There’s not much in life I love more than food. Art, design, and food easily top my personal hierarchy of needs. That’s probably why shows like Chef's Table hold such a special place in my heart—where food is treated like art, created with personal and conceptual intent, plated to be visually stunning and shot like a cinematic documentary.

While I do love cooking, I’ve realized I’m far better at eating and maybe even creating the flip side: design that looks edible. Someone recently asked me what my favorite kind of design was, and almost instinctively, I said, “Design that makes you want to take a nice bite out of it.”. There’s something deeply satisfying about a cabochon stone set in a bezel or a chunky Venetian glass block—they remind me of candy, jelly, or even Tirunelveli halwa.

As I sit here with a bad tummy, only able to eat meals seasoned with my tears, somehow all I can think about is food. I’m unable to write about much else, yet I refuse to prolong my torture by looking at and writing about food—so here I am, writing about design that looks positively delicious.

Below is a list of edible looking homeware designed and fabricated around the world. 

1. The Glass Staircase by Hiroshi Sugimoto

The stairway to my personal heaven. 

2. Himalayan Salt Block Chair by Gregory Beson

This one might actually be edible, but it's still not recommended museum/gallery behavior. 

3. These Jelly looking Sculptures by Rachel Whiteread 

I wonder if any children at the Tate museum chomped on these.

4. Amber Solid Glass Knobs by Merlin Glass 

These remind me of  delicious dollops of honey. 

5.  Iviken Ice Cube Lamp by Ikea 

Need I say more?

6. Lantern Stack by Anna Karlin for Nilufer 

At first I thought, “these are like earrings but for walls” and then I thought “ they look like magical rock salt, wonder what they taste like?”

7. Fat Lever Handle by Tom Dixon 

A conceptually perfect handle for a kitchen door. 

8. Mini Hoop by Moniomi

Takes me back to munching on black and white cookies around Union Square. 

9. Tipu Pepper Mill by Tiipoi

Crafted using the Channapatna wooden toy making technique that originates in 18th Century India, under the rule of Tipu Sultan. 

10. Glass Wall Lamp by Claude Home 

Looks like bacon. 

11. Doubts by Faid Ahmed 

There’s something delicious looking about this piece; it's somewhere between a cheese pull and a ratatouille. 

12. Sanaa Drop Chair by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizama

If you don’t think silver looks appetizing, you haven’t met the right Kaju Katli. 

13. Bareware by Corey Ashford 

Pls refer to my above statement. 

14. Origami Restaurant by VSHD

I have no justification, just intrusive thoughts.