Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jinhyun Jeon has developed a suite of utensils designed to enhance the experience of eating. Inspired by synaesthesia, a neurological condition where stimulating one sense can influence another, the concept cutlery is designed to optimise each morsel into a more mindful eating experience where every bite is savoured and fully enjoyed.

The tools vary in temperature, texture, weight and form to stimulate multiple tastebuds thus tricking the body into experiencing synaesthesia. "Tasty formulas" developed by Jeon help users explore how to use the cutlery to achieve multi-sensory illusions such as making food taste sweeter, warmer or smoother.

Whilst food has enjoyed plentiful adventures in flavour combining, molecular mixology and immersive dining experiences (take a look at the Protein Taste Academy held back in May), this is one of the most noteworthy recent inquiry's into the very tools used to chop and transport food from plate to palette.

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