Food, as Designed Products
Pasta has been a classical sample, recognized as an Italian food artifact. With its distinct
design features, a single form serves different functions, pasta is widespread into most
regions around the world. Pasta has been developed into variations of shapes, to be suitable
for various methods of cooking.
This pasta, named “Mandala”, was designed in 1987 for Panzani, a French pasta brand.
Philippe Starck explained his design concept for this shape, “When do we love pasta?
We love pasta when we are children, when we are sick, when we are stoned – ah! – or
when we are old – in other words, when we are a bit regressed. But sometimes when you