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The Next Bite

the speculative food pack in the future

‘The Next Bite’, the futuristic food pack — © Man Wai Chui

The Next Bite is a speculative food pack shaped by today’s urgent food crisis predictions. It speculates that in 2080, advances in genetically modified food technology may lead to the notion of 'over-nutrition' and proposes using nutrients from human waste as a sustainable solution.

Future Food Pack

The Next Bite is a speculative food pack and futuristic food system in 2080 shaped by today's urgency on the food crisis predictions. The food pack offers a weekly rotation with two options: BASICOO, which contains an overflow of nutrients crafted from genetically modified technology, and POOCOO, made from repurposed excess nutrients in human faeces.

The Next Bite shows that advancing genetically modified food technology may lead to 'over-nutrition'. Most people only absorb 50-75% of nutrients, excreting the rest. Examining how nutrients affect faeces' characteristics, the project proposes using nutrients from human faeces as a sustainable food source, with the potential of use for design and construction materials solutions.

The Next Bite project becomes tangible through 3D software and specific parametric data. It reflects on individuals' food consumption patterns and habits, repurposing the relationship between food and human waste.

More project details on the Website - https://www.thenextbite.uk/

BASICOO & POOCOO

BASICOO is a scientifically crafted food pack with four flavours from Genetic engineering and nutritionally enhanced consumables designed for human needs; it contains four genetically modified flavours: Popping Tomato, Blu Salmon, Candy Rocket, and Jelly Rice.

POOCOO is a revolutionary food pack that repurposes nutrient-rich excrement into an edible, sustainable meal. It leverages the unique properties of the human intestine to meet daily human nutritional needs.

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About Man Wai Chui

CHUI² is a multidisciplinary designer and future thinker with a strong foundation in aesthetics and digital design, a background in spatial design, experience at an exhibition studio in Hong Kong and a brand development studio in London. She has a unique ability to push boundaries by visualizing the digital design world. Her practice encompasses speculative world-building, food design, narrative design, and artificial intelligence while maintaining a playful element.

Four flavours of each BASICOO & POOCOO — © Man Wai Chui

BASICOO & POOCOO package with label — © Man Wai Chui

‘The Next Bite' website — © Man Wai Chui