D8. C.C.C.
Cuisine
Design Methodology / Experience DesignTeam: Walter Mingledorff, Martin Ayala, Pablo Bolumar & Thijmen PetersTutors: Toon Koehorst & Jannetje t’Veld in collaboration with the GGzE Institute @ Design Academy Eindhoven, June 2022
In De Grote Beek health center, people have access to facilities and activities that make them find their way in society. The patients are liberated from the pressure of work and the act of making is an activity of release in their everyday life. This contrasts with a society where work only supports productivity. The GGzE could be seen as an ideal scenario where people have the freedom to do what they want focusing on their well-being.
Could we learn from their way of functioning?
For our research process, we decided to focus on barbecues as a medium to enjoy the process of collective making and to maintain our peace of mind during the project. We wanted to focus on creating a context that enables us to explore ways of collaborative care. Every Friday we built a barbecue together. During these days, the act of making was the most important thing, and everyone was involved. At the end of the day, we used these barbecues to share a collective meal, and we documented and reflected upon this .
We compiled these reflections in a book and held a collective barbecue event during the final examination of Design Academy Eindhoven: our biggest source of mental exhaustion .
If you are interested in our findings, download the booklet ︎HERE