uma porcelain tableware collection applies neuroscience to enhance taste perception
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uma porcelain tableware collection applies neuroscience to enhance taste perception
"a Designed to support individuals experiencing reduced taste sensitivity, such as older adults or those who have lost their sense of taste following , UMA uses color, texture, and form to enhance the perception of flavor. Studies by Professor Charles Spence at the University of Oxford demonstrate that the brain forms taste expectations before food reaches the mouth. Elements such as color, texture, and shape can intensify or alter taste experiences, enabling healthier eating by reducing the need for sugar, salt, or other additives."
"Informed by this research, HAK Studio developed a dessert plate designed to heighten the perception of sweetness. Crafted in porcelain and finished with a high-gloss glaze, the plate features a swirling pattern inspired by confectionery, reminiscent of toffee or strawberry cream candies. The glaze's movement and sheen evoke fluid chocolate, reinforcing visual and tactile cues associated with sweetness. Each piece is produced using a color-mixing method that ensures no two plates are identical."
"The salty bowl complements this approach, made of porcelain with contrasting surfaces, a rough, unglazed exterior, and a smooth, quartz-glazed interior. The outer texture is developed through repeated material experimentation, creating a tactile experience that encourages touch while visually referencing salt crystallization. Inspired by Japanese tableware, the bowl's proportions make it suitable for soups, stews, and rice-based dishes. HAK Studio's tableware supports taste, health, and well-being"
UMA is a tableware collection developed from gastrophysics research that applies neuroscience findings to shape taste perception. The series includes a porcelain dessert plate and a salty bowl that use color, texture, and form to amplify sweetness and saltiness respectively. The dessert plate features a high-gloss, color-mixed glaze with a swirling, confectionery-inspired pattern to evoke sweetness cues. The salty bowl pairs a rough, unglazed exterior with a smooth quartz-glazed interior to encourage tactile engagement and reference salt crystallization. The designs aim to support older adults and others with reduced taste sensitivity, enabling healthier eating by reducing added sugar and salt.
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