Regenerative Menu: New episode of the Drop, Ripple, Wave series

In this episode Frederico Duarte, a design critic, curator and communication coordinator of the Bauhaus of the Seas Sails and Katinka Versendaal, a food designer and Co-Design Lead at Deichtorhallen Hamburg discuss the Regenerative Menu drop of the Bauhauhs of the Seas Sails project.

The Regenerative Menu aims to promote the creative implementation of foods that have a regenerative function in the local aquatic ecosystem and that are flexible in their design to adapt to further climate changes. At the core of the Regenerative Menus approach is the idea of embracing a flexible form of eating – shifting, for instance, to drought-resistant crops in a period of water scarcity, or filter feeders during times of polluted or acidified waters.

As initiatives that cross gastronomy, architecture, and design, Regenerative Menus are also based on research concerning food sources, production, and consumption, as well as their impact. Through a co-design process with local partners, ranging from chefs to sustainable algae producers, this drop aims to test the implementation of new menus and foster a multidimensionally more balanced diet in local schools and cultural institutions in designated pilots.

The EP06 – Regenerative Menu – is part of a bigger series split in two seasons, with episodes dropping every month from April to November in 2024 and 2025 – here and on Canal 180’s Youtube channel. Season 1, titled Drop, Ripple, Wave, is composed of conversations where consortium members and external experts discuss each of the eight pilot project typologies – drops. Learn more about the video series here.