Opacity, Translucency and Transparency

Niu Niu is a set of tableware that through the act of making reveals the narrative of making, cooking and materiality. The focus of the packaging was to capture the transaction of the material, using steam as the starting point to reflect the translucency and unpredictable changes. Referencing minimal and monochromatic colour to bring out the unique, handcrafted effort that goes into each plate.

This Niu Niu project looks at the relationship between society, lifestyle and history through Hong Kong food culture and further investigate the eating habits, food serving and food choice to reveal the characteristic of this city. Furthermore, it concentrates on Hong Kong traditional food, Dim Sum, which dumpling acts as the provocation to explore the idea of food, material and experience. Hence, the objective of this project is to utilise the quintessence of Hong Kong cuisine as design narrative, integrate into tableware as a way to authentically design for Hong Kong food culture. 

This Niu Niu project looks at the relationship between society, lifestyle and history through Hong Kong food culture and further investigate the eating habits, food serving and food choice to reveal the characteristic of this city. Furthermore, it concentrates on Hong Kong traditional food, Dim Sum, which dumpling acts as the provocation to explore the idea of food, material and experience. Hence, the objective of this project is to utilise the quintessence of Hong Kong cuisine as design narrative, integrate into tableware as a way to authentically design for Hong Kong food culture. 

This Niu Niu project looks at the relationship between society, lifestyle and history through Hong Kong food culture and further investigate the eating habits, food serving and food choice to reveal the characteristic of this city. Furthermore, it concentrates on Hong Kong traditional food, Dim Sum, which dumpling acts as the provocation to explore the idea of food, material and experience. Hence, the objective of this project is to utilise the quintessence of Hong Kong cuisine as design narrative, integrate into tableware as a way to authentically design for Hong Kong food culture. 

This Niu Niu project looks at the relationship between society, lifestyle and history through Hong Kong food culture and further investigate the eating habits, food serving and food choice to reveal the characteristic of this city. Furthermore, it concentrates on Hong Kong traditional food, Dim Sum, which dumpling acts as the provocation to explore the idea of food, material and experience. Hence, the objective of this project is to utilise the quintessence of Hong Kong cuisine as design narrative, integrate into tableware as a way to authentically design for Hong Kong food culture.