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Workshop

Bread as material - Studio CoPain

In the past, villagers gathered around the communal oven each week. To identify their loaves, families marked them with a unique pattern of their own. Studio CoPain revives this wonderful tradition through a creative and participatory workshop where dough becomes a versatile design material.

Studio CoPain provides fresh dough and specially designed tools; you bring your imagination. During this hands-on workshop, you shape, decorate and personalise your own loaf. An everyday bakery product is transformed into an edible sculpture. See how food brings people together, meet other makers and let your creativity rise!

  • Date
    03.10.2026
  • Location
    Design Museum Gent - Courtyard
  • Audience
    Children, All ages
  • Access
    Free, no registration required
  • Language
    N/A

Timings

DateTime
03-10-202612:00 – 14:00
03-10-202614:00 – 16:00
03-10-202616:00 – 17:30

More about the designer

Studio CoPain is a collective of three French designers who blur the boundaries between art, design and food. They approach bread not simply as an everyday staple, but as a fully fledged creative material. With their project Croûte que Croûte, they transform traditional decorative dough (pâte morte) into unique interior and functional objects such as chairs, vases and lamps. 

Through their multidisciplinary practice, which includes culinary design, scenography, workshops and product design, they celebrate the craft of baking and the poetry of making. At Studio CoPain, bread becomes an inviting symbol of tradition, care, craftsmanship and connection. 

Drie vrouwen poseren voor een metalen wand en houden lange gedroogde grashalmen vast.

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