Krapferl are traditional Austrian cookies, available only for a short period around Christmas. You spend the whole year waiting for these tiny, handmade, sweet treats (with hundreds of different versions) only for them to disappear far too quickly. As part of my cultural heritage, with countless memories tied to baking them and learning recipes from my grandmother, I wanted to capture the essence of this tradition in my project.

By working with food as a short-lived, edible material, I explored the concept of the temporary. I combined old processes and shapes with new recipes I developed, as well as traditional recipes with new forms, to create three-dimensional edible sculptures that both preserve the making process and ensure its relevance for the future.

By deconstructing typical Austrian pastries and combining them with my personal practice of Krapferl making, I reimagined the Austrian teatime experience and as we would say in Austria: Mahlzeit!