synesthesia

Earlier this year we all learned what synesthesia was. Just in case anyone forgot it is a phenomenon where multiple senses are joined. The book makes it seem like this rare disorder that only very few people have but while surfing the web i found out otherwise. It is true that in the true sense of the word it is rare but it is closer to the average person than we think. Jinhyun Jeon designed cutlery that is supposed to revolutionize the way we taste foods. He uses oddly shaped cutlery made with starenge materials. By experiencing different colors textures and temperatures while eating different foods we will actually have different experiences; by changing even one of those things the food will actually taste differently. This happens because our sense of taste is a very complex sense. We are use to experiencing every food in a certain way so changing the way we eat each food will change the way we taste the food because everyone is a little synesthetic. Every body's taste is combined to other senses. It is not so rare like we think.

i recommend everyone check this site out 

 

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/18/tableware-as-sensorial-stimuli-cutlery-by-jinhyun-jeon/