+tongtong presents innovative Mooncake serving tray/table concept
Multidisciplinary design studio +tongtong introduces a serving tray/table concept named Mooncake where the diners can eat directly off the tabletop.
The Mooncake concept is designed to enhance the shared experience and establish a stronger connection to meal and surrounding environment.
The concept includes a service table with curvaceous, shapely trays.
Various small dints, holes and vessels are sculpted, and can also be removed from the table base, allowing for quick platings between each sitting.
The table is designed for both restaurant and residential environments, and is available with three tops.
Additional materials and colours may be added to the product line in the future.
Tongtong aims to develop the concept further into a product line of injection moulded food grade plastic trays that range from simple tops with subtle impressions, to more complex versions with dips and groves to suit different meals and dining experiences.
The trays can be removed easily from the streamlined metal base, allowing the server to present the entire meal at once and remove it quickly afterward.
Mooncake was originally designed by +tongtong for a pop-up dinner for a fundraising event at Toronto’s Design Exchange.
Up to 30 guests were brought at a time into a room created in collaboration with local design studio Castor and Parts & Labour chef Matthew Matheson to eat off a communal table.
