Tools for Food
The Objects that Influence How and What We Eat
Published on 23. September 2021
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-78488-404-8 (ISBN)
Description
Guild of Food Writer's Awards, Highly Commended in 'First Book' category (2022)
Tools For Food explores the history of 250 of our most-loved and intriguing kitchen items and how they've changed the way we live.
From 12th century Mongolian fire pots, to 17th century Chinese scissors, from beloved Tupperware food containers to the iconic Alessi lemon squeezer, this culinary journey covers well-loved items, as well as lesser known objects.
From primitive tools to high-end objects conceived by brands such as Le Creuset, Joseph Joseph, IKEA, Tala, Rosti, Pyrex, Oxo Good Grips, Droog, Staub and many more, the reader will be taken on a journey around the globe, exploring how and what we cook has changed over the centuries, showing similarities and diversity across times and cultures.
From basic necessities to design objects, each image is accompanied by a text detailing its origin, as well as interesting facts about its relationship between culture and cooking.
Tools For Food explores the history of 250 of our most-loved and intriguing kitchen items and how they've changed the way we live.
From 12th century Mongolian fire pots, to 17th century Chinese scissors, from beloved Tupperware food containers to the iconic Alessi lemon squeezer, this culinary journey covers well-loved items, as well as lesser known objects.
From primitive tools to high-end objects conceived by brands such as Le Creuset, Joseph Joseph, IKEA, Tala, Rosti, Pyrex, Oxo Good Grips, Droog, Staub and many more, the reader will be taken on a journey around the globe, exploring how and what we cook has changed over the centuries, showing similarities and diversity across times and cultures.
From basic necessities to design objects, each image is accompanied by a text detailing its origin, as well as interesting facts about its relationship between culture and cooking.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Full colour photography throughout
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1027 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78488-404-8 (9781784884048)
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Additional editions
E-Book
09/2021
1st Edition
Quadrille Publishing
€14.99
Available for download
Person
Corinne Mynatt is a Nashville-born, London-based design curator and writer. Originally trained as an artist at Pratt Institute in New York and then Central St. Martin's in London, Corinne completed a Masters in Contextual Design at the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven. She worked as a curator at the Royal Institute of British Architects before establishing her own studio.