2010
process
commissioned by MAK Vienna
collection of MAK Vienna
cake decoration machine
cake decorating machine - detail
Maria P and her cake
family M and their cake
Natascha N and her cake
three differently decorated cakes
detail of sugar glazing
visitor decorating her cake during MAK design nite
visitor decorating her cake during MAK design nite
Various designers and architects were invited to continue the Viennese tradition of discourse on ‘Ornament and Crime’ and were asked to react to Design activities such as tattooing, hair dressing, or arranging flower, which usually happen outside design discourses.
how much is too much?
'Till you stop' - cake decoration deals with a cake decoration method that allows the costumer/visitor to decide how much decoration is applied onto their cake. A simple machine decorates the cake with lines (similar to a Spirograph) and continuously decorates until the costumer/visitor decides to stop the decoration process. Then in a second process sugar pearls are dropped onto the glazing. The decor is continuously changing and the costumer/visitor decides whether he prefers a simple ornament or a more complex one. When is the right time to stop?
- Once the decoration machine is stopped it can not be started again.
The project reflects, on the one hand, the industry behind decoration (industrialized image vs. the romantic imagination) and on the other hand it should trigger people to think about the amount of decoration they actually like.
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machine:
material: aluminium, various motors, spinning platform ...
dimension: 40,5cm x 65cm x 76cm
cake:
material: cake, sugar fondant, sugar glazing
dimension: Ø16 cm
links:
mak - museum of applied arts / Vienna
departure
sam jacob