Studio
Designer Katinka Versendaal leads a multi-disciplinary, research driven design studio which uses speculative design methods as a tool to create the conditions for a socio-ecological transition, to uncover the deeply interdependent and intertwined relationships between humans, the world and the beings surrounding us and to envision regenerative and just futures for all life.
Projects
Food and water are my primary media. Not as ends in themselves, but because they are the most direct, daily, and intimate points of contact between humans and the natural world. Through the simple act of eating and drinking, the world around us becomes incorporated into our physical bodies. That proximity makes them powerful instruments for making abstract ecological crises tangible, for building communities around shared questions, and for rehearsing other ways of living together.
Building on the thought that ‘we are what we eat’ Katinka’s work investigates the historical, ecological and socio-cultural context of food and translates her findings into food experiences, products and installations in order to propose alternative visions for the future.
Collaborators
Avans University of Applied Sciences, The Dutch Institute of Food & Design (DIFD), Ekoplaza, Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Friesland Campina, iZettle, Food Hub, Dutch Cuisine, STRP Festival, Grodan, Robot Love, Eatmosphere, Brabant Kennis, Greenhouse Group, ProeF! Foodlab, Flevo Campus, Dutch Design Foundation, NATLAB, PepsiCo, The Table by PIPPENS, KONTOU, UDEA, PHOOD Kitchen.
