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The fork on your plate isn’t inevitable—it’s propaganda. Its design has been polished by centuries of iteration, yes, but also by centuries of forgetting. We stopped asking why a fork looks the way it does because it became too familiar to question. It’s not a tool anymore; it’s a dogma.
But supernormal isn’t about inevitability. It’s about normalization. When something becomes so ubiquitous, so embedded in daily life, it disappears from view. That’s not just true for objects—it’s true for the systems we live by. Markets, money, time.
What can software product designers learn from game designers?
First, I think great web design requires discipline. And that’s really the hardest thing about making a website. In this field there are a thousand yes’s for every no because, and here’s the second reason: it’s impossible to hold a website in your hand. It’s hard and sometimes tedious to see all the variations of your work across the infinitude of... See more
Why are websites embarrassing?
Peanut Pearls: the aperitif of my @rosewoodlondon residency menu
Yoghurt covered raisins are decorated with silver paint and dust then sealed inside empty peanut shells— this has by far been one of my favourite dishes to develop 🤍
Paired with @ruinart R de Ruinart Brut for a little play on... See more
instagram.comThis woman’s work is certainly a definition of food porn.