nomadic kitchen
Vienna, Austria
Nabila Ernada, Nomi Toirkens, Elna Aurand, Violeta Perez Hurtado, Caroline Holper and Phoebe Hotopf—brought their mobile kitchen project, Kiosk T//WASTE, to Vienna Design Week, where it won the tenth Stadtarbeit Social Design Award. The project aimed to both challenge our notions of food waste within industrial food systems by turning discarded ingredients into something not only edible but desirable. The group’s mobile kitchen roamed through Vienna’s third district, transforming rescued ingredients from local businesses into vegetarian dishes while encouraging the public to engage in a dialogue about waste.
The group also collaborated with Design Academy Eindhoven’s student initiative Elevator Radio, using the platform to broadcast conversations about food, design, and sustainability. Discussions touched on the role of communal meals in building social bonds, Vienna’s growing food design scene, and how creative practices can reshape our relationship with food waste. The mobile kitchen itself, adapted from Chmara Rosinke’s Mobile Hospitality project, became both a practical tool and a symbol of the project’s nomadic, community-focused approach.
Website and design by Nabila Ernada: https://t-w.world/