My research examines the potential for food design to communicate the complexity of the food system, and to enable multisensory design to be used as a tool for transformative food education.

"Autodineur: A Guide for a playful and reflective eating experience"


Accepted Abstract, Creative Tastebuds, 2021.

Creative Tastebuds, 2021; Photo by Julia Sick

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Squid Inc Research Project

Read my chapter on this research: 

โ€˜Squid Incโ€™: Designing transformative food experiences 

By S.J. Marsden

Bonacho, R., Pires, M.J. and de Sousa Lamy, E.C.C. eds., 2020. Experiencing Food: Designing Sustainable and Social Practices: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Food Design and Food Studies (EFOOD 2019), 28-30 November 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. CRC Press.

To access a copy of the full thesis or see my presentation slides on the project please email:

foodplayfood@gmail.com


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Untangling Complexity with Food Design

Food Talks โ€“ Think, Talk and Design, an initiative of the MSc in Innovation in Science and Culinary Arts and Masterโ€™s in Food Design. The project Food Talks โ€“ Think, Talk & Act won in 2019 the Best Educational Project of the Hospitality Education Awards.

View the full season of talks by food and design creatives and researchers via the Food Design Masterโ€™s website. My talk on โ€˜Untangling Food System Complexity with Food Designโ€™ can be viewed here:

Part One: Presentation

Part Two: Q & A