ne of the many excellent entries from designboom’s competition ‘DINING IN 2015’ is ‘Scratch My Back’ by belgian designers: arnaud de vicq, bram de baere, luc heylen, ruud belmans and thomas anden abeele. Designer’s own words about this project: “Scratch my back is a cute and stylised interpretation of the classic cheese grate, combined with a new approach – the four feet creating a stable stance – that allows for a simpler use. No more carrot grating all over the place, just on your plate. 2. Fresh pads are stickers that discolour over time when put inside a fridge due to thermal ink. Each day one dot dissolves, allowing you to see how long that carton of milk has been opened! A practical dispenser is mounted on the fridge door. 3. Thermo board is a cutting board that curves up into a stir frier when heated. This allows cooks in small kitchens to cut vegetables on a flat board and let them simmer when the same board turns into a curved bowl”.
