Edible Confluence / Brussels + Antwerp
Edible Food+Design Confluence is organised by Jashan Sippy (Sugar and Space), in partnership with the International Center for Food Design (i-fooddesign) and is hosted by the Executive Master Food Design at Arba-ESA in Brussels and the MAS Museum in Antwerp, and the University of Antwerp for the coCreationcamp session.
In 2026, three coCreationcamp sessions are taking place, as part of Edible Confluence Food+Design: an Insights Session in Mumbai in August, and then two sessions in Brussels and Antwerp in October.
Edible Confluence Food+Design: a food design and future food event is taking place across Brussels and Antwerp from 13–16 October 2026. The program combines exhibitions, tastings, talks, workshops and multisensory experiences exploring the relationship between food, culture, sustainability, technology and future food systems.
- August 8th 2026 in Mumbai – 3:00 – 5:00 pm – Information and registration @ cCc Mumbai 2026 – Insights Session
- October 13th 2026 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm – in Brussels, at ArBA-ESA, Academie royale des Beaux-Arts
- October 14th 2026 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm – in Antwerp, at the Faculty of Design Sciences, University of Antwerp
The coCreationcamp Mumbai session is launching the partnership with the Edible Confluence program, investigating the multiple dimensions of how Food Systems and Thinking can inspire innovation approaches in multiple places. How does Food interact with everything?
The coCreationcamp Brussels 2026 is taking place at the ArBA-ESA, Académie royale des Beaux-Arts, rue du Midi 144, 1000 Brussels, on October 13th in the afternoon: 14:00 – 16:00 followed by PechaKucha Night Brussels at 17:00.
coCreationcamp Brussels 2026 – Sound is the entry door into Food Systems. How does Soundscape interact with Foodscape?
The coCreationcamp Antwerp 2026 is taking place in University of Antwerp / Faculty of Design Sciences | Product Development – Room S.R-A111 on the first floor of the Annex building, situated opposite the main R Building, on October 14th in the afternoon: 14:00 – 16:00 followed by PechaKucha Night at 17:00 at MAS Museum.
coCreationcamp Antwerp 2026 – Smell is the entry door into Food Systems. How does Smellscape interact with Foodscape?
PechaKucha speakers for PechaKucha x Edible:
When/Where – October 13th at ArBA – Académie royale des Beaux-Arts – 17:00-18:00
_ Maria Fuentenebro – Rethinking Money: Seedbills
_ Tanushree Kulkarni – Material Design of Indian Sweets
_ Stephane Orlando – Deepening the Gaze through Sound
_ Philippe Paques – Amande Honorable
_ Siamack Salari – Fieldwork to Fork: How passion, intuition and observation helped two novices grow two restaurants from scratch
_ Sandrine Vasselin Kabonga – Spices: from terroirs to our kitchens; why don’t we all use them the same way?
When/Where – October 14th at MAS Museum – 17:00-18:00
_ Carola Breuer – Food Design for Bliss
_ Mansi Deshpande – Beyond the Barcode: Can a Scan tell the Story of our Food?
_ Inge Dirinck – Odour Memories Art Project
_ Xavier Matthys, Bringing Hospitality to the Supermarket
_ Deepak Mehta – The Crow. The Cook. The Crisis. Cognitive Circularity
_ Linda Salamé – The Child Who Loved Waffles
_ Bruno Smadja – Food & Film
_ Sebastiaan Van De Voorde – Wolf Food Markets – 26 providers under 1 brand
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