Yunwen Tu, who’s also being known as Tutu, is a user experience designer and food designer currently working at The SIX, a business design consultancy dedicated to finding creative solutions for clients through the Design Sprint and Design Thinking process. As one of the co-founders, I research and prototype with the clients and their users to solve business challenges. In addition to the consultation work, Tutu has also been exploring the future food system and food education. She has been seeking ways to push design boundaries to envision how the food will impact/be impacted by environmental, socioeconomic, political, and technological trends. I have collaborated with social mission restaurants on reducing the carbon footprint of the food we eat. Tutu’s work has been featured in food design exhibitions at the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco), Foodinno Symposium, California Academy of Sciences, Chinese Culture Center (San Francisco) and etc.
Biotech, Innovation
Where does our food come from? How many decisions can we make when it comes to eating? Do we desire greater participation in the process? Food serves as a reflection of people, culture, and technology. While our industrialized food system sustains more individuals, it also generates new challenges. These questions and challenges have inspired Tutu to research and create her food design projects. For instance, Protein Fantasy envisions an alternative reality where people grow proteins at home using cellular agriculture.In this session, we will explore a selection of projects aimed at reimagining the future of growing and consuming our food.