Mirrored tableware tricks diners into thinking they're full
Visual trickery could be the key to reducing food consumption, according to Studio Playfool ? which designed this range of mirrored tableware to make your plate look twice as full.
Half/Full was designed by Saki Maruyama and Daniel Coppe ? collectively known as Studio Playfool ? for their graduation project from London's Royal College of Art.
Made up of a series of mirrored tableware, the project aims to "future proof appetites" in relation to the looming prospect of future food shortages.
"In the near-future, the effects of climate change will take its toll on global food production," said the designers. "When imagining a future that's faced with greater food shortages, we need to ask how we might adapt our own appetites and lifestyle in the present." "In response to this, we created Half/Full, a set of tableware designed to alter our everyday diets to future-proof our appetites."
Each piece in the set ? which incorporates two plates, a cup, a bowl, and a knife, fork and spoon ? features a reflective surface.
When food is put onto the plate, the mirror visually multiplies the portion ? tricking the diner's perception of fullness and in turn reducing the amount they need to eat.
When developing their design, the studio looked to research conducted by the University of Toyko regarding appetite and eating habits. The designers believe their products could be the answer to changing these behaviours in the future.
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