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Nakamura.ke Lumen Ramen Bar
World’s First Glowing Ramen Ba
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Benham & Froud
Bompas & Parr’s new luxury British jelly company, Benham & Froud, launches its first series of jelly moulds. Based on original Benham & Froud patterns found in the archives, each of the three reusable pâtissier moulds have all the classical charm of yesteryear. Handmade from 0.5mm clear plastic, these durable jelly moulds give excellent definition and ease of unmoulding.
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Fountain of Hygiene
Fountain of Hygiene is an open-call competition to develop inspired takes on sanitiser pumps and hand washing rituals. Designs must be submitted before midnight GMT 18th November to sanitiser@bompasandparr.com, with judging commencing on Friday 20th November. Winners will have their design showcased at Haw Par Music as part of Business of Design Week CityProg Hong Kong. This is part two of the original campaign which exhibited at the Design Museum, London.
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DIY Decadence
‘Ordinary food in ordinary spaces can be used in such extraordinary ways to make feasting a joy for everyone sitting down’ – Feasting with Bompas & Parr
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Ghost Stories of Tripadvisor
For Halloween 2020, Bompas & Parr published Ghost Stories of Tripadvisor, the first collection of online reviews detailing haunted hotels. The publication, dedicated to all who work in hospitality, is by turns horrific, unseemly and comic.
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Epochal Banquet
A pioneering culinary experience inspired by space, microbiology, artificial intelligence and hyperintelligence stirred the senses of curious diners at Expo 2020 Dubai, in a new concept designed to challenge the future of dining.
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Imminent Future of Food 2021
Bompas & Parr has published its fourth annual report into the future of food. The Imminent Future of Food 2021 report constitutes official forward-looking predictions the studio has made into eating and drinking, from Sheep Spas to Nihilist Baking, and comes with the authority of over a decade spent at the forefront of food and drink culture. This report combines thinking on both imminent and far future thinking – it aims to uncover the smallest of seeds being sewn that will impact change over the coming months and years.
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Fluid Landscapes Report
Bompas & Parr presents a thought-provoking report that studies the behavioural change in humans, and how this might affect future interactions between people, objects and events. Written during a time of significant change, Fluid Landscapes offers an optimistic view on the future, as we shift perspectives from the freely flowing behaviours of a world without Coronavirus, to a world restricted by stringent hygienic measures.
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Taste the Sky
TASTE THE SKY: The world’s Lightest dessert
Aerogel is a remarkable material. The world’s lightest solid, derived from a gel, aerogel is comprised of 98% air and looks like you are holding a piece of sky in your hand! Bompas & Parr have applied the technical process of super-critical drying (used in aerogel formation) to create the world’s lightest meringues that look like you are eating a fragment of the sky. -
Bompas & Parr Cocktail Book
We’ve given jelly a 21st-century makeover, so now we’re focusing our attention on the perennially popular cocktail, the most sophisticated form of drink. In our new cocktail book, we’ll take you on a rollercoaster journey through the wonderful world of sours, martinis, old-fashioneds, punches and highballs. Classics, new interpretations of old favourites and crazy concoctions are all to be expected, but they also provide advice on the all-important presentation, the ingredients and getting the ice just right.
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