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mortiz putzier’s cooking table rethinks the traditional kitchen photo by caspar sessler the landscape of the kitchen is changing, and with this, so are the appliances and tools we are using
to prepare, cook and serve food. EXPLORING THE CREATIVITY AND COMMUNICATION THAT GOES INTO REALIZING A MEAL, WAS THE STARTING POINT WHICH MORITZ PUTIZER TOOK IN DEVELOPING HIS ‘COOKING
TABLE’. some of the preliminary questions the german designer asked himself were: ‘_to what extent can we reduce to basics these days without moving backward? what would a kitchen scenario
look like if we take away all fancy cooking tools and electrical equipment? what do we really need to create good food and dine all together with our friends or family?_‘ ‘cooking table’
functions as both a social space, food prep and serving area photo by caspar sessler RATHER THAN PUTTING HIS FOCUS ON THE FOOD ITSELF, PUTZIER THOUGHT TO TRANSFORM THE COOKING EXPERIENCE,
SUGGESTING A KITCHEN CONDITION THAT ENVISIONS FOOD PREPARATION AND DINING AS A VERY SOCIAL ACTIVITY. thus, PUTZIER’S DESIGN IS AT ONCE A FURNITURE PIECE, COOKING APPLIANCE AND SOCIAL SPACE,
OFFERING FLEXIBLE INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE FUNCTIONS. AT THE HEART OF THE CONCEPT IS THE TABLE, which historically forms the social centre of the kitchen, and general household. it is here
where food is served and consumed, and conversation is had. simultaneously, THE SURFACE ALSO HAS THE CAPACITY TO ACT AS A COOKING ZONE. THE TABLE IS COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS WHICH CAN BE
SEPARATED TO ACCOMMODATE MOVABLE GAS BURNERS WHICH CAN BE SIMPLY INSERTED ALONG A HIDDEN TRACK ON THE UNDERSIDE, AND WHERE GAS CANISTERS CAN BE ATTACHED. these modules can be moved easily by
hand along the rail, from one side of the table to the other. this possibility offers a stove that turns into flexible cooking tools that can be adapted to individual needs in terms of
cooking position, and number of integrated hobs. a circular ceramic bowl surrounding the gas burner while cooking serves as a pad and heat isolation. some stools accompany the table which
have an unusual geometry that allow for playful sitting or leaning photo by caspar sessler to accompany the ‘cooking table’ is a stool bench — a combination of slightly elevated stools and
slim shaped seating pieces. their unusual geometry allow for a playful use of sitting or leaning. additionally an ensemble of three different sized ceramic containers build a link between
the two activities of coking and eating. prepared foods can be poured or mixed inside the bowls being cooked or fried, but the sustenance can also be stored within; the lid of each bowl
functioning also as a cutting board. details of the cookware and utensil storage, as well as the rail in which the burner modules are attached photos by caspar sessler PRESENTED AT IMM
COLOGNE 2015, MORITZ PUTZIER’S ‘COOKING TABLE’ WON FIRST PRIZE IN THE PURE TALENTS CONTEST, AIMED AT ACKNOWLEDGING THE WORK OF YOUNG STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WHO HAVE DEVELOPED A
PRODUCT OR SYSTEM THAT ADDRESSES THE AREA OF INTERIOR INNOVATION. a ceramic bowl surrounds the burner to keep heat in photo by caspar sessler the burners can be slid from one end of the
table to the other depending on cooking and spatial needs photo by caspar sessler the ‘cooking table’ with burners installed… photo by caspar sessler and arranged as a simple work surface
photo by caspar sessler the two parts of the table are easily slid together to form a seamless work surface when not in use as a cook top photo by caspar sessler moritz putzier’s ‘cooking
table’ on show at imm cologne 2015 in the pure talents section image © designboom moritz putzier, winner of the imm cologne 2015 pure talents contest with his ‘cooking table’ image ©
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