Croatian studio Boir has designed a conceptual tableware collection for dining during the coronavirus pandemic, featuring a series of steel and stone objects that enable food sharing at a safe distance.
The tableware collection, called The New Normal, comprises five items, including a bread basket divided by a barrier and long spoons that enable couples to feed each other from a distance.
In designing the dining objects, Boir aimed to achieve a balance between "intimacy and safe distance" within the context of the coronavirus pandemic ? often informally referred to as the "new normal".
Boir's tableware collection for dining during Covid-19 includes elongated spoons
"Despite coronavirus safety rules, our conceptual tableware retains that important social and cultural dimension of dining ? sharing," explained studio founder Ivan Zidar. "Boir's tableware bridges the gap between intimacy and distance, enabling safe food sharing and simultaneously connecting and separating the served dishes," he added.
Platters made of steel are separated by sculptural rocks
Boir founders Zidar and Vlatka Leskovar-Zidar used stone and sheets of steel as a design-led take on the plexiglass barriers that are being increasingly installed in food and drinks locations to prevent the virus from spreading.
Organic stone fragments work to "soften" the harsh aesthetic of the geometric steel pieces, which give an impression of sterility.
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