applied in restaurants, bakeries, and other food-related industries.
2. Technology - The use of technology to digitize and personalize food experiences highlights opportunities for tech companies to innovate in the food and beverage industry.
3. Data Visualization - The weather-inspired sweets create opportunities for the use of data visualization in food and potentially other industries as well, such as marketing or environmental monitoring.