Research community · Workshop · 2026
Edible
Interactions
Looking beyond screens to food that can sense, respond, communicate, and be eaten.
Overview
Edible interaction asks what interfaces become when their material, sensory qualities, and disappearance through eating all matter.
This initiative brings together HCI researchers, food designers, fabrication specialists, sensory scientists, and culinary practitioners to examine emerging edible interfaces.
The work treats edibility as more than a novel input or output. It opens questions about temporality, safety, culture, sustainability, embodiment, and the meanings people attach to making and sharing food.
- Role
- Lead organiser & researcher
- Format
- International research workshop
- Community
- HCI, design, food, fabrication
- Output
- Agenda, workshop, collaborations
Research question
What new relationships emerge when an interface is also food?
Contributions
A shared research space
Connecting communities that approach edible systems through different materials, practices, and values.
Questions beyond interface efficiency
Foregrounding care, culture, perception, ephemerality, and ecological responsibility.
A platform for future collaborations
Creating a foundation for projects and methods that cross disciplinary boundaries.
Workshop
DIS 2026 · Workshop
Beyond Interfaces: The Future of Edible Interactions