Hill & Inlet - About Dining Culture

_{Nuriel Delmée    Aufgegabelt, Zurich, 2022} 


In Swiss culture, dining is typically centered around individual plates, and sharing food from the same dish is relatively uncommon. With this project, I wanted to challenge that norm and encourage a deeper appreciation of food culture—one that fosters connection, conversation, and shared experience.

Its surface is sculpted into a hilly, landscape-like form, transforming the act of eating into a spatial and sensory experience.

Measuring 0.5 by 1 meter, the plate is designed for communal use. Multiple people can gather around it, sharing food placed within its various “Hills” and “Inlets.” The intention is to create not just a meal, but a moment—where users engage with the object, each other, and their own memories. The form invites interpretation: it may evoke a personal landscape, a distant place, or an imagined terrain.