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Katja Gruijters Katja has developed food concepts, lectures, tasteries, workshops, food installations and other projects, for many companies and musea for over 19 years.

How does our food grow? Why is tea in a teabag? Where does the word fertilizer come from? Why do Dutch people eat a bread roll for lunch and Asians a bowl of hot noodle soup? What will we be eating and drinking in the future? Farmed fish, seaweeds or locusts? For Katja Gruijters every project starts with a question. Many people think that eating is just something you do – a necessity. At the same

time it’s part of a culture; it has close links with other activities, rituals and interaction in society. So Katja’s work always centres around people and their environment. Food is the ‘material’ which Katja uses for visual communication. As a designer she helps people see food as part of a bigger picture: country of origin, customs, tastes. That’s how she tries to make a positive contribution to our food culture. At the same time she aims to increase awareness of today’s social issues such as biodiversity and sustainability. Katja believes that preservation is inextricably linked with food design: “sometime soon, sustainability will be just as important as health.”

Methods
Katja’s methods can be described as both intuitive and organic. She uses experiments to study her ideas and then tests these as much as possible in practice. She explores the connections between food, science, technology, culture, nature and design. In carrying out her ideas, she collaborates with specialists in a wide range of disciplines: from top chefs and scientists to filmmakers and people from the business community.

For the 20th anniversary of Design Platform Arnhem OPA and the 50th of ArtEZ' Product Design Arnhem programme, we develo...
09/07/2024

For the 20th anniversary of Design Platform Arnhem OPA and the 50th of ArtEZ' Product Design Arnhem programme, we developed the Back & Forth Dinner.

In the sunlit garden of Museum Arnhem, guests took a journey through time to mark the passing of the years. Everyone enjoyed the memories, food, drinks and shared experience! A warm thank you to all who joined us on this festive day.

Link to article; https://www.katjagruijters.nl/en/back-forth-dinner-2/



Ontwerp Platform Arnhem OPA
ArtEZ University of the Arts
Museum Arnhem

Two institutions, two milestones! Design Platform Arnhem OPA celebrated it was 20 years old and ArtEZ Product Design Arnhem even celebrated its 50th anniversary. For these celebrations, we developed the Back & Forth Dinner on 28 June.

JOIN FLOWERDESIGN WORKSHOP Leer hoe je bloemen kunt conserveren tijdens onze . Maak je eigen flower design naar keu...
10/04/2024

JOIN FLOWERDESIGN WORKSHOP
Leer hoe je bloemen kunt conserveren tijdens onze . Maak je eigen flower design naar keuze en ga naar huis met een prachtige weckpot met geconserveerde bloemen, een handleiding en recepturen. De bloemen gaan jarenlang mee en veranderen met de tijd. Een mooi, duurzaam cadeau voor jezelf of iemand anders!

De volgende (avond)workshop vindt plaats op 24 april.

Meld je nu aan via https://forms.gle/oBngaGKuMqZj2qdp9

JOIN FRUIT LEATHER WORKSHOP ON 4 AND 11 MAYAnd make your sweet without added sugars!During our leather design , you...
09/04/2024

JOIN FRUIT LEATHER WORKSHOP ON 4 AND 11 MAY
And make your sweet without added sugars!
During our leather design , you make edible leather from fruit. Depending on the season, you will discover the flavour dimensions mint, soft and hard fruit can add. Experiment and go home with your own fruit leather!
The next (afternoon) workshops are on 4 and 11 May

Sign up now via https://www.katjagruijters.nl/fruitleer-design-workshop/

A warm welcome to our Belgium intern Marie van Dun, master Product Design at LUCA School of Arts in Genk. She will do re...
02/04/2024

A warm welcome to our Belgium intern Marie van Dun, master Product Design at LUCA School of Arts in Genk. She will do research and set up new food experiments in the studio. At the moment, she’s incredible busy with some tea and gingerbug experiments for an upcoming tasting! Marie stays until the end of June; lucky us!

Make your own without added sugars! During our leather design , you make edible leather from fruit. Depending o...
27/03/2024

Make your own without added sugars!
During our leather design , you make edible leather from fruit. Depending on the season, you will discover the flavour dimensions mint, soft and hard fruit can add. Experiment and go home with your own fruit leather!
The next (afternoon) workshops are on 20 April, 4 and 11 May

Sign up now via www.katjagruijters.nl/updates

FLOWERDESIGN WORKSHOP Leer hoe je bloemen kunt conserveren tijdens onze . Maak je eigen flower design naar keuze en...
25/03/2024

FLOWERDESIGN WORKSHOP
Leer hoe je bloemen kunt conserveren tijdens onze . Maak je eigen flower design naar keuze en ga naar huis met een prachtige weckpot met geconserveerde bloemen, een handleiding en recepturen. De bloemen gaan jarenlang mee en veranderen met de tijd. Een mooi, duurzaam cadeau voor jezelf of iemand anders!

De volgende (avond)workshops vinden plaats op 9, 10 en 24 april.

Meld je nu aan via www.katjagruijters.nl/updates

FLOWER DESIGN WORKSHOPLearn how to preserve flowers during our . Create your flower design of choice and go home wi...
25/03/2024

FLOWER DESIGN WORKSHOP
Learn how to preserve flowers during our .

Create your flower design of choice and go home with a beautiful weck jar with preserved flowers, a manual and recipes. The flowers last for years and change with time. A beautiful, sustainable gift for yourself or someone else!

The next (evening) workshops are on 9, 10 and 24 April

Sign up now via www.katjagruijters.nl/updates

A very warm welcome to our Mexican intern Tania Hernández Guerra, master Food Design Lab at L'École de design Nantes Atl...
22/03/2024

A very warm welcome to our Mexican intern Tania Hernández Guerra, master Food Design Lab at L'École de design Nantes Atlantique. She will do research and set up new food experiments in the studio. At the moment, she’s incredibly busy with some floral experiments! Tania stays till the end of June, lucky us!

FOOD-X Innovation Tasting Studio Katja Gruijters develops innovation tastings for FoodX Netherlands in , the destinatio...
22/03/2024

FOOD-X Innovation Tasting

Studio Katja Gruijters develops innovation tastings for FoodX Netherlands in , the destination for international visits to the innovative Dutch sector.

To immerse visitors into what our country has to offer, we previously developed the themes Tempting Health, Plant-based Expedition and Circular Transformation. Soon to be sampled!

KAMER GEZOCHT ARNHEM!!Voor de talentvolle Belgische stagiaire Marie, zijn we op zoek naar een woonruimte in de periode v...
28/02/2024

KAMER GEZOCHT ARNHEM!!
Voor de talentvolle Belgische stagiaire Marie, zijn we op zoek naar een woonruimte in de periode van maart - juni. Binnen de regio Arnhem, Velp, Rheden of de Steeg. Passend binnen budget 400 - 600 Euro per maand. (Gemeenschappelijke ruimtes zijn geen probleem). Aarzel niet op op te nemen met Marie Van Dun of een PM naar mij.

Dank alvast voor het meedenken! 🙏

On 8 November, the book Designer 100 | Food Design, featuring 100 Chinese and international forerunners in the field, wa...
28/12/2023

On 8 November, the book Designer 100 | Food Design, featuring 100 Chinese and international forerunners in the field, was published at the FUTURE FOOD Shanghai International Conference at Shanghai New International Expo Centre - SNIEC in partnership with FHC - Shanghai Global Food Trade Show.
Editor: Francesca Zampollo

Katja Gruijters is excited to be part of this book and says: "I have been working in food design for more than 25 years, and I am delighted to see that it has grown into a mature field."



For temporary project TERRA_FOOD LABORATORY, Fabrikaat experiments with innovative uses of local raw materials. For Fabr...
22/12/2023

For temporary project TERRA_FOOD LABORATORY, Fabrikaat experiments with innovative uses of local raw materials. For Fabrikaat, Studio Katja Gruijters developed a unique fruit leather workshop, working with local ingredients like blackthorn, chestnuts, hawthorn and blackberries.

Link to article:
https://www.katjagruijters.nl/en/fabrikaat-2/

Every year, Foodvalley NL organises a Partner Event focusing on connection and interaction. This year, Katja Gruijters w...
20/12/2023

Every year, Foodvalley NL organises a Partner Event focusing on connection and interaction. This year, Katja Gruijters was asked to develop a tasting around the theme Shaping the future of food together.

We teamed up with the chefs from Sample Kitchen to come up with a special menu featuring 7 partner ingredients:

- Upcycle Revolution: with faba cheese from Viva la Faba and returned bread from Bakkersgrondstof BV.
- Seductive Health: with kori tofu from Asashimatsu Goods Co. Ltd, chlorella sorokiniana from Phycom, and quinoa from Greenfood 50.
- Protein Exploration: with soy yogurt from the Nieuwe Melkboer and local chickpeas from Landbouw.

Link to article:
https://www.katjagruijters.nl/foodvalley-shaping-the-future-of-food/

Photocredits: Foodvalley NL / Marnix Klooster FotoMX

13/11/2023
WORKSHOP FRUITLEER MAKENWil jij eetbaar fruit leren maken van lokale ingrediënten? Zaterdag 4 november geef ik een eenma...
25/10/2023

WORKSHOP FRUITLEER MAKEN
Wil jij eetbaar fruit leren maken van lokale ingrediënten? Zaterdag 4 november geef ik een eenmalige cursus bij Fabrikaat. Wat voegt watermunt of kaasjeskruid toe aan de smaak van leer? Experimenteer, onderzoek en neem na afloop een fruitleer waaier met inspiratie en recepten mee naar huis!

Zaterdag 4 november
13:00 - 16:00
Fabrikaat, Zaligeweg 10,
Aanmelden via www.stichtingfabrikaat.nl/agenda

OPEN FOR INTERNSHIPS!Food design internship available at studio Katja Gruijters. Profile: design education, communicatio...
20/10/2023

OPEN FOR INTERNSHIPS!
Food design internship available at studio Katja Gruijters. Profile: design education, communication, passionate with food, hands-on mentality and skilled in graphic software and a good sense of form.

Studio Katja Gruijters seeks talented interns to reinforce their team in De Steeg. If you’re interested, please send your motivation, digital portfolio and cv to [email protected]

You will be working on various projects within the studio. Food design process, graphic design, research, concept development, experiments and production. We have vacancies available upward from 8th of January 2023 (minimum of three months).
https://www.katjagruijters.nl/open-for-internships-6/
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For national retailer Albert Heijn, Katja Gruijters developed food forecast Health, Taste & Plant-based. Katja presented...
11/10/2023

For national retailer Albert Heijn, Katja Gruijters developed food forecast Health, Taste & Plant-based.

Katja presented the forecast to a group of interested AH stakeholders, giving them a foretaste of the future with high-quality plant-based innovations at product and ingredient level. Which ones will we see back in-store?

https://www.katjagruijters.nl/en/albert-heijn-food-forecasting-2/

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