Across the Table
Across the Table is a collection of interactive tableware that acts as a social catalyst, helping two people on a date advance their romantic connection.
Starting a conversation can be difficult on a first date; For Starters is a set of napkins that spark questions, whose answers will reveal light-hearted and interesting facts and stories about your date. Eating and drinking at the same speed can sometimes indicate that people are vibrating on the same wavelength; Pace is a spout that enables you to become more aware of the rhythm and timing of your fellow diner. Eye contact can create a feeling of true connection with another being; Eye-to-Eye is a bowl that allows you to catch glances of your date’s eyes. Sometimes taboo subjects are the most interesting part of the person sitting across from you.Hard to Bring Up is a set of small plates that slowly reveal hints of vices, desires, futures, and pasts. With these sets of objects, a true romantic connection may last beyond the mealtime; the end of a date may mark the beginning of a future. Don’t you want to discover who’s Across the Table?
Across the Table is Jacob Lenard's graduate thesis work for his Master's of Design in Designed Objects at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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