Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Aurore Brard has created tableware featuring coloured accents, designed to help visually impaired people dish up the correct amount of food and drink.
Called See-Eat-Through, the collection includes ceramic plates and bowls, marked with bands of colour that are in striking contrast with the pale ceramic surfaces.
The collection includes ceramic plates and bowls, marked with bands of colour
A jug and a set of glasses are marked with similar strips of colour that, thanks to light refraction, make clear drinks visible.
There is also a set of cutlery with tactile markings that make them easier to identify.
A jug and a set of glasses are marked with similar strips of colour
According to Brard, the aim was to make objects easier to detect by people who have under 30 per cent vision. "With five per cent vision, pouring a glass of water is like pouring something invisible into something invisible," she told Dezeen.
"Visually impaired people can, however, perceive colour contrasts," she explained. It was an exciting puzzle for me to try to use colours and the refraction of light into water to give a visual signal when there is enough water in the glass."
Thanks to light refraction, the coloured strips make clear drinks visible
Brard is presenting the project at the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate show as part of Dutch Design Week 2018.
The designer hopes it can offer an alternative to traditional objects for visually...