Eat the Collection

Overview

If you've got an inquisitive mind and a sweet tooth, you're going to want to pay a visit to Eat the Collection, a one-night-only event at the Powerhouse Museum that will involve playing with the latest 3D printing technology — to print in chocolate. A part of Vivid Ideas 2013, Eat the Collection "explores the interaction of design, food and technology", with 10 of Sydney's most creative minds to lead proceedings.

There'll be artists, graphic and industrial designers, sculptors and architects, including design studios Kink and Supermanoeuvre and LAVA founder Chris Bosse. They'll search the museum's online collection for an object to inspire their own drawing, which then gets printed out in 3D. Chocolate 3D.

People are invited to come along and eat the 3D creations, as well as hear the stories behind them — their creative processes, what objects were used as inspiration, as well as learn a little bit more about the technology behind 3D printing.

There's also going to be games, DJs, a silent disco and food and drink in the unlikely event that you get sick of all the chocolate.