Palate

Where Innovation Meets Nutrition

TL;DR

Redefining the eating experience with futuristic tech—blending taste and innovation for a smarter, more healthy future.

Design Research

Transition Design

Speculative Design

World Building

How might we design for a future that tackles the looming obesity epidemic?

Let’s break it down!

A speculative design project envisions alternative futures through scenarios and prototypes, prompting reflection on ethical, social, and technological shifts. This project explores transitions in work, creativity, and extended reality (XR).

Highlights from Research

1 in 8

in the world are living with Obesity

43%

of adults 18yrs and older are overweight

390M

children aged 5-19yrs are overweight

World Health Organization (2022)

Projected Trends

In just five years, obesity rates are predict to skyrocket—and if things keep going this way, by 2050, we could be looking at a world completely overtaken by this crisis. The clock’s ticking, and without real interventions, the future isn't looking too healthy.

Futures Wheel

Focus Cluster

Health and Wellness

Availability of Healthy Choices

Reduction of Carbon Emissions

Convenience

Nutritional Education and Awareness

Storytelling & World Building

Why Palate?

Balancing a healthy diet with a busy life is tough, and food waste is an overlooked crisis—43% comes from homes, 40% from businesses, and it drives 8% of human-caused emissions.

Palate offers a transformative solution by tackling both challenges—promoting healthier eating habits while reducing food waste through innovative technology.

Nutritional Innovation

Palate’s patented nutritional slurry contains all essential macros in the right proportions for a healthy body. This slurry is 3D-printed into familiar food shapes—like burgers and pizza—ensuring the texture and color resemble the real thing.

Taste & Smell Simulation

A tiny, rice-grain-sized chip implanted behind the ear interacts with neurons and neurotransmitters to simulate specific flavors, making nutritious food taste exactly how you want it to.

Seamless User Experience

Users receive smart glasses, lenses, or both, serving as their interface with Palate. Through this immersive UI, they can explore, customize, and purchase flavors, transforming the way they experience food.