In late September, construction of the Breakfast Machine Project began at Platform21, Amsterdam. Under the direction of designer Yuri Suzuki, artist Masa Kimura, and various visitors sketched, built and tested many inventive devices. The project concluded with the machine serving breakfasts, which consisted of omelets, coffee and toast with jam. Although this creation isn’t going to be available in stores, it’s a perfect find for our ongoing Maison Monday series.
Platform21 documented the entire process via their online journal. With only two days of construction remaining, here’s what they had to say about the challenge of spreading the perfect amount of jam on a slice of bread. “After much drawing and pondering over difficult mathematical theories designers Aya Comorri and Lisette Haasnoot decided it was better to just give it a try. In practise it turned out to be as easy as it seemed difficult. The tools: a rope, a small container for paint, a paper plate and foam rollers. By means of a small motor the plate holding a slice of bread rolled into the paint container. Here it gets smeared with an even amount of jelly by the foam rollers. Afterwards the plate rolls along to other parts of the machine to complete breakfast.” For a complete look at the project, check out the rest of the journal entries, and video.
