Moritz Stefaner takes a unique approach to representing data and statistics. The designer does not make infographics, flowcharts or bar graphs: he instead uses food as a medium for data expression.
Stefaner, alongside art organization 'prozessagenten,' creates everything from sushi rolls to cake, but they all have hidden meanings. They are a part of his workshop series aptly called 'Data Dishes.'
The results of the data experiments include a noodle dish that represents the sex life of young people in Barcelona, a shrimp cocktail that represents social media popularity and a fried dorada fish dish that represents the emigration of young people in Spain. Most of the time the visual representation and the number of pieces of food showcase the numerical values of the statistics and the food itself acts as the categorical representations.
Statistic-Expressing Cuisine
Moritz Stefaner Creates Food as a Means of Data Expression
Trend Themes
1. Data-inspired Cuisine - Opportunity for chefs and food artists to create dishes that visually represent data and statistics, providing a unique dining experience.
2. Edible Infographics - Potential for leveraging food as a medium to convey complex information in an engaging and accessible way.
3. Food-based Data Visualization - Innovation opportunity to develop new techniques and tools for translating data into visually appealing and interactive edible representations.
Industry Implications
1. Restaurant & Food Services - Restaurants can explore data-driven culinary experiences as a way to differentiate and create memorable dining experiences.
2. Art & Design - Artists and designers can incorporate data expression into their creations, merging art and technology in unique and thought-provoking ways.
3. Education & Learning - Educators can use food-based data expression as a hands-on and engaging method to teach concepts and make statistics more accessible and relatable.