{"id":5455,"date":"2016-04-01T15:54:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T07:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=5455"},"modified":"2016-04-01T15:54:24","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T07:54:24","slug":"gastronomy-and-design-come-together-in-tapas-spanish-design-for-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/gastronomy-and-design-come-together-in-tapas-spanish-design-for-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastronomy and design come together in TAPAS: Spanish Design for Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Expect to see a perfect marriage between gastronomy and design as the Metropolitan Museum of Manila and AC\/E – Acci\u00f3n Cultural Espa\u00f1ola (Spanish Cultural Action) present Tapas: Spanish Design for Food.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A PERFECT BLEND. Explore the possibilities of food design at Tapas.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tapas<\/em>, while generally known as a variety of snacks and appetizers, is a piece of bread or meat placed on top of a wine glass to keep out dust and insects. Tapas<\/em> has since evolved to become any kind of food served in small portions. \u201cThere is no recipe for tapas<\/em>,\u201d as Juli Capella, curator of TAPAS: Spanish Design for Food, explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibit itself emphasizes the connection between gastronomy and design. \u201cThese disciplines are well-connected in Spain. You see, you can eat an apple from a tree, without (relying) on design; however, that would be boring. If you want to prepare and cook food, you turn to design so you can better enjoy the food\u201d, said Capella.<\/span><\/p>\n

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GREETINGS. This extremely blown-up version of tapas reminds visitors of the inspiration behind the exhibit. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The exhibit showcases over 300 objects, each with its own story. Yes, some of them are either in production or are sold in stores, but as Capella tells us, \u201cthese items are not here for commercial purposes. They were chosen for their ingenuity and high quality of design.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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KITCHEN, TABLE, MEAL. Juli Capella, curator of the exhibit, explains each section.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Each object in the exhibit is placed into one of three categories: the Kitchen, <\/em>the Table, <\/em>and the Meal.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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FUNCTIONAL YET ARTISTIC.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Top: Otto wine rack (Designed by Ram\u00edrez i Carrillo, Produced by Delica) \/\u00a0<\/em>Bottom: Steam Roaster (Designed by Com Peix a l\u2019Aigua, Produced by L\u00e9ku\u00e9)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Kitchen<\/em> shows everything that has to do with preparation and cooking: from cutlery to cooking utensils, you can find innovation in the different items you will see.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LIMITS OF DESIGN.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Left: Coporr\u00f3n glass (Designed by Mart\u00edn Az\u00faa and Gerard Molin\u00e9)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Top right: Football table(Designed by Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s<\/em> in his Washington DC Jaleo restaurant)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Bottom right: Panpaati (chairs and furniture made from bread, Designed by Amalgama Studio by Enoc Armengol)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Table<\/em> showcases designs used to enjoy the food once it\u2019s served. This is where you will see designers stretch the limits of function and aesthetics, all in the name of good food.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PRACTICAL ART. elBulli seed plate (Designed by Ferran Adri\u00e0 \/ elBulli, Photo: Francesc Guillamet)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Meal<\/em> highlights advances made in food design. Ingredients and techniques all come together in this section. Both traditional and modern designs are showcased: from the way the Spanish stuffed anchovies into olives, to the humble Chupa-Chups, all the way to the future of food design.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE TEAM. Representatives from AC\/E – Acci\u00f3n Cultural Espa\u00f1ola, Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, Instituto Cervantes de Manila, and the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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TAPAS showcases how far the Spanish have taken food design. It\u2019s an exhibition unlike any other. It\u2019s not art for art\u2019s sake: it\u2019s innovation taken to new heights. You\u2019ll get more of a new-age vibe once you\u2019ve finished going through the gallery itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

TAPAS: Spanish Design for Food will run from today, April 1, until June 16. Admission to the Metropolitan Museum of Manila is at P100, which gives you access not just to TAPAS, but to the rest of the exhibitions housed in the museum. The exhibition is presented by the Metropolitan Museum of Manila and AC\/E – Acci\u00f3n Cultural Espa\u00f1ola, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines and the Instituto Cervantes de Manila.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photos of items from the exhibit courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Details:<\/span><\/p>\n

TAPAS:\u00a0Spanish Design for Food<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

April 1 \u2013 June 16, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n

Tall Galleries, Metropolitan Museum of Manila<\/span><\/p>\n

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact information: Phone 02-708-7828 | Email info@metmuseum.ph<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Expect to see a perfect marriage between gastronomy and design as the Metropolitan Museum of Manila and AC\/E – Acci\u00f3n Cultural Espa\u00f1ola (Spanish Cultural Action) present Tapas: Spanish Design for Food.   A PERFECT BLEND. Explore the possibilities of food design at Tapas.   Tapas, while generally known as a variety of snacks and appetizers, is a piece of bread or meat placed on top of a wine glass to keep out dust and insects. Tapas has since evolved to become any kind of food served in small portions. \u201cThere is no recipe for tapas,\u201d as Juli Capella, curator of TAPAS: Spanish Design for Food, explained. The exhibit itself emphasizes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/04\/MET_Tapas-Exhibition_Poster-resized-1-e1459497252927.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5455"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5467,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5455\/revisions\/5467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}