Foods of the future could include snail sausages, 3D-printed fruit and flat-pack pasta, according to an exhibition at this year's Dutch Design Week.
Supermarket of the Future showcased a range of experimental and speculative designs for food and food packaging that could become a reality in the near future.
The exhibition is designed to look like a real supermarket
Curated by food designers Annelies Hermsen and Chloé Rutzerveld, the exhibition focused on technologies that are already developed, to show the scope of innovation that is already possible.
These were presented in an exhibition reminiscent of a typical supermarket, with food products on display shelves and adverts hanging down from the ceiling.
Products include 3D-printed tempeh and a sausage made from snails "We want to show the great potential of existing food design projects," said Hermsen and Rutzerveld.
"Wandering through the supermarket, you may wonder why these products or ideas have not been available already in the supermarket. Or you might be surprised by what could be on our plate in the not-so-distant future."
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