The Chromatic Dinner

Inspired by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti’s Pranzo Futurista, Wassily Kandinsky’s theories of Klangfarben and Kōdō (香道) the japanese art of fragrance, the chromatic Dinner mixes Western avant-garde thinking with Eastern philosophies of elemental harmony.

The five courses correspond to the natural elements, wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, and are designed as a progression of inner landscapes. Each phase activates a different constellation of the senses, guiding participants through shifting moods, intensities, and states of awareness

Neo-futurist Dinners
The Chromatic Dinner is an immersive design experience that reimagines dining as a guided perceptual journey, The Chromatic Dinner is an immersive design experience that reimagines dining as a guided perceptual journey, stimulating all five senses through a monochromatic, audio, visual, olfactory, and culinary journey. Rather than presenting a meal, the work composes an evolving experience in which colour, sound, scent, texture, and flavour unfold as interconnected layers. Positioned at the intersection of design, food, art, and science, the project invites audiences into a carefully choreographed sequence of sensory encounters, where each course becomes a new emotional and perceptual state.

Five senses, five course

At the core of the project lies the concept of synesthesia: the intentional crossing of sensory boundaries, where taste can suggest sound, colour can provoke emotion, and smell can alter the perception of time. The audience journey is meticulously composed, leading guests from anticipation to surprise, from playfulness to reflection. Emotional responses are designed rather than narrated, allowing each participant to construct their own meanings through embodied experience.

The Chromatic Dinner has been realised internationally in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Los Angeles, London, Seattle, Antwerp, Vienna, Vicenza, Dubai, and Beijing, where it received an award for Food and Innovation. A defining feature of the project is its collaborative model: each edition is developed with local chefs, designers, and artists, enabling every iteration to respond to its cultural context.