The Bread Friend Map experience in Seattle went great! People were excited about the humongous bread, the chance to connect, and it was neat for me to see another map grow so organically in a different location.

I was excited to meet the people behind BRITE Collective as well as the brains and brawn behind the Seattle JOIN design collective. Seattle has a really dynamic and progressive design community that I was so excited to be a part of. The sheer size of Seattle lends to a wider range of designers from all walks of life to be a part of their community. This particular group (members of BRITE and JOIN) are interested in trying to break free of the “designer” mold that can creep up on practicing designers. What I mean by this is designers (especially in the states, I’ve found) can find themselves trapped in the business side of design not feeling as creatively free as their artist counterparts. They would like to show case the beauty and functionality of our everyday lives because of design through projects, charrettes, and possibly eating design events! By showcasing how design impacts much of our daily lives, they would like to bring awareness and a more widely percieved value back to what it is they love and do: creatively express, make, and design for the world around them. Bravo! I was very excited to be a part of their discussions and look forward to possible future collaborations and/or discussions!

Here are the Bread Friend Map Seattle pictures as well as a video of us putting the loaf into the wood fired oven over at Taste Bud. Bon appetit!